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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nicodim Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Cieliczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walery Cieliczka's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Nicodim Jivulescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 8 minutes into the match, Dominik Brytan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nicodim Jivulescu, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucjan Kochanowski during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Lucjan Kochanowski hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominik Brytan got free with Nicodim Jivulescu in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jurek Dudek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Domide in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match, Walery Cieliczka tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nicodim Jivulescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 21st minute of the match U21 Poland got a corner. U21 Romania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Franciszek Drugi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Basarab Birișu tried in the game's 22nd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Nicodim Jivulescu. An annoying self made goal, 2-0. In the 24th minute, Francisc Joja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jurek Dudek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Nicodim Jivulescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Flavius Domide blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jurek Dudek having to make a save. Jurek Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Domide, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goalkeeper Nicodim Jivulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dominik Brytan. In the 32nd match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartosz Loncki to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Walery Cieliczka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicodim Jivulescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dominik Brytan in the 39th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dominik Brytan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. U21 Romania's Nicodim Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Brytan in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Walery Cieliczka came free, but Nicodim Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Walery Cieliczka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Nicodim Jivulescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Walery Cieliczka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nicodim Jivulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, U21 Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisc Joja to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute, Walery Cieliczka made a precise shot to the right of Nicodim Jivulescu. U21 Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. U21 Poland's Jurek Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisc Joja in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costică Luncașu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Walery Cieliczka notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of U21 Romania's Nicodim Jivulescu. Nicodim Jivulescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Poland's Jurek Dudek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Poland from getting a goal against them. Nicodim Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Zajonc in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Costică Luncașu during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costică Luncașu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Francisc Joja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurek Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Poland's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.