Challenge

GRADINA MORII
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off. If Gheorghe Manu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stelian Platon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Davies in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Rocco Owen made a precise shot to the right of Stelian Platon. C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Gheorghe Manu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curacao the free kick. Gheorghe Manu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Stelian Platon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marshall Graham in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Rocco Owen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stelian Platon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Stanley Wallace came free, but Stelian Platon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stelian Platon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Davies, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Stanley Wallace hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Troy Kennedy scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stelian Platon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Aldulescu in the 26th minute of the match. Dumitru Aldulescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Bruno Barrett made a huge save. C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s Stelian Platon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Troy Kennedy in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Kyle Davies cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stelian Platon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stelian Platon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rocco Owen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Rocco Owen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stelian Platon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rob Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stelian Platon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Davies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dumitru Aldulescu in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dumitru Aldulescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Jordan Porter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the C.I.L. SIGHET -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. Troy Kennedy's late challenge caught a C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troy Kennedy helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Troy Kennedy hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Ştefan Dijmărescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.I.L. SIGHET -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The supporters of Curacao booed when C.I.L. SIGHET -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Ghiciușca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stelian Platon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanley Wallace in the 64th minute. If Gheorghe Manu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 66th minute. Rocco Owen kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Kyle Davies hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Rocco Owen came free, but Stelian Platon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Curacao's Harvey Doyle shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 87th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stelian Platon but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocco Owen in the 89th minute of play forced C.I.L. SIGHET -MM-'s goalkeeper Stelian Platon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stanley Wallace could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Stelian Platon made a huge save. After having played for 91 minutes, Stanley Wallace managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Curacao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanley Wallace was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Curacao's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.