National Team Friendly

National Stadium
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. Eric Oltean started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler got control of the ball when Calistrat Brânzaș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eric Oltean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute Calistrat Brânzaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, U21 Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luc Weingartner to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 Switzerland getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Luc Weingartner hit a great ball. Christophe Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florin Imperatore in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute U21 Romania were awarded a corner. Florin Imperatore went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 16th minute U21 Romania were awarded a corner. Florin Imperatore went to the cornerflag to take it. Sabin Pânzaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Scheupach, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florin Imperatore. Cristi Rogozea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Rogozea in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, one of U21 Romania:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Romania. After some careless play in the U21 Romania defense, Faouzi Ghoulam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sabin Pânzaru. The U21 Romania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sabin Pânzaru should have stopped the shot. Florin Imperatore's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Christophe Troxler skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristi Rogozea in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florin Imperatore got free with Christophe Troxler in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute, Luc Weingartner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Romania made a substitution. Traian Curuțiu replaced Cristi Rogozea. After a rather tough play, U21 Switzerland's Luc Weingartner got a free kick in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Hirving Lozano made the kick off in the second half. Christophe Troxler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Oltean's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. U21 Romania's Sabin Pânzaru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Romania from getting a goal against them. When U21 Romania's Eric Oltean in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Switzerland's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th minute, Laurenzo Stante made a precise shot to the right of Sabin Pânzaru. U21 Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. U21 Switzerland's Nicholas Tanguay was substituted for Dany Schweitzer. U21 Romania made a substitution. Rareș Nicola replaced Eric Oltean. U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Imperatore in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Rareș Nicola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christophe Troxler. U21 Switzerland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rareș Nicola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Declan Rice kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. U21 Switzerland's Paul Parolini was substituted for Carol Rothschild. In the 81st minute, Declan Rice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goalkeeper Sabin Pânzaru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Scheupach. Rareș Nicola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sabin Pânzaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Gauch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The U21 Romania supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Switzerland's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Switzerland.