Challenge

Cordesti
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ciprian Caba started the match with the kick off. U21 Romania's Cristian Voican played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Willett in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Gane in the 8th minute of play forced FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s goalkeeper Eric Jitaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, U21 Romania's Cristian Voican got control of the ball when Amável Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radu Rusu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Cristian Voican successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 18 minutes into the match, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Caba came free, but Eric Jitaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Caba came free, but Eric Jitaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Schellander in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Cristian Voican to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, U21 Romania's Ciprian Caba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Jitaru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Marioara Chiricheş hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Ernest Arseanu kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Romania's Virgil Gane got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Romania's Virgil Gane got a free kick in the 46th minute. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Remus Piacente was substituted for Virgilio Willett. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Niculae Tomoioagă hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Schellander came free, but Cristian Voican reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciprian Caba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Eric Jitaru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fábio Salgueiro kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Virgil Gane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Eric Jitaru managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when U21 Romania's Ciprian Caba fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 77 in the game by Ciprian Caba from a close distance when the talented Eric Jitaru managed to make a qualified save. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s players were relieved. Cristian Voican made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amável Falcão in the 81st minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Amável Falcão made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Voican was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Amável Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute Amável Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Voican saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ernest Arseanu fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Romania's protests and gave Ernest Arseanu a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Arseanu. After recieving a nice pass, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Amável Falcão tried to score from far away in the 97th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ fully deserved thier win.