Bulgaria U19 and Romania U19 met in a friendly international on Monday evening, with the visitors claiming a narrow victory. The match ended 0:1 to Romania after a decisive moment in the closing stages. The result comes amid a busy period for both sides in their youth development programme.
The only goal arrived in the ninetieth minute, a late intervention that proved decisive. Bulgaria had held firm for nearly the full ninety minutes, but Romania seized the moment. That single goal separated the two sides.
Bulgaria come into this fixture with mixed recent form. They drew 1:1 with Hungary U19 on Wednesday and had previously beaten Albania U19 twice in June. Those results suggest a team finding stability, though losses to Spain and Croatia earlier in the year show the gap remains.
Romania's record has been similarly unpredictable. They lost 1:2 to Hungary U19 on Friday, just two days before this match. Before that, they drew with Ukraine and Denmark, while a 0:0 against Northern Ireland and a massive 11:0 victory over Liechtenstein bookended their March fixtures.
This result extends Romania's momentum slightly, even if the margin was slim. Bulgaria will take nothing from a match where they held out for so long, only to concede late. The friendly schedule continues for both squads.
