Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miroslav Abend kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Bogdan Udrişte had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stelian Barascu during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. U21 Romania made a substitution. Nichifor Arșanu replaced Bogdan Udrişte. FC Alinborger Galați:s Tadeu Moraes showed great skill when he stopped Kylian Mbappè:s penalty. After 10 minutes FC Alinborger Galați's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kylian Mbappè who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Călin Cotoi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Nichifor Arșanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Tadeu Moraes made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Nichifor Arșanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadeu Moraes was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 16 minutes of play, U21 Romania's Nichifor Arșanu made it 1-0 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! Nichifor Arșanu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Tadeu Moraes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes got control of the ball when Nichifor Arșanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Alin Avalos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, U21 Romania's Nichifor Arșanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tadeu Moraes. Tadeu Moraes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Tadeu Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nichifor Arșanu in the 31st minute. FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Alinborger Galați from getting a goal against them. Tadeu Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nichifor Arșanu in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute, Nichifor Arșanu 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 made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Nichifor Arșanu sent off a good shot on target. After 48 played minutes FC Alinborger Galați got a freekick which was hit by Mugurel Junilă. Tadeu Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nichifor Arșanu in the 49th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nichifor Arșanu to strike the kick off in the second half. Kylian Mbappè hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Alinborger Galați's Marian Marin got a free kick in the 56th minute. FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Arșanu in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, one of U21 Romania:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Romania. The goalkeeper, Gigel Zăvoiu, was totally fooled by FC Alinborger Galați's Alin Avalos, who 62 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 66 minutes, Nichifor Arșanu made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Mugurel Junilă fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Alinborger Galați's protests and gave Mugurel Junilă a yellow card for diving instead. Mugurel Junilă kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Arșanu in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Nichifor Arșanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Alinborger Galați's Tadeu Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kylian Mbappè kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Nichifor Arșanu charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nichifor Arșanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, U21 Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichifor Arșanu to maneuver through the defense. U21 Romania's Cornel Neghină managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mugurel Junilă in the 87 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Călin Cotoi in the 88th minute of play forced FC Alinborger Galați's goalkeeper Tadeu Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Daddy Gol hit a great ball. Tadeu Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nichifor Arșanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Nichifor Arșanu made a precise shot to the right of Tadeu Moraes. FC Alinborger Galați's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 99th minute of the game. One of FC Alinborger Galați:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Romania:s goal. U21 Romania were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Alinborger Galați for a fine match.