Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nae Timaru made the kick off which started today's match. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nae Timaru in the 3rd minute of the match. Ernso Constant received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Francisc Zberea came out and tried to block the shot, but Ernso Constant slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Jonathan Alphonse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisc Zberea was a little too slow when Ernso Constant got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 13th minute of play forced Steaua Nordului's goalkeeper Francisc Zberea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Jonathan Alphonse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Zberea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisc Zberea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernso Constant in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Dan Ilinca notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Haiti's Noel Seide. Noel Seide was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Philippe Ambroise sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Alphonse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Francisc Zberea made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Negru came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Negru in the 25th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Steaua Nordului got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Vasilache. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Alphonse got free with Francisc Zberea in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Ernso Constant recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Francisc Zberea. Ernso Constant showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Steaua Nordului's Francisc Zberea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Steaua Nordului from getting a goal against them. Francisc Zberea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernso Constant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisc Zberea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernso Constant, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. When Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steaua Nordului's goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Francisc Zberea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ernso Constant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Francisc Zberea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Jonathan Alphonse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Zberea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saint Jean Pierre kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. A collision led to Steaua Nordului getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nae Timaru hit a great ball. Francisc Zberea made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Jonathan Alphonse sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonathan Alphonse was the one to do the kick off. If Jonathan Alphonse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Steaua Nordului's Francisc Zberea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gesner Philippe in the 54th minute of play. Eduard Sandu charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduard Sandu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 56 played minutes Steaua Nordului got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Sandu. Gesner Philippe scored 4-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisc Zberea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Steaua Nordului's zone, Jonathan Alphonse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisc Zberea came out of the goal and Jonathan Alphonse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisc Zberea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gesner Philippe in the 63rd minute of the match. Francisc Zberea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernso Constant, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Francisc Zberea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goal looked a bit too open when Ernso Constant came free, but Francisc Zberea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisc Zberea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With 70 minutes on the clock, Ionuț Vasilache commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Haiti's attentive Jean Marie Alcius managed to snatch the ball when Corneliu Mironov made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Jonathan Alphonse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Zberea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goal looked a bit too open when Ernso Constant came free, but Francisc Zberea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Jonathan Alphonse left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haiti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. 88 minutes into the game, Jean Marie Alcius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Haiti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steaua Nordului the free kick. The supporters of Steaua Nordului booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Marie Alcius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Ioan Iorgu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the game, Jonathan Alphonse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Francisc Zberea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Haiti's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.