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Having won both their group games, Romania should top the group. Tunisia are pointless.
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00:01Was charging around like a spring chicken?
00:03Yeah, he was almost like a man possessed.
00:05Sometimes you get that against England.
00:07Teams tend to build and lift the game.
00:10Hadji, I was told by a friend of mine,
00:12had one of the most poor games by any international
00:15that he'd seen in the first game of the tournament against Colombia
00:19when he hardly moved.
00:20You could hardly say that against him or about him against England
00:24where he was the driving force behind the Romanians.
00:26I wonder what sort of performance he's going to give tonight?
00:30Well, Romania, as we already know, are qualified
00:32but there is still plenty to play for here.
00:36There is Echfor and had several moves after that.
00:40So, I'm expecting him to try and stake a place for the future games.
00:46Well, it will be Tunisia then in the all-white, Romania in the all-blonde
00:51who will get this match underway.
00:54Ben Slimani, much expected of him tonight.
00:56He's been given a free roll and the game gets underway
01:01and expect Tunisia to come out attacking.
01:05Gio Bottario.
01:08Over game down, Trevor.
01:10Players at their own pace.
01:14Montiano losing possession there.
01:16Suaia.
01:17Slimani.
01:18This is great play into the penalty area.
01:20Chance for eleven.
01:20He shot the goal.
01:21And Stelaer did really well.
01:24Fabulous break there from Ben Slimani.
01:27He showed this against Colombian Lofton.
01:29And look, he leaves four defenders in his trail.
01:32Wasn't the best team from the Tunisians so far.
01:36An awful lot of Baio who has had a great season at Freeburg.
01:41And is a wonderfully creative talent.
01:43He's not really been in again.
01:44That's a great turn though.
01:45And down he goes.
01:46There's going to be a penalty.
01:47It is.
01:48And this is good news.
01:50Tunisia.
01:51A penalty and a chance to go in the lead.
01:53And the foul by Dolka.
01:55He was caught the first time.
01:58Little bit of a handball there from Dobos as well.
02:01This is Salimi breaking through.
02:03Well, it was a really good turn by Salimi.
02:07It's a great agility there to manage to control the ball and turn his man.
02:14Now Salimi made the most of it.
02:16Dolka had his arm round him there.
02:21As the flashes go.
02:22And it's 1-0 Tunisia.
02:28And the number 15 Suwaya.
02:32The most unlikely candidate for the opening goal.
02:37Gets us on our way in the Stade de France.
02:42Good penalty there by Suwaya.
02:46Head well, head low.
02:47Didn't give the goalkeeper a chance.
02:49Gives Tunisia a great conference.
02:51A great start to the match.
02:53Now this of course is good news.
02:54This for England.
02:56Well, it certainly is.
02:57Yes.
02:57It opens things up if Tunisia are going to take points.
03:05RG again.
03:12That'll continue the run.
03:13Now, that is going to be just wide.
03:16Did it?
03:17No, it was in the back of the net.
03:18But it's an offside decision.
03:19We couldn't believe.
03:22Again, Lakatus just did a really good job.
03:25Quite prepared to take the ball in the middle of the field.
03:28Suwaya is well, does well.
03:30I said Baye has not actually been at his best in the tournament so far.
03:34This is his last chance, of course.
03:38Onside.
03:39This is Selimi.
03:43Slimani in the centre.
03:44Still Selimi.
03:44That's a great ball.
03:45Cheehy!
03:47It was a wonderful run there by Cheehy.
03:50Good movement all around I thought there from Tunisia.
03:53Starting on the left-hand side.
03:55That's a good ball in as Cheehy broke into the box.
03:57Well, Dobos was caught really flat-footed there.
04:01It's a good first touch he has there.
04:03Had to be quick to get that in.
04:05Get that effort in.
04:06Not quite sure if it was a cross or a shot.
04:12Oh, they've come again now.
04:13They're looking for a run through the middle.
04:14But that's a long-range effort once again from Harji.
04:18And we've mentioned this before.
04:20I was talking with Jan Mulby who said that
04:23the balls for this tournament weigh slightly.
04:27And just as we speak, we can inform you that England have just scored.
04:33Darren Anderton.
04:34Sick note has hit the back of the net.
04:37Well, he's received an awful lot of criticism Trevor.
04:41Well, it's been used for England fans certainly.
04:43Well, this game taking on different meanings as the minutes go by.
04:48Perhaps England can avoid the Argentinians.
