National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tivadar Demeter got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Romania's Manuel Isăilă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferenc Tököli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 3rd minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Ferenc Tököli. Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Manuel Isăilă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ferenc Tököli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute Tivadar Demeter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Pinches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hungary's Ferenc Tököli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 14th minute of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Romania's goalkeeper Remus Pinches, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ferenc Tököli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Eugen, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Ferenc Tököli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 23rd minute of the match. Hungary's Ferenc Tököli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Tivadar Demeter notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Romania's Remus Pinches. Remus Pinches was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When László Boda fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hungary's protests and gave László Boda a yellow card for diving instead. 34 minutes into the game, one of Hungary:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After having played for 38 minutes, Tivadar Demeter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tivadar Demeter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferenc Tököli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Clarke in the 43rd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Ferenc Tököli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arthur Clarke to strike the kick off in the second half. Kristóf Bakó made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tivadar Demeter. Tivadar Demeter hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Tivadar Demeter came free, but Remus Pinches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tivadar Demeter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Remus Pinches read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Remus Pinches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 62nd minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Remus Pinches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferenc Tököli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferenc Tököli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Balázs Bors shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Pinches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tivadar Demeter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ferenc Tököli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remus Pinches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Áron Bódog in the 74th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Remus Pinches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Arthur Clarke hit a great ball. Hungary made a substitution. Pál Polyák replaced Áron Bódog. Hungary's László Gácsi was substituted for Tivadar Demeter. Romania made a substitution. Răzvan Ioanițiu replaced Arthur Clarke. The supporters of Hungary booed when Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Clarke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remus Pinches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pál Polyák in the 81st minute of the match. Octav Blănaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Ferenc Tököli made a huge save. Remus Pinches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pál Polyák in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Romania eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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