Challenge

Ostroveni Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luca Buricea took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Ilie Enceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ostroveni's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilie Enceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noel Seide breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ilie Enceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 10th minute of the game Ferdinand Vasilescu made a throw-in which Eusebiu Beraru played forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Philippe Ambroise during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philippe Ambroise to maneuver through the defense. Luca Buricea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noel Seide read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Ilie Enceanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ilie Enceanu ran back to his position shaking his head. Luca Buricea succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 16th playminute. The supporters of FC Ostroveni booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernso Constant didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Luca Buricea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Seide skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute, Eusebiu Beraru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Ostroveni getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Adrian Hanganu hit a great ball. If Jonathan Alphonse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilie Enceanu struck a weak shot in the 46th 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 FC Ostroveni. Rodney Emmanuel hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. FC Ostroveni's Luca Buricea got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Luca Buricea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes, Jonathan Alphonse mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haiti and the FC Ostroveni players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jonathan Alphonse hit a great ball. After 60 minutes, Raymond Louis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haiti and the FC Ostroveni players grew even worse after the yellow card. 65 minutes into the match, Luca Buricea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Buricea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Mădălin Focșa made in the 69th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Adrian Hanganu however managed to control. Adrian Hanganu's late challenge caught a Haiti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Hanganu helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes FC Ostroveni got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Hanganu. Jonathan Alphonse struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Eric Pricop didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haiti. In the 74th minute Ilie Enceanu 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. Ilie Enceanu scored 3-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Seide, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Buricea in the 86th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Buricea in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Luca Buricea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Buricea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Adrian Hanganu hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match.