Challenge

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arty Eightman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Clue Team Challenge 2024 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Cordu to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute of the match Zygmunt Dunajski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but O. M. G. DaRush showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nicolae Barbu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. O. M. G. DaRush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Cordu in the 8th minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Pavel Nacu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Arty Eightman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavel Nacu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Silvestre Pumarejo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of O. M. G. DaRush. Clue Team Challenge 2024's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Pumarejo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Lucian Stere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. O. M. G. DaRush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arty Eightman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Pavel Nacu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Clue Team Challenge 2024 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Goalzalez to maneuver through the defense. Azure Meadow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pavel Nacu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. O. M. G. DaRush made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvestre Pumarejo in the 31st minute. Pavel Nacu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arty Eightman in the 32nd minute of play. O. M. G. DaRush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Stere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Clue Team Challenge 2024 fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Clue Team Challenge 2024's Arty Eightman 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Clue Team Challenge 2024's Manny Mills was substituted for Roy Cordu. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvestre Pumarejo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clue Team Challenge 2024's O. M. G. DaRush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Pumarejo in the 53rd minute of play. Pavel Nacu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arty Eightman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azure Meadow received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pavel Nacu came out and tried to block the shot, but Azure Meadow slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute, Diego Goalzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Lucian Stere left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Steaua Pildesti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Pavel Nacu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arty Eightman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Nacu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manny Mills, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Denis Marinescu charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Marinescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, FC Steaua Pildesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Marinescu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Steaua Pildesti getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Denis Marinescu hit a great ball. Pavel Nacu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Fiat, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Clue Team Challenge 2024's O. M. G. DaRush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Stere in the 80th minute of play. After 83 minutes FC Steaua Pildesti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robby The Rancher who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Manny Mills almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Steaua Pildesti's Pavel Nacu did a great save. FC Steaua Pildesti's Pavel Nacu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC Steaua Pildesti from getting a goal against them. Pavel Nacu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Azure Meadow in the 88th minute. The goalkeeper, Pavel Nacu, was totally fooled by Clue Team Challenge 2024's Robby The Rancher, who 93 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Fiat in the 95th minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Pavel Nacu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, FC Steaua Pildesti's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Fiat came free, but Pavel Nacu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th play minute Joaquin Fiat came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pavel Nacu. 2-5. Clue Team Challenge 2024's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.