South Africa (8) v (6) Romania

South Africa VS Romania Homeless World Cup 2009

In this fast paced and intense match the goalkeepers had little rest, as both teams came out eager to win. The South Africans were in a very good mood, after a short warm up for agility, while the Romanians started the game a little bit intense.

S. Africa took the lead with a goal in the very first minute, but the Romanians got back in the game quickly as they relaxed into the rhythm of the play. Both teams missed a lot of opportunities as tension was sending the ball outside the pitch , still Romania managed to get the lead with two goals for 1:3. South Africa did not got discouraged and fought back with 5 powerful goals . A great intervention of their goalkeeper saved them the well-earned lead, as he stopped the ball on the goal line. First half ended 6-3.

The second half was a mixture of suspense and hope as the Romanians managed to equal returning 3 hard – earned goals, one of them was a big mistake of the south African goalie, and just when things are looking better for Romania, South Africa eased back in their relaxed , smooth pace and won the game with an advantage of 2 goals for a final score of 8:6.

Silvia Kapitanova