Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Raymond Louis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Avram Panaiteanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Avram Panaiteanu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Avram Panaiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 12th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Ernso Constant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haiti's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernso Constant 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernso Constant in the 14th minute of play. Felix Dorval made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ernso Constant immediately put the ball in play. When Felix Dorval fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Felix Dorval a yellow card for diving instead. After 26 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Felix Dorval. Jean Marie Alcius made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Felix Dorval. Jonathan Alphonse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Avram Panaiteanu made a huge save. Ernso Constant struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Avram Panaiteanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haiti. Ernso Constant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avram Panaiteanu having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Octav Enciu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Batalionul U23 Dorobanti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 41 minutes in the game Irinel Chiriță did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ioan Mereacre. In the 43rd minute of the game Rodney Emmanuel made a throw-in which Jonathan Alphonse played forward. 44 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 Jonathan Alphonse. Gesner Philippe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Haiti players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Alphonse to make the kick off. Irinel Chiriță got a throw-in 52 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Octav Enciu. After 65 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Alphonse. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's attentive Irinel Chiriță managed to snatch the ball when Jean Marie Alcius made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Philippe Ambroise got a free kick in the 69th minute. Avram Panaiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 71st minute of the match. Raymond Louis made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gesner Philippe. Felix Dorval got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 78th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Dorval to maneuver through the defense. Petru Marioteanu kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Raymond Louis 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 Batalionul U23 Dorobanti the free kick. In the 89th minute, Raymond Louis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernso Constant fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 91st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Avram Panaiteanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernso Constant in the 93rd minute of play.