Challenge

Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigore Jula started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Paul Dumitru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Grigore Jula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, 孟诚寒 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 1-0. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Jula in the 15th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Grigore Jula ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 21st minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Paul Dumitru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Rova Rosiori's Avram Teodorescu. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Constantin Stegaru during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Rova Rosiori:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. In the 37th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Dumitru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, 孟诚寒 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rova Rosiori's Avram Teodorescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonardo Leoz in the 41 minute of the game. 45 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Dumitru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Rova Rosiori getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. 孟诚寒 hit a great ball. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Paul Dumitru made a huge save. Leonardo Leoz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Paul Dumitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, 孟诚寒 notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Paul Dumitru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Facundo Cadaval got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paul Dumitru quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Niculae Cângea hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Avram Teodorescu hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rova Rosiori fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! With a couple of smart ball manuevers 孟诚寒 in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Rova Rosiori from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Paul Dumitru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's 孟诚寒 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Grigore Jula had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grigore Jula was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-3. The Rova Rosiori players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.