00:00It certainly deceives. I think any other international side will complain.
00:04The two captains, Gheorghi Haji on the left in the yellow of Romania
00:07and Carlos Valderrama on the right in the Colombian chainstrip of blue shirts and red shorts.
00:14The two number 10s, two of the most distinctive players on the field
00:17and probably two of the most influential.
00:20This is the Colombian team that everybody's suddenly talking about.
00:30Number 21, Aspria, isn't the only goal-scoring threat.
00:33Number 19, Freddy Rincon is set to join him at Parma in the Italian league next season.
00:3811, Adolfio Valencia was a champion in Germany with Bayern Munich last season.
00:43The rest of the team play their club football in Colombia.
00:50It is a different story with Romania
01:03who are well-supported inside the Rose Bowl today but very much in the minority.
01:11Seven of their side play in Western Europe.
01:13Coach Aghel Jordan Estu rarely has them all together.
01:16Nine, Ratatouille of AC Milan is the lone frontman.
01:21Four, Bela Di Dietsch of Valencia will play as a sweeper behind two tight-marking defenders.
01:31Away we go.
01:33Only six nations have ever won the World Championship of Football
01:36but there's a strong hunch inside football
01:39that Colombia have what it takes to add their name
01:42to the membership of that most exclusive club.
01:46Valencia a little slow to react.
01:47Here's Haji.
01:49Only Ratatouille ahead of him.
01:51Here is Ratatouille.
01:55Ratatouille.
01:56Surprise, surprise, surprise, it's Romania who take the lead.
02:03A wonderful individual goal by Floride Ratatouille of AC Milan.
02:11Made by Haji and finished by Ratatouille.
02:15What a great goal.
02:17I mean we said earlier Ratatouille the only way he was in the score
02:19or Romania were going to score was on the break
02:21and that's exactly it.
02:22Looks like they've soaked up the pressure
02:23and they did very, very well
02:25but in all fairness
02:26Colombia did look like they were in the driving seat.
02:29No question of offside as Haji
02:31threaded the ball through to Ratatouille
02:35and this lone front man
02:37with his lone side of goal
02:39smashes it past Cordoba.
02:43Now we'll find out what the Colombians are made of.
02:45and we'll find out what the Colombians are made of.
03:03Take off by Escobar, Ringkorn, well stopped again by Stelja.
03:09Back in by Valderrama, there's a flag up.
03:11Another outstanding stop though by the rapid Bucharest keeper Bogdan Stelja.
03:20More instinctive that time, he had
03:22just an instant to react
03:25as it fell for Fredy Ringkorn
03:28and his legs did the job
03:31pulled behind Valencia and Ringkorn
03:33way behind them
03:36Haji
03:39trying to chip, it's a good one too
03:44and Cordoba just got back in time.
03:47Brilliant.
03:48Very, very cheeky.
03:49Mark of a great player
03:50to see that, to spot that.
03:52Great play.
03:54Mark of a great left foot too.
04:02Even got some...
04:03Kopescu.
04:11Muntiano.
04:11Dubitrescu.
04:12Copescu
04:24Muntiano
04:27Dumitrescu
04:30Oh!
04:34It's a go!
04:36It's a brilliant go by Hachi
04:42And we'll be seeing that in the weeks to come
04:47A memorable goal by Georgie Hachi
04:50If he meant that, that was a fantastic goal
04:53Let's see that again
04:53That was a fantastic goal
04:55I'm not so sure he meant that, Clive
04:57I think we'll see here
04:59I think that was a cross
05:04But even so, it's gone in the back of the net
05:07The end result
05:08Well, you certainly wouldn't put it past him
05:11You can see here, Clive
05:13He hasn't looked up
05:14He's looking up now
05:15There you are
05:16He's put his head down
05:16Oh, there you are
05:18That certainly wasn't a shot from out there
05:19If it was, it was an outrageous shot
05:21Well, he's an outrageous player
05:23And an outrageous talent with that left foot
05:25And I wouldn't be at all surprised
05:29If that is exactly what he had in his mind
05:31The bottom line, as they say in these parts
05:34Is that Colombia
05:36Is
05:37Much vaunted dark horses
05:39Of the World Cup field
05:40Trailed by two goals to nil
05:42And trailed to two special goals
05:45From Raduchoyo
05:46And from Hachi
05:47Six minutes of the first half remaining
05:51And Colombia desperately need a goal from somewhere
05:53It's Pérez
05:59Again
06:01It's poor
06:01It's a very poor, it's a very poor dead ball
06:03Intimid effort
06:05By Florin Raduchoyo
06:07Of Milan
06:07Valencia
06:19Makes him space for himself
06:20Scalio stretched again
06:23Rincon
06:26It was a rather more spectacular save
06:31Than I think it needed to be
06:32But it was good stuff nonetheless
06:33Made it look a lot more spectacular than necessary
06:35But still
06:36Good fun, I suppose
06:37Quite strong on the ball, isn't he, John?
