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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Sabin Miclauș started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anatoly Karpov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoly Karpov, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamilo Glik to maneuver through the defense. Vladimir Kramnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Bycofski in the 9th minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Bycofski, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Anatoly Karpov took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigi Buffon. Gigi Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Anatoly Karpov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 23rd minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoly Karpov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vladimir Kramnik made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Wit Chuchro sent off a good shot on target. After 31 minutes U21 Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zdzislaw Rydzewski who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on U21 Poland's corner Zdzislaw Rydzewski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vladimir Kramnik quite easily take care of the ball. U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Marchidan in the 35th minute of play. The U21 Romania fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when U21 Romania's Manuel Marchidan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 38th minute Anatoly Karpov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, U21 Romania's Anatoly Karpov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigi Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After a rather tough play, U21 Romania's Mugur Phoenix got a free kick in the 44th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Zdzislaw Rydzewski managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Poland's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdzislaw Rydzewski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Kramnik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Miclauș in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 58th minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When U21 Romania's Sabin Miclauș in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Poland's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabin Miclauș in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Anatoly Karpov sent off a good shot on target. U21 Poland made a substitution. Igor Andrychowski replaced Black Remi. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by Zdzislaw Rydzewski with Igor Andrychowski as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Anatoly Karpov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Poland from getting a goal against them. Gigi Buffon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when U21 Romania's Anatoly Karpov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. U21 Romania's Dobrin Cormoran was substituted for Anatoly Karpov. In the 86th minute, Dobrin Cormoran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 92 minutes, Jakub Kuszczak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Poland and the U21 Romania players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rdth minute of the game Dobrin Cormoran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 95 minutes U21 Poland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mugur Phoenix who took care of the corner kick. Mugur Phoenix made a great header on U21 Romania's corner, it was just that U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon managed to reach the ball for a save. U21 Romania's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.