Spain U21 Stages Comeback Against Romania U21 in Bratislava Thriller
Bratislava, Slovakia – In a hard-fought match at the Štadión Tehelné pole, Spain U21 secured a crucial victory over Romania U21 in the UEFA U21 Championship, despite a rocky start. Romania surprised early, with L. Munteanu scoring in the 4th minute, assisted by A. Borza, to make it 1-0.
Spain dominated possession with an impressive 76%, but struggled to convert their chances. A missed penalty by M. Joseph in the 26th minute seemed to indicate a difficult afternoon. Before halftime, O. Perianu of Romania received a yellow card.
The second half saw a more assertive Spain. Despite dominating ball possession, the tying goal did not come until the final minutes. M. Jauregizar leveled the score in the 85th minute, assisted by C. Mosquera. The sending off of V. Blanuta for Romania a minute earlier added more pressure to the Romanian team, and in the 88th minute, R. Fernandez Jaen secured the comeback with a goal assisted by R. Moro, giving the victory to Spain. The match ended with a total of 23 shots for Spain (9 on target) and 7 for Romania (3 on target). M. Joseph received a yellow card for Spain near the end of the game.
Substitutions spain u21: at minute 46 R. Fernandez Jaen came in and P. Torre went out., at minute 46 R. Moro came in and M. Pubill went out., at minute 65 J. Rodriguez came in and B. Turrientes went out., at minute 65 M. Jauregizar came in and D. Lopez went out., at minute 74 A. Moleiro came in and M. Joseph went out.
Substitutions romania u21: at minute 65 M. Corbu came in and C. Vulturar went out., at minute 69 I. Stoica came in and O. Popescu went out., at minute 76 C. Ignat came in and U. Akdag went out., at minute 76 V. Blanuta came in and L. Munteanu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Spain U21
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Romania U21
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