National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Horea Şerban started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nichifor Zărnescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Alberto Albertz in the 8th minute of play. Nichifor Zărnescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamil Mustafa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jamil Mustafa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nichifor Zărnescu was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. U21 Chile's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ionică Săceanu 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Maximiliano Soto succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. A collision led to U21 Chile getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Fabricio Orsterhont hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Romania's zone, Jamil Mustafa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Zărnescu came out of the goal and Jamil Mustafa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Chile's Ladislao Mazurkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Săceanu in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jamil Mustafa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nichifor Zărnescu was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horea Şerban. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horea Şerban in the 33rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Romania's zone, Jamil Mustafa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Zărnescu came out of the goal and Jamil Mustafa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute Ionică Săceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Chile's Ladislao Mazurkiewicz got control of the ball when Costică Răcănel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Horea Şerban sent off a good shot on target. Nichifor Zărnescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Alberto Albertz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionică Săceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Nichifor Zărnescu made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Jamil Mustafa sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the game, José Alberto Albertz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Nichifor Zărnescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Romania's Nichifor Zărnescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamil Mustafa in the 61st minute of play. Nichifor Zărnescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Alberto Albertz in the 61st minute of the match. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Şerban in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Costică Răcănel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Chile's Matias Badal was substituted for Jamil Mustafa. U21 Chile made a substitution. Baldomiro Gamarra replaced Maximiliano Soto. José Alberto Albertz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Nichifor Zărnescu made a huge save. If Costică Răcănel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horea Şerban in the 79th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Şerban in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Chile booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costică Răcănel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nichifor Zărnescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baldomiro Gamarra in the 82nd minute. Costică Răcănel made a great header on U21 Romania's corner, it was just that U21 Chile's Ladislao Mazurkiewicz managed to reach the ball for a save. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costică Răcănel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Ionică Săceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Horea Şerban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Rusu came free, but Ladislao Mazurkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Chile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.