Challenge

Ergilio Hato Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nichifor Aelenei kicked off to start the match. Nichifor Aelenei scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Barrett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nichifor Aelenei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Nichifor Aelenei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nichifor Aelenei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Pompiliu Andrițoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Aelenei in the 14th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Cristinel Tomozei got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bruno Barrett quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Nichifor Aelenei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cornel Manciulea in the 23rd minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nichifor Aelenei succeeded in the game's 24th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nichifor Aelenei's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute, Francisc Ţăranu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Raureni Academy's Cristinel Tomozei. But to his dismay, Cristinel Tomozei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 37 minutes into the match, Nichifor Aelenei notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Tomozei, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the match, Pompiliu Andrițoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pompiliu Andrițoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Nichifor Aelenei managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raureni Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Nichifor Aelenei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Barrett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Raureni Academy were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyle Davies to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocco Owen to maneuver through the defense. The Raureni Academy fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Raureni Academy's Nichifor Aelenei 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 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Nichifor Aelenei sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Pompiliu Andrițoiu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Bruno Barrett made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Troy Kennedy during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Troy Kennedy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 64 minutes, Nichifor Aelenei made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the game, Raureni Academy's Cristinel Tomozei nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Barrett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. Raureni Academy were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Curacao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristinel Tomozei took the corner. After 79 minutes of play, Raureni Academy's Pompiliu Andrițoiu made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nichifor Aelenei might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Barrett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nichifor Aelenei ran back to his position shaking his head. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Tomozei in the 83rd minute of play. Cristinel Tomozei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nichifor Aelenei. After 88 played minutes Raureni Academy got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Tomozei. In the 89th minute, Lochlan Newman had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Doru Maniu charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doru Maniu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Curacao's Jaiden Hudson was substituted for Lochlan Newman. After a rather tough play, Raureni Academy's Doru Maniu got a free kick in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Cristinel Tomozei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristinel Tomozei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-14. Raureni Academy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.