Challenge

Stelian - Ivan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paul Stoian in the 4th minute. Paul Stoian made a great header on Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Michael Brask, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Honduras's Sebastian Villa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Peter narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Honduras booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Isăilă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Brask in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Karl-Michael Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Karl-Michael Brask ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Xerxes Doro scored 2-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Rareș Hănescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Karl-Michael Brask sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionuț Contra to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Karl-Michael Brask took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask managed to work through Honduras's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Karl-Michael Brask dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The throw-in from Ionuț Contra in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Luca Espinar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Michael Brask stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Michael Brask, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Edmundo Espiga took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Flavio Peter to make any attempt to save it. 55 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Wagner Doro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Karl-Michael Brask managed to get in a good position for a shot. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Michael Brask was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Ionuț Contra made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xerxes Doro in the 64th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xerxes Doro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. After 77 minutes, Ionuț Contra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Honduras booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionuț Contra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Karl-Michael Brask notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Isăilă kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edmundo Espiga was slow to take the kick. During this time Honduras's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Michael Brask in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flavio Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Batalionul U23 Dorobanti.