Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tadeu Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonah Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane Smiley in the 4th minute of play forced FC Alinborger Galați's goalkeeper Tadeu Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Smiley in the 5th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Brock Friend took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tadeu Moraes to make any attempt to save it. 10 minutes into the match, Brock Friend dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tadeu Moraes, 2-0. 13 minutes into the match, FC Alinborger Galați's goalkeeper Tadeu Moraes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brock Friend. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brock Friend got free with Tadeu Moraes in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Smiley, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, FC Alinborger Galați's goal looked a bit too open when Ty Boyce came free, but Tadeu Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The U21 United States fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when U21 United States's Brock Friend looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 27th minute, Alin Avalos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Friend in the 31st minute of the match. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brock Friend, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Alinborger Galați from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 United States's Shane Smiley slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tadeu Moraes. That made the score 4-0 after 34 minutes of play. Tadeu Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonah Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadeu Moraes made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Brock Friend sent off a good shot on target. Tadeu Moraes made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Brock Friend sent off a good shot on target. Tadeu Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ty Boyce in the 42nd minute. U21 United States's Levon Sarkisyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alin Avalos in the 44th minute of play. FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save FC Alinborger Galați from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miroslav Abend to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, FC Alinborger Galați's goal looked a bit too open when Jonah Ryan came free, but Tadeu Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tadeu Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brock Friend, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Alinborger Galați booed when U21 United States was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe Rompel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the FC Alinborger Galați defense, Brock Friend kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadeu Moraes. The FC Alinborger Galați fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadeu Moraes should have stopped the shot. After 62 played minutes FC Alinborger Galați got a freekick which was hit by Stelian Barascu. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Smiley in the 63rd minute of the match. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Smiley, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonah Ryan, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Shane Smiley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Tadeu Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Shane Smiley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeu Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Friend in the 75th minute of play forced FC Alinborger Galați's goalkeeper Tadeu Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 United States booed when FC Alinborger Galați was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionel Lucescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 minutes of play, U21 United States's Jonah Ryan made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tadeu Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shane Smiley in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, U21 United States's Jonah Ryan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadeu Moraes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ty Boyce in the 85th minute of the match. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Smiley, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Liviu Ghioane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, James Joyner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 92 minutes into the game, Ty Boyce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Tadeu Moraes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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. U21 United States fully deserved thier win.