04:52Can everything work out well?
04:54They'll be cheering on the Tunisians now.
04:56Three against two again.
05:00And Godbani is getting forward an awful lot more now than he was in the opening ten minutes or so.
05:06The only two defenders at the back, Dobos and Giubattaro, are watching Slimani and Salimi.
05:11And it's leaving the late run tonight.
05:14And they do particularly want to end up playing Argentina.
05:18That's Bayer's foul on Dan Piotrescu and a yellow card for Bayer.
05:24Yeah, the referee's got it right there.
05:27Bayer was very late there on Dan Piotrescu.
05:29Only recently come back into the squad.
05:32He fell out with Kasper Jack during the African Nations Cup earlier on in this year.
05:39I think he's certainly worried because Romania not making real inroads into the Tunisian defence.
05:47They're finding holes in their own defence and Piotrescu is the man to try and block those.
05:50They're finding holes in their own defence.
05:52Eight is Montiano.
05:55Again, lots of space.
05:57They need to close down a little here.
06:00But again...
06:03Quality of the shot, very poor.
06:05That could have been a dramatic start there for George Piotrescu.
06:09It was his first touch of the...
06:12...particular move.
06:12That's Salimi infield.
06:13This is Chihi.
06:15Well, that was a little slack to say the least.
06:17Now, Lakatouche getting hold of possession.
06:20Lakatouche on the run.
06:22That's a decent ball by Lakatouche.
06:25Now, did he go down there looking for the penalty kick?
06:29Well, the referee...
06:30...motion because it certainly looked as if there was a foul committed.
06:34This is to Mitrescu we're talking about here.
06:36Are you sure?
06:36No, I mean...
06:38Really?
06:39It just looked like...
06:40He should have been positive there.
06:42I mean, surely...
06:42He could have scored from now.
06:43That's ridiculous.
06:45Absolutely ridiculous.
06:47Goalkeeper did nothing wrong there.
06:48Dumitrescu had the opportunity to score there.
06:50Well, Dumitrescu...
06:52His first touch on the ball was pretty average.
06:56Stroke awful.
06:57And the ball probably wasn't going to go in.
06:59You saw...
07:03Marinescu losing out once again.
07:0515 Suwaya.
07:08But Tunisia guilty of just gifting possession away.
07:11And it's...
07:12Well, it's all a little scrappy in the middle of the field.
07:14Now there's a chance there's some space opening up here.
07:18Salemi...
07:20Slim...
07:21Slimani rather was in the box.
07:23This is...
07:24Salemi...
07:25And it wasn't far away.
07:27Wasn't far away again that Trevor.
07:30Good break into the box there.
07:31Suwaya.
07:33Just getting his toe in there.
07:34Again, I could have quite easily nestled in the bottom left-hand corner.
07:38Positive run.
07:39Again, it's Tunisia introducing these near things.
07:45Chihi.
07:46That's a good ball by Chihi.
07:48This is Slimani.
07:49Salemi's in the box.
07:50They need somebody to come near.
07:51Still Slimani looking for somebody here.
08:00Again, there's a Romanian defence ripped apart there.
08:03Ben Slimani.
08:05Created that opportunity for God Ben.
08:07But he had the opportunity to cross himself from a very good position.
08:10Not enough bodies though.
08:11In the box.
08:12But again, Tunisia threatened.
08:16Slimani was looking up and down waiting for the support.
08:19And there is the half-time whistle.
08:21It's good news for Tunisia.
08:23And it's good news for England.
08:25Tunisia lead here by the one goal to nil.
08:28Suwaya's penalty.
08:30Very early in the game.
08:32He supports Slimani.
08:34He's still not there.
08:35He was looking for his partner.
08:37Good cover.
08:37Good cover that time from the Romanian defence.
08:40After Salemi did well.
08:41Used his pace.
08:43Haji.
08:43That's a beautiful ball by Haji.
08:45This is Ely looking for the equaliser.
08:48Well, was he cutting that back across the goal?
08:51Or was that just a poor finish?
08:53That was a poor finish.
08:54Very unlikely, but again, that's that pace.
08:57Takes him well into the penalty area.
08:59Yeah, that was a shot.
09:00There was nobody up there with him anyway.
09:01I don't think anybody can catch this man.
09:05You're looking for that as a big miss.
09:08Well, that was the best pass of the evening by Haji.
09:14Being stretched from the field.
09:16Now, here is Ely.
