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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Gianluca Popolizio put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Florin Surugiu. 7 minutes into the game, Gianluca Popolizio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Florin Surugiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute, Gianluca Popolizio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. A collision led to U21 Peru getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jesus Bolaños hit a great ball. In the 15th match minute, U21 Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primeiro Cascos to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute Iurie Iordan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agostinho Zubeldia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's Gianluca Popolizio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florin Surugiu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agostinho Zubeldia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Bungeanu in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Peru getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jesus Bolaños hit a great ball. Gianluca Popolizio scored 0-4 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florin Surugiu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, Gianluca Popolizio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Florin Surugiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Gianluca Popolizio put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Florin Surugiu. Florin Surugiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Jesus Bolaños kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

In the 51st minute of the game Max Verstappen made a throw-in which Mugurel Pascu played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iurie Iordan in the 52nd minute of play forced U21 Peru's goalkeeper Agostinho Zubeldia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Bolaños'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. Jesus Bolaños helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when U21 Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Bolaños didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Romania's Horia Zmărăndache pulled a muscle in his back after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Teodoro Fernandez fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Peru's protests and gave Teodoro Fernandez a yellow card for diving instead. U21 Romania's Costin Cruceru was substituted for Horia Zmărăndache. Teodoro Fernandez hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Agostinho Zubeldia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Bungeanu in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Romania's goalkeeper Florin Surugiu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 61 minutes of play, U21 Peru's Gianluca Popolizio made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florin Surugiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Gianluca Popolizio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Florin Surugiu. That made the score 0-8 in the 65 minute of play. U21 Peru made a substitution. Israel Ruidiaz replaced Gianluca Popolizio. Florin Surugiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Ruidiaz in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Ruidiaz came free, but Florin Surugiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Romania's Florin Surugiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Ruidiaz in the 82nd minute of play. Florin Surugiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Israel Ruidiaz's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute Israel Ruidiaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Surugiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Ganea in the 91st minute of play forced U21 Peru's goalkeeper Agostinho Zubeldia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Traian Ganea hit a great ball. Agostinho Zubeldia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Ganea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The U21 Peru players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.