National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) 5 minutes into the match, Romania's goalkeeper Remus Blajovan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konrad Zdeb. When Romania's Pavel Alexandru in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Poland's goalie prevented a goal. Daniele Jarosz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Alexandru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Ciprian Cunea in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Poland's Marek Huk. Romania's Remus Blajovan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. Romania's Remus Blajovan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. Ciprian Cunea hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Romania's Remus Blajovan got control of the ball when Konrad Zdeb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciprian Cunea kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Poland's Krzysztof Bartoszek got a free kick in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Alexandru came free, but Daniele Jarosz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augustin Giurcă made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Poland's Krzysztof Bartoszek. After having played for 37 minutes, Pavel Alexandru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Romania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Alexandru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniele Jarosz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Alexandru in the 40th minute of the match. If Konrad Zdeb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 42 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Zdeb came free, but Remus Blajovan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Alexandru in the 44th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Daniele Jarosz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augustin Giurcă hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes Poland got a freekick which was hit by Leon Dudek. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Pavel Alexandru made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Konrad Zdeb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romania's Remus Blajovan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Konrad Zdeb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remus Blajovan. Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konrad Zdeb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Romania made a substitution. Emanuel Alexiu replaced Manole Bernea. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Augustin Giurcă hit a great ball. In the 68th match minute, Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Bronicki to maneuver through the defense. Romania made a substitution. Dacian Vancea replaced Iosif Enachescu. Konrad Zdeb hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Daniele Jarosz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Alexiu in the 75th minute. Daniele Jarosz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Alexiu in the 76th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Romania's Emanuel Alexiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniele Jarosz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remus Blajovan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Kasprzykowski in the 88th minute of the match.

Romania's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.