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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Augustin Amurăriței started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sven-Ove Sandström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Amurăriței, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 minutes Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jesse Lingard who took care of the corner kick. Sven-Ove Sandström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Amurăriței in the 9th minute of play. Răzvan Pârvuță in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sven-Ove Sandström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tiberiu Grindeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Erland Hamberg scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiberiu Grindeanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tiberiu Grindeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Lundqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sweden's Erland Hamberg got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erland Hamberg in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiberiu Grindeanu saved Romania from getting behind. Tiberiu Grindeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Lundqvist in the 27th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Sweden's goalkeeper Sven-Ove Sandström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silviu Dascălu. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Sven-Ove Sandström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 40 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Lundqvist came free, but Tiberiu Grindeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Ove Sandström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Gurlui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

After a rather tough play, Romania's Dan Apopei got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Johan Lundqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sweden made a substitution. Ulrik Danielsson replaced Johan Lundqvist. Sweden made a substitution. Joel Björk replaced Erland Hamberg. When Ulrik Danielsson came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sweden 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 Ulrik Danielsson couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Vlahović came free, but Sven-Ove Sandström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Dušan Vlahović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tiberiu Grindeanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulrik Danielsson in the 72nd minute. Sweden's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jesse Lingard in the 75th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Romania's goalie and right to Olof Jonsson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Romania's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 78th minute Avram Birișu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Ove Sandström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Ulrik Danielsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sweden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ulrik Danielsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Tiberiu Grindeanu made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Avram Birișu came free, but Sven-Ove Sandström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes of play, Romania's Augustin Amurăriței made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Ove Sandström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sven-Ove Sandström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Amurăriței in the 95th minute of the match. The Sweden supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sweden would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.