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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fero Rovires took the kick off in the first half of the match. Harry McGuire kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Toma came free, but Dani Hernández reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurel Crivoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fero Rovires in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Ciprian Toma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dani Hernández saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dani Hernández stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciprian Toma's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Romania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ştefan Iovan in the 12th minute. Alex Eugen was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Romania's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Fero Rovires scored to the left of an out of position Aurel Crivoi, making the score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Harry McGuire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Dani Hernández, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ştefan Iovan made a great header on Romania's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Dani Hernández managed to reach the ball for a save. Romania's Aurel Crivoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izel Ronaldo in the 44th minute of play. Aurel Crivoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benet Rano in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciprian Toma to make the kick off. Romania's attentive Gigi Joanță managed to snatch the ball when Harry McGuire made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Aurel Crivoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benet Rano in the 52nd minute of play. Aurel Crivoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benet Rano in the 52nd minute of play. Aurel Crivoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benet Rano, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Aurel Crivoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Alaba in the 54th minute of the match. Romania's Ciprian Toma got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 62 minutes of play, Venezuela's Benet Rano made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurel Crivoi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Venezuela's Peruanton Tamayo was substituted for Fero Rovires. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Toma in the 68th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Peruanton Tamayo 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. Gigi Joanță's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dani Hernández read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Romania's Aurel Crivoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artal Baltanas in the 84th minute of play. Venezuela's Dani Hernández played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciprian Toma in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Ciprian Toma ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dani Hernández was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peruanton Tamayo in the 93rd minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Aurel Crivoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Peruanton Tamayo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 94 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Aurel Crivoi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Romania players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Venezuela.