Challenge

Stelian - Ivan Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Flavio Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 12thth minute of the game Karl-Michael Brask who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 13th minute of play. Flavio Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Karl-Michael Brask's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Mădălin Geamănu fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's protests and gave Mădălin Geamănu a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Mădălin Geamănu. After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Tauro Doro got a free kick in the 19th minute. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Ionuț Contra with Mădălin Geamănu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 24th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Michael Brask could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Karl-Michael Brask tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Peter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wagner Doro in the 40th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Michael Brask in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rareș Hănescu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Michael Brask stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paul Stoian was slow to take the kick. During this time Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Bejan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Peter having to make a save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Hănescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Stoian in the 66th minute of play. Flavio Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Contra. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 84th minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Flavio Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes in the game Ionuț Contra did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mădălin Geamănu. 95 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Batalionul U23 Dorobanti the free kick. After 95 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Batalionul U23 Dorobanti.