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Match Report
Romania
Spectators: 8435 (Terracing: 6327,
Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Albino Cugat made the kick off and thus started the match. Leontin Racoviceanu came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by MasterBets's Albino Cugat. But to his dismay, Albino Cugat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Leontin Racoviceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Cugat, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. MasterBets's Codruț Buzescu was substituted for Ersin Günyol. The supporters of MasterBets booed when Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cazimir Pătran didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Albino Cugat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leontin Racoviceanu was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Leontin Racoviceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gică Hagi in the 29th minute of the match. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Firu in the 31st minute of play. Gigel Zăvoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Chificeac, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on MasterBets's corner Luisão Pombal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leontin Racoviceanu quite easily take care of the ball. When Toader Burca fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romania's protests and gave Toader Burca a yellow card for diving instead. Toader Burca hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The Romania players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MasterBets were winning 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cazimir Pătran stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Cazimir Pătran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 minutes, Eliodor Manciulea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MasterBets and the Romania players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, MasterBets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Manciulea to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu got control of the ball when Oliver Bierhoff tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leontin Racoviceanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisão Pombal got free with Leontin Racoviceanu in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oliver Bierhoff could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Leontin Racoviceanu made a huge save. When Cazimir Pătran came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Romania 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 Cazimir Pătran couldn't finish the play. Leontin Racoviceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Gigel Zăvoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Pătran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cazimir Pătran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MasterBets's Bai De Hui was substituted for Eliodor Manciulea. A hard shot 75 in the game by Luisão Pombal from a close distance when the talented Leontin Racoviceanu managed to make a qualified save. Romania's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Pombal in the 76th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Leontin Racoviceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabe Joinvilense in the 78th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Leontin Racoviceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Bierhoff got free with Leontin Racoviceanu in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 85 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute Gică Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leontin Racoviceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. Luisão Pombal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Leontin Racoviceanu made a huge save. With an all-out effort, MasterBets's Leontin Racoviceanu threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gică Hagi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 93rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Gică Hagi got a free kick in the 93rd minute. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Toader Spirache hit a great ball. The Romania fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MasterBets were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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