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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gergely Varga got the match started through his kick off. Gábor Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Alexandru in the 3rd minute of play. Ciprian Prodan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ákos Szűcs hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Ciprian Prodan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Gábor Király made a huge save. 9 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when LucaLucan Lucas came free, but Flavius Mantu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Manole Neicu. Gábor Király showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Alexandru, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Gergely Varga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavius Mantu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Romania's Flavius Mantu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gergely Varga in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Aron Cucerzan. With a little luck, U21 Hungary's Gábor Király got control of the ball when Marius Lăcătuș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ákos Szűcs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergely Varga in the 23rd minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Hungary getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Krisztián Schmidt hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Ákos Szűcs came free, but Flavius Mantu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jaap Stamm fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Romania's protests and gave Jaap Stamm a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, Jaap Stamm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavius Mantu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gergely Varga in the 30th minute of the match. Flavius Mantu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gergely Varga in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergely Varga in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by LucaLucan Lucas in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gábor Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Alexandru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ábel Szily hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Gábor Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Alexandru in the 50th minute of play. After 51 minutes, Manole Neicu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Romania and the U21 Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. 54 minutes into the game, U21 Romania's Marius Lăcătuș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gábor Király made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, U21 Hungary's Zalán Révész got a free kick in the 64th minute. U21 Romania made a substitution. Daniel Prodan replaced Ciprian Prodan. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zalán Révész didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gábor Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Prodan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Hungary booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stelian Berceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ákos Szűcs came free with the goalkeeper in the 76th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavius Mantu could save by the left post. A hard shot 77 in the game by Gergely Varga from a close distance when the talented Flavius Mantu managed to make a qualified save. U21 Romania's players were relieved. U21 Hungary's Gábor Király played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Martinaș in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Prodan in the 83rd minute of play forced U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Gábor Király to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stelian Berceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by András Újváry in the 85th minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sándor Toldi got free with Flavius Mantu in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ákos Szűcs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavius Mantu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from András Újváry, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Romania's zone, András Újváry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavius Mantu came out of the goal and András Újváry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.