Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viorel Iacobescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ionică Bădilescu got control of the ball when Kylian Mbappè tried to sneak it across the goal line. When FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Viorel Iacobescu in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Romania's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Viorel Iacobescu sped through U21 Romania's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vladimir Kramnik. Vladimir Kramnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Iacobescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Kramnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viorel Iacobescu in the 16th minute of play. When Aurel Teodoroiu came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aurel Teodoroiu couldn't finish the play. Salvatore Schillaci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionică Bădilescu having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Aurel Teodoroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Kramnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Călin Vasilică came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Călin Vasilică couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Kramnik came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Aurel Teodoroiu. But to his dismay, Aurel Teodoroiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ionică Bădilescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC PIETROSUL -MM- from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, Gigel Ştiubei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Romania's Vladimir Kramnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Călin Vasilică in the 39th minute of play. After 41 minutes U21 Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dragoş Dancu who took care of the corner kick. Dragoş Dancu made a great header on FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s corner, it was just that U21 Romania's Vladimir Kramnik managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Romania's Kylian Mbappè slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ionică Bădilescu. That made the score 1-2 after 44 minutes of play.

FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Filip Braia was substituted for Dragoş Dancu. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ciprian Halipa was substituted for Viorel Iacobescu. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Emil Ştoia was substituted for Călin Vasilică. 53 minutes into the match, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ciprian Halipa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Kramnik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aurel Teodoroiu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 56th minute, Daddy Gol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, U21 Romania's Vladimir Kramnik got control of the ball when Sever Crăiniceanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, U21 Romania's Kylian Mbappè made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionică Bădilescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vladimir Kramnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Teodoroiu in the 68th minute of play. Daddy Gol hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. U21 Romania's Vladimir Kramnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurel Teodoroiu in the 75th minute of play. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ionică Bădilescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kylian Mbappè in the 77th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ciprian Halipa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vladimir Kramnik. That made the score 2-3 in the 82 minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Ciprian Halipa sent off a good shot on target. After 87 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Daddy Gol. Ionică Bădilescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kylian Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 91 minutes, Ciprian Halipa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciprian Halipa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eminescu Teleagă kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Ciprian Halipa 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. When the final whistle sounded FC PIETROSUL -MM- left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Romania.