Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavel Ploieșteanu kicked off to start the match. Emil Nae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Rusu in the 7th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Șerban Rusu who took care of the corner kick. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Ploieșteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avram Moise made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vaggelis Tsiartas however managed to control. In the 18th minute, 孟强桦 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Moises Tafalla hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Vaggelis Tsiartas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute Pavel Ploieșteanu 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. Vlad Ivan struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FokuMe. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by FokuMe's Pavel Ploieșteanu. But to his dismay, Pavel Ploieșteanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 41st match minute, FokuMe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avram Moise to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FokuMe's Șerban Rusu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Drăgoescu in the 47th minute of play. The Honduras players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FokuMe were winning 0-1.

FokuMe's Aurelian Răchitan was substituted for Eduard Drăgoescu. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Espiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Avram Moise in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. Pavel Ploieșteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A nice corner shot did that Șerban Rusu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lautaro Navarro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 65 minutes into the match, Vlad Ivan notched a goal, 0-2, 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Ivan in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Luca Espinar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Nae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes FokuMe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmundo Espiga who took care of the corner kick. In the 75th minute, Vlad Ivan 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. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Aurelian Răchitan sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute Pavel Ploieșteanu 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. After 80 played minutes FokuMe got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Rusu. 孟强桦 made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Șerban Rusu in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, Pavel Ploieșteanu 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 0-3. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. When Șerban Rusu fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FokuMe's protests and gave Șerban Rusu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Honduras booed when FokuMe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Rusu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmundo Espiga, 90 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Emil Nae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honduras's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmundo Espiga in the 97th minute. After taking down the ball on Honduras's corner Edmundo Espiga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emil Nae quite easily take care of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FokuMe walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.