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Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 6th minute Olimpiu Horodincă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Astorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Astorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ioan Lițiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Ioan Lițiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teodosio Astorga. U21 Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ioan Lițiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. U21 Romania's Emil Aldulea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Romania from getting a goal against them. U21 Chile were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after U21 Romania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Elias Materazzi took the corner. When U21 Romania's Ioan Lițiu, in the 17th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for U21 Romania. Teodosio Astorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Oblemenco in the 19th minute of play. George Deac lost his temper 21 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 20th minute, one of U21 Romania:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Romania. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonatan Palma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emil Aldulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Lorenzetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Larraín received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Emil Aldulea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ioan Lițiu in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Teodosio Astorga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristinel Vârlan hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Jonatan Palma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Emil Aldulea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonatan Palma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Lorenzetti to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Palma in the 50th minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Emil Aldulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Chile booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Oblemenco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the U21 Romania defense, Aaron Larraín kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Aldulea. The U21 Romania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Aldulea should have stopped the shot. Teodosio Astorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ioan Lițiu in the 58th minute of play. Teodosio Astorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ion Oblemenco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Chile's Teodosio Astorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Oblemenco in the 65th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Teodosio Astorga successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Emil Aldulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Larraín in the 68th minute of play. Teodosio Astorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ioan Lițiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 87th minute U21 Chile were awarded a corner. Elias Materazzi went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd minute Jonatan Palma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Aldulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cresenciano Villarino in the 93rd minute of play forced U21 Romania's goalkeeper Emil Aldulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Ilie Bădoi. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. U21 Chile had played much better football throughout.