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Match Report
Romania
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344,
Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Lionel-Andrés Messi hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Cazimir Pătran sped through Keep Walking Project's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aron Iurașcu. Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Oancea in the 11th minute of play. Leontin Racoviceanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Keep Walking Project were awarded a corner. Cristian Oancea went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Keep Walking Project's Marian Maghiran to fire away a dangerous shot which Leontin Racoviceanu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Leontin Racoviceanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hafız Öztekin in the 15th minute of play. Marian Maghiran made a great header on Keep Walking Project's corner, it was just that Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Galo van Basten sped through Romania's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leontin Racoviceanu. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Spirache in the 23rd minute of the match. Damian Şerb scored 2-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aron Iurașcu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Burca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Pătran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Cazimir Pătran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Iurașcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristian Oancea who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Cristian Oancea almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Romania's Leontin Racoviceanu did a great save. When Keep Walking Project's Marian Maghiran in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Romania's goalie prevented a goal. Cristian Oancea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Marian Maghiran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When Toader Burca came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Romania fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Toader Burca couldn't finish the play. Romania were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Keep Walking Project's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Petrică Chificeac took the corner. The corner led Romania's Petrică Chificeac to fire away a dangerous shot which Aron Iurașcu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Damian Şerb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aron Iurașcu was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Damian Şerb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Şerb in the 68th minute of the match. Cristian Oancea's late challenge caught a Romania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Oancea helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Keep Walking Project getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Cristian Oancea hit a great ball. When Romania's Cazimir Pătran in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Keep Walking Project's goalie prevented a goal. After 70 minutes, Cazimir Pătran made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute Cazimir Pătran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Iurașcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Burca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romania made a substitution. Dumitru Panciu replaced Damian Şerb. Lionel-Andrés Messi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Leontin Racoviceanu 86 minutes into the match. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Pătran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Keep Walking Project players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Romania.
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