Challenge

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mugur Aldulea's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Stoicii's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olimpiu Oncescu came out of the goal and Sebastian Villa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th play minute Mugur Aldulea came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lautaro Navarro. 1-0. 22 minutes into the game, Petruț Lovinescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stoicii's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. Petruț Lovinescu hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Sebastian Villa made a precise shot to the right of Olimpiu Oncescu. Stoicii's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Mugur Aldulea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mugur Aldulea really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Olimpiu Oncescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moises Tafalla scored 2-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olimpiu Oncescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Moise Manciu hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudiu Popescu was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Honduras booed when Stoicii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Zbora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ştefan Nebunu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Olimpiu Oncescu made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Sebastian Villa sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute, Christian Sancho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Olimpiu Oncescu, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Stoicii's Alexandru Zaki got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Sebastian Villa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olimpiu Oncescu having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudiu Popescu in the 64th 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. In the 65th minute, Mugur Aldulea made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The supporters of Stoicii booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute Petruț Lovinescu 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. 72 minutes into the match, Stoicii's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Villa came free, but Olimpiu Oncescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stoicii's Olimpiu Oncescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Stoicii booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Espinar didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Claudiu Popescu came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Stoicii fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudiu Popescu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 80th minute of play forced Stoicii's goalkeeper Olimpiu Oncescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Olimpiu Oncescu managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 4-2 became the score in the 85th minute when Claudiu Popescu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Stoicii's Claudiu Popescu got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 91 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Luca Espinar. The Stoicii players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.