EURO U21 2025: Romanians resembled a funeral. Almost sensationally conquered the Spaniards
BRATISLAVA. The Spaniards took care of another thriller. After the grip of Slovak youngsters in the last minute of the match, they put Romanians on their knees.
They conquered the result of 2: 1 at the European Championship under 21 years 2025. In a wild conclusion on the Brick Field they reversed an unfavorable condition and scored three more points in the A-group table, which insured their advance to the quarterfinals.
« It’s suffering. You suffer very much, » Santi Denia, a Spanish coach, said after the second tight triumph. « However, when you achieve such victories, you have to commend and appreciate the efforts of the players, » he added.
The Romanians hit the duo first in the fourth minute. The striker Louis Munteanu rejected a sharp shot from the 16th corner of the Spanish gate.
Romanians ask for three times the price
« It’s our star. He shows on the pitch that he is at a different level compared to his teammates, » said Romanian journalist Marian Popovica from the fanatic portal before the Sportnet duel.
It is decorated with efficiency. « When he has the opportunity, he scores. It doesn’t matter which foot or head, » says the journalist.
This year he was the best scorer of the Romanian league. He has only twenty -two years and a market value of five million euros, and his club asks for him three times.
« The owner of the club demands a lot of money – 15 million euros.
The red card broke them
The Spaniards took over the precise intervention from Munteana’s accurate intervention. The opponent pulled most of the match in front of their own gate.
In the first half, however, they threw an open shot from five meters in front of the uncovered gate and a penalty kick.
In the second act they continued dominance, they had a 76 % possession of the ball, which is twelve percent more than against the Slovaks.
However, they lacked efficiency. The turning point came in 84 minutes when Vladislav Blanuta unnecessarily attacked Cristiana Mosquera, and after an illicit intervention he saw a red card.
The Spaniards took advantage of it and after a minute of Romanian’s exclusion, they equalized the export goal from a huge distance.
« We wouldn’t get the first goal with Black on the pitch. The opponent would not get to the shot, » said Romanian coach Daniel Patec.
In the dressing room it looked like a funeral
The Romanians had similar fitness problems from the 70 minutes to the Slovaks in the first duo. Were in cramps. They tried to interrupt, stretch the game on every occasion. It is not easy to keep up with the Spanish pace.
At the 88th minute the Spaniards managed to score for the second time and reversed the match. « It looked like a funeral in the dressing room, » he admitted after the Panca meeting.
He regrets that they recorded a second tight loss in a row. In the first match they succumbed to the Italians (0: 1). « Today we could talk about four points that could mean the procedure, » he said.
But he praised his men. He picked up their organized game and militancy: « The team filled me with pride.
More than ten thousand spectators came to the Brick Pole. « It is a beautiful stadium, the atmosphere was extraordinary, » concluded Romanian coach.
