Challenge

BRADUL
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Albert Mironov made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd match minute, Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciprian Toma to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Laurențiu Vlădoiu came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Niculescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albert Mironov went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Niculae Ailenei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurențiu Vlădoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Manuel Pantiș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Niculae Ailenei made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Mironov in the 22nd minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Romania's Arthur Clarke made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marius Niculescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Cupșa in the 30th minute of the match. Romania were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after FC BRADUL -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Grigore Dărăscu took the corner. Marius Niculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Cupșa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Vali Papaiani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Ailenei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Iosif Cupșa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marius Niculescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The FC BRADUL -MM- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Romania were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Pantiș to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Arthur Clarke put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Marius Niculescu. In the 60th minute Iosif Cupșa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Niculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match, Ciprian Toma tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marius Niculescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 63 played minutes FC BRADUL -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Narcis Godeanu. A collision led to FC BRADUL -MM- getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Narcis Godeanu hit a great ball. Niculae Ailenei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurențiu Vlădoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Arthur Clarke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Marius Niculescu made a huge save. If Albert Mironov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romania's Lucian Timofte was substituted for Ştefan Iovan. 79 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arthur Clarke. Valentin Enceanu hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Corneliu Cozac. A collision led to FC BRADUL -MM- getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Narcis Godeanu hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Romania eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.