Challenge

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Mihail Tomozei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Honduras's Sebastian Villa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mihail Tomozei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Marian Aliuta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 11th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Mihail Tomozei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxim Cara hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Edmundo Espiga scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mihail Tomozei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marian Aliuta hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Edmundo Espiga might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihail Tomozei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmundo Espiga ran back to his position shaking his head. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustinian Cucu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sebastian Villa hit a great ball. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Honduras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edmundo Espiga couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Mihail Tomozei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Maxim Cara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihail Tomozei saved F.C.BARLAD from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihail Tomozei was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maxim Cara to make the kick off. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C.BARLAD's goalie prevented a goal. F.C.BARLAD's Mihail Tomozei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 54th minute of play. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 62nd minute, Edmundo Espiga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mihail Tomozei. The goal made the score 0-4. In the 73rd minute, Sebastian Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihail Tomozei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 76th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Villa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Mihail Tomozei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Tomozei having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Emanuel Ocampo in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by F.C.BARLAD's Șerban Bitănescu. Mihail Tomozei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihail Tomozei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 87th minute. In the 94th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Aliuta to maneuver through the defense. Honduras played a much better game than F.C.BARLAD and deserved their victory. The F.C.BARLAD players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.