Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Koby Wright made the kick off which started today's match. Martin Crețu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rohan Watson, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Luka Harris might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Crețu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luka Harris ran back to his position shaking his head. Okan Koc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jax Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Canada booed when Stiinta-Univ. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elari Jutt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute Rohan Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter George in the 19th minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Crețu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rohan Watson in the 20th minute. If Shi Ming Sheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the game, Koby Wright cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Martin Crețu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Canada getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Rohan Watson hit a great ball. Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 39th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rohan Watson got free with Martin Crețu in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rohan Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Martin Crețu made a huge save. After having played for 41 minutes, Shi Ming Sheng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stiinta-Univ.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Shi Ming Sheng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luka Harris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Crețu having to interfere. Canada's Koby Wright got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Rohan Watson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Crețu was a little too slow when Rohan Watson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 2-0. Stiinta-Univ.'s Valeriu Morovan was substituted for Okan Koc.

Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shi Ming Sheng made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming Sheng came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Edwards received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Martin Crețu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Canada were awarded a corner. Jan Dixon went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 69th minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Filip Edwards notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu. Martin Crețu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. After a rather tough play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Tomasz Gacek got a free kick in the 74th minute. A collision led to Canada getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Alfred John hit a great ball. In the 81st minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Luka Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 87th minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Edwards in the 88th minute of play. Shi Ming Sheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Martin Crețu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Crețu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 95th minute of the match. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Edwards in the 96th minute of play. With his leg Jax Williamson managed to avoid a goal in the 101stth minute, when Stiinta-Univ.'s Valeriu Morovan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the referee ended the match the Canada players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.