National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Martin Stanomir took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zénó Bakos. Zénó Bakos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roland Horváth during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Horváth didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Cristian Ailincai hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Zénó Bakos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darko Kovačević. 21 minutes into the game, Darko Kovačević was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Romania's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Hungary the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Romania's Darko Kovačević got a free kick in the 21st minute. 35 minutes into the game, U21 Romania's Darko Kovačević nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zénó Bakos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Stelian Berceanu hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Darko Kovačević kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Zénó Bakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Stanomir in the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

U21 Hungary made a substitution. Sándor Toldi replaced Lajos Jakó. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gergely Varga made a kick off. Flavius Mantu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ákos Szűcs in the 61st minute. The supporters of U21 Hungary booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Ailincai didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Tibor Simon replaced Miklós Barabás. U21 Hungary's Tamás Lovász was substituted for Aladár Székely. The supporters of U21 Hungary booed when U21 Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Ailincai didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Daniel Prodan made a precise shot to the right of Zénó Bakos. U21 Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 77 minutes into the game, Ágoston Bányay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Hungary's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Romania the free kick. Ágoston Bányay kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Zénó Bakos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Prodan's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. U21 Romania's Stelian Berceanu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ágoston Bányay, made in the 85th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the game, U21 Romania's Daniel Prodan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zénó Bakos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. U21 Romania's Flavius Mantu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ákos Szűcs in the 90th minute of play. Daniel Prodan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zénó Bakos having to make a save. Zénó Bakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Prodan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Daniel Prodan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zénó Bakos was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, U21 Romania could leave the field as winners, despite U21 Hungary having more of the ball for most of the match.