National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Florin Huțupan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Huțupan came free, but Eli Carmieli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Huțupan came free, but Eli Carmieli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Israel's Eli Carmieli got control of the ball when Florin Huțupan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Huțupan in the 9th minute of play forced Israel's goalkeeper Eli Carmieli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florin Huțupans short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Eli Carmieli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Florin Huțupan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nechifor Jugănaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eli Carmieli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Biton in the 21st minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Remus Blajovan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel's Eli Carmieli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nechifor Jugănaru in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Sergey Biton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Blajovan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes, Nechifor Jugănaru made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Israel's Eli Carmieli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Romania's Nechifor Jugănaru was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 32nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 39th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Israel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manole Bernea ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Manole Bernea got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eli Carmieli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Eli Carmieli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nechifor Jugănaru in the 42nd minute of the match. Eli Carmieli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florin Huțupan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eli Carmieli made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Nechifor Jugănaru sent off a good shot on target.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florin Huțupan made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Huțupan came free, but Eli Carmieli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Israel's Eli Carmieli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nechifor Jugănaru in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Gidi Sinclair shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Blajovan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sergey Biton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remus Blajovan was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Nechifor Jugănaru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eli Carmieli was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When Florin Huțupan came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Florin Huțupan couldn't finish the play. Romania's Remus Blajovan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gidi Sinclair in the 69th minute of play. When Nechifor Jugănaru came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Nechifor Jugănaru couldn't finish the play. Romania's Petruț Udurbac was substituted for Laurențiu Bănățeanu. Nechifor Jugănaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eli Carmieli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nechifor Jugănaru's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Israel's goalkeeper Eli Carmieli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Israel made a substitution. Einan Elshtein replaced Gidi Sinclair. Romania were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Israel's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Manole Bernea took the corner. In the 89th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Israel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manole Bernea ran over to the corner to take the kick. 94 minutes into the match, Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Alexiu came free, but Eli Carmieli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Israel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manole Bernea ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Romania fans cheered their team off the field, for while Israel had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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