Challenge

Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by 孟诚寒 in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Rova Rosiori defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Dumitru. The Rova Rosiori fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Dumitru should have stopped the shot. Alberto Tafalla 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. In the 9th minute, Leonardo Leoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and 孟诚寒 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 孟诚寒 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Rova Rosiori's 孟诚寒. But to his dismay, 孟诚寒 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 孟诚寒's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孟诚寒. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and 孟诚寒 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 孟诚寒 really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by 孟诚寒 in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Niculae Cângea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 34th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Paul Dumitru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Dumitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Dumitru was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 46th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sergiu Burdea. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Grigore Jula made a kick off. The supporters of Mexico booed when Rova Rosiori was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niculae Cângea didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Paul Dumitru threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Rova Rosiori was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niculae Cângea to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Paul Dumitru in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 孟诚寒 went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 孟诚寒 went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-2 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute, Grigore Jula got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when Rova Rosiori was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Dumitru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niculae Cângea hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Rova Rosiori were victorious despite being under pressure from Mexico for much of the match.