Challenge

Tariverde Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) UFC Tariverde's Emanuel Şelaru started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute David Cook shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Petran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rajiv Pathak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horia Bălăiță, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's Rajiv Pathak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Hedy Lamarr Hoppers from getting a goal against them. Rajiv Pathak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Vrejiu in the 18th minute of play. With a little luck, Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's Rajiv Pathak got control of the ball when Emanuel Şelaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. UFC Tariverde's Codruț Petran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Cook in the 26th minute of play. Codruț Petran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Cook, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. David Brooker charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Brooker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Brooker hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Iacob Logofătu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rajiv Pathak came out and tried to block the shot, but Iacob Logofătu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 31st minute. Rajiv Pathak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Dragotescu in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, Hedy Lamarr Hoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Dalton to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th match minute, Hedy Lamarr Hoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Brooker to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the game Flavius Taşcu made a throw-in which Mădălin Vrejiu played forward.

The wind increased when David Cook made the kick off in the second half. Codruț Petran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Cook, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, UFC Tariverde's goal looked a bit too open when David Cook came free, but Codruț Petran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of UFC Tariverde booed when Hedy Lamarr Hoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Brooker didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 played minutes, UFC Tariverde's Octavian Nisipeanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rajiv Pathak came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in UFC Tariverde reached it. In the 62nd minute, Petruț Dragotescu 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. After 65 played minutes UFC Tariverde got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Encuțoiu. In the 70th minute, Petruț Dragotescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC Tariverde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Codruț Petran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicholas Dalton in the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Petruț Dragotescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajiv Pathak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Şelaru during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rajiv Pathak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Şelaru's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Nicholas Dalton kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Codruț Petran. That made the score 2-1 in the 90 minute of play. The UFC Tariverde support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.