Romania draw against Uruguay in friendly football match
Just two minutes in and a goal down for the home side. Romania responded, but were unable to beat Uruguay's solid defense. Romania nearly leveled the score when veteran Romanian star Adrian Mutu set up Niculae, but after 45 minutes the score remained Romania 0, Uruguay 1.
Uruguay's game suffered from loose passing throughout the match, and the Romanians were not about to lie down in front of a home crowd. A mistake by a rather subdued Diego Forlan let Romania in and Stancu beat Uruguay's defense and leveled the match with a perfect header. Spurred on by the goal, Romania kept the pressure on the visiting side, creating some good chances and forcing Muslera to intervene a number of times. Towards the end of the match play became scrappier and yellow cards began to appear. The 1 -1 end result, though disappointing, was perhaps deserved. A creditable performance against a strong side for Romania.
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