Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mihail Dumitras got the match started through his kick off. Octavian Silvestru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zamora made a huge save. 5 minutes into the match, YESHUA F.C's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Dumitras. 11 minutes into the game, YESHUA F.C's Cristos Contreras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dragos Enicov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Octavian Silvestru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ricardo Zamora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorin Vrânceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragos Enicov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Dumitras in the 25th minute of play forced YESHUA F.C's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Vrânceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Igor Jereghi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Moldova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave YESHUA F.C the free kick. Igor Jereghi kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorin Vrânceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, YESHUA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Dumitras came free, but Ricardo Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Moldova's Mihail Dumitras got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Cristos Contreras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The YESHUA F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The U21 Moldova players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. YESHUA F.C were winning 0-2.

After a rather tough play, YESHUA F.C's Joel de Amaral got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 63rd match minute, U21 Moldova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Cepoi to maneuver through the defense. U21 Moldova made a substitution. Radu Vultur replaced Marius Cazacu. After 64 played minutes U21 Moldova got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Cepoi. Ricardo Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Vrânceanu in the 68th minute of the match. David Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Moldova made a substitution. Leonid Nazaria replaced Dorin Vrânceanu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Torres in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dragos Enicov saved U21 Moldova from getting behind. In the 77th match minute, YESHUA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Valle to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, YESHUA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Micineanu came free, but Ricardo Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Jereghi got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, U21 Moldova's Igor Jereghi got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Nazaria in the 84th minute of play forced YESHUA F.C's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, YESHUA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Leonid Nazaria came free, but Ricardo Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Nazaria in the 86th minute of play forced YESHUA F.C's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vasily Mahnach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 92 minutes into the match, David Torres dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dragos Enicov, 0-3. YESHUA F.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.