Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Parfen Babarykin got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Parfen Babarykin in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Stoicănescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gabriel Stoicănescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Parfen Babarykin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Parfen Babarykin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Gabriel Stoicănescu made a huge save. 10 minutes into the game, Parfen Babarykin lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Gabriel Stoicănescu. ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s Gabriel Stoicănescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Parfen Babarykin in the 12th minute of play. Polikarp Miheev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Urdea in the 15th minute of play. Polikarp Miheev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Kondratiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Stoicănescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parfen Babarykin in the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s Gabriel Stoicănescu got control of the ball when Parfen Babarykin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Parfen Babarykin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Parfen Babarykin might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Stoicănescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Parfen Babarykin ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel Stoicănescu was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Parfen Babarykin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Parfen Babarykin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniil Kondratiev in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Polikarp Miheev saved Russia from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Serafim Hanok had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Stoicănescu. ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafim Hanok was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 47th minute, ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s Valentín Coromina seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Valentín Coromina the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ⚽Babaciunile ⚽ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Valentín Coromina had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 47 minutes into the game, one of ⚽Babaciunile ⚽:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniil Kondratiev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Parfen Babarykin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Parfen Babarykin in the 56th minute of play forced ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s goalkeeper Gabriel Stoicănescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Ivăncioiu hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the game, Dumitru Teodoroiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽Babaciunile ⚽'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Russia the free kick. In the 67th minute, Dumitru Teodoroiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniil Kondratiev made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 77thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Polikarp Miheev would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Parfen Babarykin scored 6-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Stoicănescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Parfen Babarykin took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Stoicănescu. Gabriel Stoicănescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Parfen Babarykin scored 8-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Stoicănescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sven-Åke Bergman kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Gabriel Stoicănescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parfen Babarykin in the 94th minute of play. Parfen Babarykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Gabriel Stoicănescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Russia had played much better football throughout.