09:20But they're finding him very difficult Trevor to track just whereabouts.
09:23He's going.
09:23He's deep.
09:24He's forward.
09:25He's out on the flank.
09:26Now, this is Haji.
09:29And it was lower than the previous attempt.
09:31But still.
09:32Yeah, he's getting closer.
09:34Miles over the Bardo.
09:35Used his ability there to make himself a yard for shooting a goal.
09:39But against on his right foot.
09:42The coach will be looking at this game has been so important.
09:45that they need to get the draw.
09:47They need to get that extra point that they need.
09:49They say they'll fancy themselves a lot more against Croatia than
09:53putting their wits against Argentina.
09:55Well, there was a foul at least twice in that movement.
09:58And a yellow card this time for Suaya.
10:16The situation in the Romanian side.
10:18The zero.
10:20I'll say that.
10:21Haji will probably not take this now.
10:22Of course.
10:24Well, it looks like Haji.
10:25Ily's there with him.
10:29Lends his flash.
10:31And the keeper coming to do well with his feet there.
10:34Hello.
10:36Quite incredible.
10:37The move broken down.
10:39Here's the free kick from Haji.
10:41There are men over at the back as well.
10:44It's a good header back across goal.
10:49Switch flanks once again.
10:50This is Popescu.
10:55It's difficult to play against any opposition though, Trevor, isn't it?
10:58When you're playing with virtually 11 behind the ball.
11:00No, that's not offside.
11:02Eloise come out.
11:02There's an open goal here.
11:04Moldovan!
11:16That's the very thing that we said was going to happen.
11:20Prompting Zabili.
11:22It was always going to happen.
11:24At that time, Eloise made the wrong decision.
11:26Not quite being able to read the pass.
11:27It's come through.
11:30Eloise are at fault now.
11:31Maybe the Tunisians will come forward and look for the second goal perhaps.
11:39Moldovan just look at it.
11:40Step back there to stay onside.
11:41A beautifully timed run.
11:43But just look there.
11:46At the poorness of the marking.
11:48Five white shirts.
11:49Not one picks up.
11:52And that's what Eli.
11:53Moldovan.
11:54That's what Eli's been threatening to do since he came on.
11:56That's where his strength is.
11:58The time is runs to perfection.
12:00He knows exactly that Haji can put him in.
12:03And Moldovan finishes.
12:05And the style that we're accustomed to seeing him doing.
12:08Finished extremely well against England.
12:10And he's continued it here.
12:13A wonderful goal in the opening game.
12:16And that was for me one of the best goals.
12:19Well, it's still in our Gillette.
12:20Five best goals, believe it or not.
12:22At number one.
12:23And it's not been shifted.
12:27That was onside again.
12:29Elouar's out.
12:34Well, Elouar's got away with one or two collisions.
12:36And that time Moldovan might have just had a cause for a concern.
12:41And getting that penalty.
12:45Well, he was all over the place, isn't he, Elouar?
12:52I think the referee's got to give a penalty for that one.
12:58He's a solid goalkeeper, but he can be erratic.
13:01He's been quite fortunate to not have given away a penalty this evening.
13:06He's been a bit clumsy, you know, reading passes that have come through.
13:11That was a good take under pressure.
13:12Well, he fell down then under the challenge of Gelassi.
13:15And he was not going to get anything there.
13:16This is Gelassi looking for the run of Salimi.
13:18Still going Gelassi.
13:20And there might be a chance here.
13:21So I hope he can get to the line.
13:23Does so!
13:27Offside flag.
13:30Just goes to show what they can achieve if they put their minds to it.
13:34Yeah, he's given that for the ball being out of play.
13:38What a missed opportunity that was.
13:41Salimi just...
13:43I just feel as far as the game is concerned,
13:45if Tunisia had only been able to approach the second half like they did the first half,
13:50and it showed the Romanians inadequacies in defence quite clearly in that first half.
13:57Surely, though, Trevor, it's the thought of going home without any points
14:02as the final whistle goes here in the Stade de France.
14:05The final score, Romania won, Tunisia won.
14:12England have beaten Colombia by two goals to nil.
14:17The two qualifiers, Romania, are at the top.
14:20England in second place.
14:28Well, as you said, Trevor, England will be happy to have qualified.
14:32There'll be a little sour taste though, won't there?
14:35Yeah, they'll be slightly unhappy, but...
14:37Yeah, they'll be slightly unhappy, but...
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