Challenge

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Costel Gurgui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 8 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Costel Gurgui tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Ivan Navarro in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Lucian Şimonca. In the 16th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costel Gurgui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moises Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Costel Gurgui having to make a save. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th 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. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Costel Gurgui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costel Gurgui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Costel Gurgui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 30th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Villa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costel Gurgui was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 33rd minute of the game Valentín Carvallo made a throw-in which Edmundo Espiga played forward. Costel Gurgui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Costel Gurgui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute Luca Espinar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costel Gurgui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sorin Nicorici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Moises Tafalla made in the 51st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sebastian Villa immediately put the ball in play. Nistor Vermeşan hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Nistor Vermeşan kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca. Costel Gurgui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Espinar in the 58th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costel Gurgui came out of the goal and Sebastian Villa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Costel Gurgui. If Luca Espinar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca defense, Sebastian Villa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costel Gurgui. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costel Gurgui should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Sorin Nicorici managed to get in a good position for a shot. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Sorin Nicorici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, one of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca. When the match had been going on for 83 minutes, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Costel Gurgui. Costel Gurgui was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sebastian Villa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 85 minute of play. Costel Gurgui was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Sebastian Villa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sebastian Villa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Costel Gurgui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Costel Gurgui, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca.