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Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dennis-Sven Söderström got the match started through his kick off. Cássio Gol scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emil Aldulea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manuel Koehler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Lazãr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Gol came free, but Emil Aldulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when U21 Brazil's Dennis-Sven Söderström fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Romania's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chicão Arruda was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Brazil's players had a chance to rest. In the 30th minute Cássio Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Aldulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Aldulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis-Sven Söderström in the 33rd minute of play. Costin Lazãr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Manuel Koehler made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Cássio Gol made a precise shot to the right of Emil Aldulea. U21 Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Zacarias Prestes hit a great ball. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when U21 Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Gol didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernest Nedelcu to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Costin Lazãr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Koehler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Costin Lazãr left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Nedelcu in the 55th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Manuel Koehler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jeremias St Clair hit a great ball. Manuel Koehler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Lazãr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias St Clair. Manuel Koehler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Nedelcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Emil Aldulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Chicão Arruda 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. The audience was convinced that Cássio Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emil Aldulea was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 85th minute Cássio Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Aldulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Cássio Gol kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emil Aldulea. That made the score 1-3 in the 87 minute of play. Emil Aldulea was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Dennis-Sven Söderström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dennis-Sven Söderström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. After a rather tough play, U21 Brazil's Dennis-Sven Söderström got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Brazil had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.