Challenge

Stelian - Ivan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nechifor Cosoroabă took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Costa Rica's Axel Tasis in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalie prevented a goal. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Avram Panaiteanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Petru Marioteanu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 7th minute of the game. Efrain Moruga made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu. When Eliseo Noboa came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Costa Rica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eliseo Noboa couldn't finish the play. Efrain Moruga made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Avram Panaiteanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Puig went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 24th minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Panaiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petru Marioteanu hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abel Carballo, made in the 27th minute of the game. When Costa Rica's Axel Tasis in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalie prevented a goal. Efrain Moruga made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 34th minute of the game. Avram Panaiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 35th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Tasis in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avram Panaiteanu saved Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 43rd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Panaiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Avram Panaiteanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the game, Hugo Ferrant threw the ball into play from the sideline. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Petru Marioteanu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avram Panaiteanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Petru Marioteanu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juan Rubio in the 61 minute of the game. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 66 minute of the game. Efrain Moruga made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eliseo Noboa immediately put the ball in play. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Eliseo Noboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseo Noboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Avram Panaiteanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Puig got free with Avram Panaiteanu in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Axel Tasis did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Avram Panaiteanu 73 minutes into the match. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti made a substitution. Lucian Baran replaced Narcis Cazacu. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucian Baran in the 93rd minute of play. Costa Rica's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.