National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel-Omar Batistuta got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when I Nyoman Qährämanov came free, but Eric Neacșu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Romania's Eric Neacșu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by I Nyoman Qährämanov in the 11th minute of play. U21 Poland's attentive Jerzy Duszenski managed to snatch the ball when Alexandru Izvoranu made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. After having played for 18 minutes, Gabe Batistuta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Poland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabe Batistuta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the U21 Poland defense, Edgar Agudin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernard Fabiański. The U21 Poland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernard Fabiański should have stopped the shot. Pawel Cerocki kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Edgar Agudin made a precise shot to the right of Bernard Fabiański. U21 Poland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 38th minute Gabriel-Omar Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Fabiański saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Pașcanu came free, but Bernard Fabiański reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Neacșu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from I Nyoman Qährämanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Bernard Fabiański showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Pașcanu in the 52nd minute of the match. U21 Poland's Bernard Fabiański proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Poland from getting a goal against them. Pawel Cerocki hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. U21 Romania's Stelian Cojocaru was substituted for Gabriel-Omar Batistuta. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Pawel Cerocki got a free kick in the 59th minute. U21 Poland's Bernard Fabiański played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Săceanu in the 66th minute of play. After 73 played minutes U21 Poland got a freekick which was hit by Robert Gadocha. U21 Romania made a substitution. Fabian Vătafu replaced Mihnea Arvinte. In the 74th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Gadocha to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Săceanu came free, but Bernard Fabiański reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iulian Arnăutu charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iulian Arnăutu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Iulian Arnăutu hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Gabe Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 88 minutes into the game, Gabe Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Eric Neacșu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Borys Jarmulowicz's late challenge caught a U21 Romania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Borys Jarmulowicz helped the player get up and apologised. Borys Jarmulowicz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 93 played minutes U21 Poland got a freekick which was hit by Pawel Cerocki. Bernard Fabiański showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Săceanu in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Poland fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Romania had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.