00:00and Coventry striker Viorel Moldovan,
00:02Giorgi Haji and the former Tottenham player Giorgi Popescu
00:05both played in the 90 and 94 World Cups.
00:08Former Newcastle striker Faustino Aspria was up front for Colombia
00:11and the midfield pair Carlos Valderrama and Freddy Rincon
00:15were appearing in their third World Cup finals.
00:18John Champion saw what happened.
00:30Moldovan and Bermuthes was caught out.
00:32This is Ilya.
00:34Moldovan!
00:40Just a hair's breadth away.
00:43Any touch at all would have done it.
00:45But all because of the uncertainty of Bermuthes.
01:05It was a mixture of good fortune and good goalkeeper.
01:20Good keeping to start with by Mondragon from Ilya's initial drive.
01:31Haji with the kick.
01:36And the shot from Muntianu.
01:41On the volley.
01:46Mati who, with a shot of similar power, was controversially denied a goal in Euro 96.
01:52That's Bulgaria when his volley crashed against the underside of the bar.
01:56Down over the goal line.
01:57And then bounced out again but wasn't given.
02:05And for a second time, Gulka trying to get to the ball for the Romanians.
02:11And doing so too harshly for the referee's liking.
02:24It's Alistair Disabal who's taking the kick.
02:28And it was Bermuthes.
02:30And it was Bermuthes.
02:31He arrived and made contact.
02:41Haji.
02:43Haji.
02:44Patrescu is through the centre this time.
02:47So Moldovan and Ilya.
02:52Haji.
02:53Patrescu.
02:54To Haji.
02:55Two of the old guard.
02:57This is Haji fancying his chances.
03:04He did score an outrageous goal against the Colombians four years ago from the left-hand touchline.
03:27It's the second time that he's gone mighty close to scoring.
03:33It's hardly an orthodox build-up.
03:41Haji.
03:42Ilya.
03:43Haji.
03:46That's through to Ilya.
03:48Who could go all the way through.
03:50And has scored a wonderfully taken goal.
03:53In first half stoppage time.
03:56Much of what had gone before had been decidedly mediocre.
04:00But a special finish puts the Romanians in front.
04:08a surging run and then a delicate touch to arc the ball over the goalkeeper
04:13and just inside the far post
04:22Cabrera
04:28Dario Gomez watches on Palorama
04:35Santa
04:37Rincon to Lozano who can crack them powerfully
04:46to Leia something to think about
04:48a swerve
04:52towards him not away from him
05:06Lozano
05:10now Rincon
05:14well there was precious little back lift
05:19and yet the power in the shot was enough to really worry Stilea
05:22and so was the direction
05:31Balorama
05:33Asprea held back by Filitescu who's already been booked
05:38and Asprea is asking the referee to produce the card again
05:42which is hardly in the spirit of sportsmanship that Kripa devoured in the World Cup
05:50six in the box for Columbia taken by Serna and the header just past the post
05:57Lozano
06:09Arji to Petrescu
06:13Stunga
06:14Stunga
06:15Moldovan
06:15here's Stunga
06:21that might well have settled the game
06:25needs interplay
06:27needs interplay
06:28in the field a couple of minutes
06:30Ilya
06:32solid game in the Colombian midfield
06:35Calderrama
06:36Cabrera
06:39and
06:40Rincon
06:41Lozano
06:42Rincon
06:43again
06:43and this is Santa
06:44and now it's Asprea
06:46three to his right
06:48but as usually wants to do it all himself
06:52I don't think he had teammates on occasions
06:55but he does
06:56and half of them are screaming for the ball
06:59there's Valencia
07:10Asprea
07:17still Asprea
07:20Valderrama
07:22Valencia
07:22Valencia
07:23can he find a way through?
07:26Well it was one or two appeals that his shirt was being pulled
07:30which I think at one point it probably was
07:37Petrescu
07:40Agonescu
07:44Walker
08:05got two firm hands to the ball
08:07and he got two firm hands to the ball
08:17so
08:17as
08:17you
08:17was
08:18I
08:18we
08:18were
08:18not
08:18but
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