Challenge

Barbutza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Barbutza's Mugur Geantă started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Balcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Stanley Wallace had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucrețiu Stafie. Barbutza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanley Wallace was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 13 minutes, Mugur Geantă made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Lucrețiu Stafie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanley Wallace in the 16th minute of play. George Enache's late challenge caught a Curacao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Enache helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Barbutza getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. George Enache hit a great ball. George Balcan hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes, Curacao's Kyle Davies shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucrețiu Stafie came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Curacao reached it. Lucrețiu Stafie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanley Wallace in the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilie Mocanu during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 25 played minutes Barbutza got a freekick which was hit by Ilie Mocanu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Cozorici in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Ilie Mocanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Bruno Barrett made a huge save. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mugur Geantă in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cozorici came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Denis Ciulei fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barbutza's protests and gave Denis Ciulei a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th minute, one of Barbutza: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 Barbutza. Barbutza:s Lucrețiu Stafie showed great skill when he stopped Kyle Davies:s penalty. In the 41st minute of the match, Mugur Geantă got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bruno Barrett was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 42nd minute, Ilie Mocanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbutza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Enache in the 46th minute. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Cozorici in the 48th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Kyle Davies made the kick off in the second half. Denis Cozorici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mugur Geantă's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Cozorici in the 60th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cozorici came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Denis Cozorici left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbutza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 67 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Mocanu came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Kyle Davies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Stafie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Cozorici in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cozorici came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 minutes, Charles Cox mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the Barbutza players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Curacao! Lucrețiu Stafie made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Stanley Wallace sent off a good shot on target. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Cozorici, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.