06:40Yes, he is
06:41Yes, he is
06:41Using his arms
06:42Using his body
06:43Three minutes of this first half remaining
06:49Both the centre-backs
06:51Escobar and Pereira
06:52Are forward for this corner
06:53It's towards Escobar
06:55Great header
07:00The final goal
07:01From Abdelpo Valencia
07:03It's come with
07:04Less than
07:05Three minutes of the first
07:07Half remaining
07:08And it's a lifeline for Colombia
07:10Now I think we're really going to see a match
07:132-1
07:14That's great
07:14Real striker's goal
07:19Not even Stelia could stop that one
07:27And Colombia do get a set-piece right
07:31And how
07:31Good header by Valencia
07:33Great header
07:34With power as well
07:35Goalkeeper's right-hand side
07:36A goal to debate from the underdogs
07:41A goal to debate from the underdogs
07:45And just when they needed it as well
07:46Just when they needed it as well
07:46Columbia 1, Romania 2
07:49A goal which separates the two sides at halftime
07:53It's Colombia 1, Romania 2
07:55And just when you thought the favorite might be an impostor
08:09A reply which has put them back with inside of the expected result
08:14That could hardly be set up better for the neutral
08:16Colombia 1, Romania 2
08:19Through towards Asprilla this time
08:26Golden chance
08:30Which the golden boy of Colombia
08:32Did everything right
08:35Right across the goalkeeper
08:36Right across the face of the goal
08:37Great first time
08:38His number is being held up
08:41And he's choosing to ignore it
08:46His players often do
08:47No
08:49Coming number 11
08:50Your time is up
08:51The end of the game for Iliad Dumitrescu
08:56And the start of the afternoon for Thibaut Selimesh
09:02Who plays his club football in Belgium for Cirque de Bruges
09:05One of three
09:06Pereira
09:08Escobar
09:10Asprilla
09:14Now Valencia
09:16To level this match
09:2519 is Freddy Rincon
09:29Asprilla is there too
09:35Asprilla is going to take it as a long run up
09:37He's really going to talk it
09:38It's Rincon
09:39That's what we're talking about
09:42He's still
09:43Number 19 Papura
09:45Who is a defender
09:46Is stripped off
09:47And ready to go
09:48Haji trying to find Radachoyou
09:50Who's away from the keeper
09:52And has sealed it for Romania
09:533-1
09:56Great finish
09:58And Radachoyou
09:59Has delivered
10:01A big blow
10:04To Colombia's hopes
10:05And surely sealed the game
10:08For Romania
10:08That's exactly what we're saying
10:10On the break
10:11Counter-attacking side
10:12Sucked up the pressure
10:14Taking it all
10:1480 minutes
10:163 goals
10:17Fantastic
10:17Great finish
10:18Really super finish
10:20Where he's found the energy from
10:23Goodness only knows
10:24Because he's
10:25Run that line on his own today
10:27But
10:27Another Colombian goalkeeper
10:29Finds himself in no man's land
10:31Fails to collect
10:32And Florin Radachoyou
10:34Second of the afternoon
10:35Mets it 3-1 for Romania
10:37In the 43rd minute
10:39One on one there
10:40I don't know how he got away
10:41I don't know how he got away of it
10:42Just tucking the ball down the side
10:44Because it's a waste time
10:46Colombia have got a lot to do now
10:52They really have
10:52Only if
10:54Stelio who made some important saves for Romania
10:56In the first half
10:57But you can't say the Romanians
11:00Haven't deserved this victory
11:01Radachoyou gave them the lead
11:04After 15 minutes
11:06Haji added to it from distance
11:09And we can debate long into the early hours
11:12As to whether or not he made that second goal
11:14Colombia revived their hopes with a headed goal from Valencia
11:18Just before half time
11:19And they couldn't break Romania down
11:22Romania are always dangerous on the break
11:24Gobbled up a third goal
11:25Through the winning Radachoyou
11:27In the final moments of the game
11:29And the second favourites of the World Cup
11:31Have been beaten in their opening game
11:33Here in Los Angeles
11:34The final score
11:36Colombia 1
11:37Romania
11:38Inspired by Gheorghi Haji
11:403
11:403
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