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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ştefan Dobay started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernán Crespo in the 4th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Teodor Aliuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernán Crespo in the 4th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Teodor Aliuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iacob Boc was slow to take the kick. During this time Romania's players had a chance to rest. Teodor Aliuta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Allegretti in the 20th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Munno came free, but Teodor Aliuta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Romania's Fethi Tanto threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ştefan Dobay, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ştefan Dobay scored 2-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fethi Tanto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Federico Allegretti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 minutes Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ciro Ferrara who took care of the corner kick. Eric Mihai succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 41st playminute. Italy's Fethi Tanto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute of the match, Dumitru Torouţ got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fethi Tanto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 45th minute, Federico Allegretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Italy made a substitution. Fortunato Vettori replaced Hernán Crespo. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Munno to make the kick off. Fausto Munno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Teodor Aliuta made a huge save. Petru Pora made in the 57th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eric Mihai. Italy's Fethi Tanto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ştefan Dobay in the 58th minute of play. Romania's Corneliu Arnăuțescu was substituted for Eric Mihai. The throw-in from Petru Pora in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Aldo Scalia. After a rather tough play, Italy's Aldo Scalia got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 74th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Abete to maneuver through the defense. Italy's Fabio Cannavaro was substituted for Fedele Di Cicco. In the 76th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Abete to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Corneliu Arnăuțescu in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fethi Tanto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Panait Bociort hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Italy's Ciro Ferrara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodor Aliuta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beppe Ferraro in the 98th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Teodor Aliuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romania's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.