Bogdan Stancu nearly copied his teammate Marica's goal, but after dispossessing the Hungarian defender and running straight into the area, Hungary goalkeeper Adam Bogdan made the one-versus-one save. Hungary's backline was made to look silly yet again on the final goal. Cristian Tanase nutmegged one defender and then beat two others to a spot inside the box before slotting a finish to the far post. Romania win 3-0 and may be disappointed not to have won by more.
Kayseri was the site for Andorra's visit to Turkey. Andorra held out for thirty-five minutes, but the Turks broke through. Gokhan Tore's cross was headed in by Umut Bulut for the first goal. Bulut and Tore played a one-two-one from thirty yards away four minutes later, and Bulut's shot from distance made it 2-0 to Turkey. Mehmet Topal sent a hard drive into the Andorran crossbar just before the halftime whistle. At the half, Turkey led 2-0.
A pass from Gokhan Gonul into the six-yard box was touched into the net by Burak Yilmaz for the third Turkish goal. Four minutes later, Tore finished off his assist hat trick with a ball into to Bulut, who finished inside the area for his goal hat trick. Arda Turan headed home a rebound in stoppage time to finish the scoring for the home side. Turkey win 5-0. Andorra are eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Tallinn was the site of the encounter between visiting Netherlands and Estonia. Arjen Robben found the ball inside the box in the second minute, and no Estonian pushed him off his left foot, so Robben curled a simple goal. It appeared Netherlands were about to roll to their seventh victory from seven matches. Robin van Persie nearly doubled it early after receiving a pass in the box, but Estonia goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko was able to drop down and make a kick save. Estonia were even after taking advantage of poor clearances from the Dutch. Konstantin Vassiljev smacked a roller from three yards above the half circle the went into the bottom ninety. The match was tied at 1-1 going into the locker rooms.
Estonia worked the rare double chip for a goal after ten minutes had elapsed. Joel Lindpere chipped a cross into Vassiljev. Vassiljev then chipped his marker and the goalkeeper who had just started off his line to score a brilliant second goal. Vassiljev came close to a hat trick, but was unable to complete it on later chances. Estonia lost Raio Piiroja to a second yellow in stoppage time as he was deemed to have brought down van Persie inside the penalty area. The Dutch converted the late penalty much to the dismay of the Estonian team, who had argued their cause vehemently after the call was made against Piiroja. The match ends 2-2.
Netherlands 19 pts +18
Romania 13 pts +3
Hungary 11 pts +2
Turkey 10 pts +5
Estonia 7 pts -6
Andorra OUT
Goals
Romania
Ciprian Marica 2
Mihai Pintilii 31
Cristian Tanase 88
Turkey
Umut Bulut 35, 39, 68
Burak Yilmaz 64
Arda Turan 90+3
Netherlands
Arjen Robben 2
Robin van Persie 90+3
Estonia
Konstantin Vassiljev 17, 56
Match Reports:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/uk-soccer-world-romania-idUKBRE98511920130906
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008629/postmatch/report/index.html
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/9/6/4702468/estonia-vs-holland-2014-world-cup-qualifying-final-score-result
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1764468-estonia-vs-netherlands-score-grades-and-post-match-reaction
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4me_cSGn4 (Romania v. Hungary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9obfw6w7wjM (Turkey v. Andorra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W9LUzzH9nc (Estonia v. Netherlands)
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