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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Răducanu in the 7th minute of the match. Claudiu Răducanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Răducanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Romania's Mugur Chiriac ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ariel Balboa. Ariel Balboa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Chiriac came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes, Mugur Chiriac made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Ariel Balboa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavi Popescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Balboa made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Mugur Chiriac sent off a good shot on target. Romania's Aurel Crivoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentine Hernandez in the 30th minute of play. Ariel Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavi Popescu in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute Dantae Lahoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurel Crivoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania's Mugur Chiriac got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Paraguay's Ariel Balboa got control of the ball when Mugur Chiriac tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Mugur Chiriac 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

51 minutes into the match, Romania's goalkeeper Aurel Crivoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Pereira. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Romania's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hugo Quintana was slow to take the kick. During this time Paraguay's players had a chance to rest. Ponciano Lebron hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ştefan Iovan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Romania's Claudiu Răducanu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ariel Balboa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Răducanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 minutes Paraguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ştefan Iovan who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Romania's corner Ştefan Iovan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ariel Balboa quite easily take care of the ball. Aurel Crivoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Pereira in the 64th minute of the match. Claudiu Răducanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ariel Balboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Răducanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavi Popescu in the 72nd minute of the match. Romania made a substitution. Suleiman Süleyman replaced Mugur Chiriac. Ponciano Lebron made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Humberto Pereira. In the 76th minute Suleiman Süleyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ariel Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavi Popescu in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Suleiman Süleyman came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Grigore Dărăscu hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the game, Romania's Suleiman Süleyman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ariel Balboa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0.