Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Petru Marioteanu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Petru Marioteanu. 8 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Panaiteanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. 10 minutes into the game, Axel Tasis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Avram Panaiteanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Efrain Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan Rubio got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lautaro Puig. With a little luck, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu got control of the ball when Axel Tasis tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Avram Panaiteanu managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Costa Rica's Axel Tasis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Avram Panaiteanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Tasis in the 23rd minute. With his leg Avram Panaiteanu managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Costa Rica's Axel Tasis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 29 minutes into the game, Abel Carballo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ioan Mereacre quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Efrain Moruga made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Eliseo Noboa however managed to control. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Viorel Pârlog quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 37th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 44th minute. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Nechifor Cosoroabă got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Avram Panaiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 52nd minute of the match. Lautaro Puig made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Nechifor Cosoroabă. A throw-in in the 55th minute of the game was made by Hugo Ferrant with Alan Moruga as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Noboa during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 56 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Panaiteanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 62 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Lucian Baran got a free kick in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th 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. Avram Panaiteanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Puig went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ioan Mereacre. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ioan Mereacre quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eliseo Noboa, made in the 82nd minute of the game. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ioan Mereacre quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A sloppy throw-in by Abel Carballo in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mugur Alexandrescu. After 96 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Nechifor Cosoroabă. When the referee blew the final whistle, Costa Rica could leave the field as winners, despite Batalionul U23 Dorobanti having more of the ball for most of the match.