Challenge

BALAN ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Octavian Blajovan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isac Pavalescu got free with Noel Seide in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute, Moise Bâru reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Noel Seide. The goal made the score 2-0. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moise Bâru in the 13th minute of play. Noel Seide was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Isac Pavalescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 14 minute of play. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iurie Marchiș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Haiti's Noel Seide got control of the ball when Octavian Blajovan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Blajovan in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute Octavian Blajovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes in the game Nicu Dorian did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Horaţiu Trif. The Haiti fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Horaţiu Trif came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Noel Seide could save by the left post. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Trif in the 41st minute of the match. Academia M.Balan's Virgil Apostu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Jonathan Alphonse made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Octavian Blajovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute of the match Academia M.Balan got a corner. Haiti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ion Alexandrescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Academia M.Balan's Ion Alexandrescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Noel Seide in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Octavian Blajovan put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Noel Seide. Octavian Blajovan struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academia M.Balan. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ernso Constant hit a great ball. Ernso Constant kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Cornel Hodorog made a precise shot to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. The supporters of Haiti booed when Academia M.Balan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisc Casian didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Academia M.Balan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horaţiu Trif to maneuver through the defense. Isac Pavalescu struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academia M.Balan. The Academia M.Balan fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Academia M.Balan's Cornel Hodorog looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Moise Bâru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Iurie Marchiș 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Academia M.Balan fully deserved thier win.