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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel Bungeanu in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurence Desroches saved Canada from getting behind. 9 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Ion came free, but Laurence Desroches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurence Desroches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Jivulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Best in the 13th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Teodor Aliuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Velasquez came free, but Teodor Aliuta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurence Desroches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Jivulescu in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Canada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mihnea Grozuță ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Romania's corner Vintilă Caranfil fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Laurence Desroches quite easily take care of the ball. Teodor Aliuta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuan McCord in the 32nd minute of play. George Neaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Canada's Laurence Desroches proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Canada from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuan McCord in the 39th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Teodor Aliuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurence Desroches was a little too slow when Gabriel Bungeanu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dinu Jivulescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Laurence Desroches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Jivulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Romania were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Canada's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mihnea Grozuță took the corner. The supporters of Romania booed when Canada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuan McCord didn't get a good kick on the ball. Canada's Laurence Desroches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Bungeanu in the 57th minute of play. Laurence Desroches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Jivulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. With a little luck, Romania's Teodor Aliuta got control of the ball when Tuan McCord tried to sneak it across the goal line. Laurence Desroches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ion Ion, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 71st minute Ion Ion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurence Desroches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robi Lewandowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodor Aliuta having to interfere. In the 77th minute, George Best left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Robi Lewandowski came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Canada 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 Robi Lewandowski couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, Humberto Velasquez made a precise shot to the right of Teodor Aliuta. Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Jivulescu in the 89th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Laurence Desroches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Clark Barteaux made a precise shot to the right of Teodor Aliuta. Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Canada eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.