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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Albert Mironov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Albert Mironov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania's Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 5th minute of play. Marquinhos Santos scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niculae Ailenei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Răducanu came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Cupșa in the 15th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Marquinhos Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romania's Niculae Ailenei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isaac Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Mironov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Marquinhos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brazil's supporters rose to their feet, but Marquinhos Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niculae Ailenei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute Claudiu Răducanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquinhos Santos scored 2-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niculae Ailenei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 32nd minute of the match. Isaac Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Clarke, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihnea Stanca in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Santos came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Romania's Niculae Ailenei got control of the ball when Marquinhos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Claudiu Răducanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaac Ferreira was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Mironov in the 46th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Romania's Mihnea Stanca got a free kick in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute of the match Saulão Chettle shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Niculae Ailenei showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marquinhos Santos made a kick off. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Mironov came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niculae Ailenei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Mironov in the 64th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Claudiu Răducanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaac Ferreira was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Marquinhos Santos 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. Romania's Corneliu Cozac was substituted for Traian Curuțiu. Romania's Xavi Popescu was substituted for Iosif Cupșa. Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca was substituted for Marquinhos Santos. Romania's Lucian Timofte was substituted for Ştefan Iovan. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Romania's goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Mironov in the 81st minute of play. The throw-in from Grigore Dărăscu in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Brazil's Rafa de Almeida. Niculae Ailenei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Benjamin da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niculae Ailenei. Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 89 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Clarke came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92ndth minute Rafa de Almeida easily got through Romania's defense and fired away a shot, but Niculae Ailenei leaped left and performed a fabulous save. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Romania's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rodrigo Trigo was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazil's players had a chance to rest. When the referee blew the final whistle, Brazil could leave the field as winners, despite Romania having more of the ball for most of the match.