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FT Saturday, June 6, 2026
Wales WWLDD 1
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Romania LWLLD 2
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Stadionul Steaua · 23,276 att.

Match Report

(Photo by Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images)

Romania win to extend Wales' unwanted away record

Wales ended their season on a low note as Romania won their Bucharest friendly 2-1.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
12
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
7
57.2
Possession
42.8
20
SHOTS
22
9
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
270
451
Passes
335
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
7
19
Crosses
13
0.5
Cross %
0.5
53
Long Balls
65
31
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
8
17
Effective Tackles
3
17
Tackles
10
1.0
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
16
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Lineups

ROU · 4-3-3

  1. 12Otto HindrichG
  2. 13Matei IlieCD-L
  3. 15Andrei BurcaCD-R
  4. 17Lisav EissatLB
  5. 23Deian SorescuRB
  6. 6Tudor BalutaCM
  7. 22Vlad DragomirLM
  8. 10Nicolae StanciuRM
  9. 19Louis MunteanuF
  10. 11Stefan BaiaramLF
  11. 8Darius OlaruRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Stefan TarnovanuSUB
  2. 4Adrian RusSUB
  3. 3Mihai PopescuSUB
  4. 21Olimpiu MorutanSUB
  5. 18David MateiSUB
  6. 9Denis DragusSUB
  7. 14Alexandru DobreSUB
  8. 25Catalin CirjanSUB
  9. 24Andrei CoubisSUB
  10. 7Florinel ComanSUB
  11. 20Andrei BorzaSUB
  12. 16Marian AioaniSUB
  13. 2Tony StrataSUB

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 5Ethan AmpaduCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 18Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 23Nathan BroadheadAM
  7. 10Kai AndrewsLM
  8. 22Josh SheehanRM
  9. 13Kieffer MooreF
  10. 20Daniel JamesAM-L
  11. 11Brennan JohnsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Connor RobertsSUB
  2. 2Chris MephamSUB
  3. 17Ronan KpakioSUB
  4. 9Lewis KoumasSUB
  5. 21Tom KingSUB
  6. 4Ben DaviesSUB
  7. 24Isaak DaviesSUB
  8. 15Jay Da SilvaSUB
  9. 1Karl DarlowSUB
  10. 26Cameron CongreveSUB
  11. 8Joel ColwillSUB
  12. 7David BrooksSUB
  13. 25Oliver BostockSUB
  14. 19Sorba ThomasSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Romania. Adrian Rus replaces Andrei Burca.
  2. 45' Substitution, Romania. Stefan Târnovanu replaces Ottó Hindrich.
  3. 45' Substitution, Romania. Florinel Coman replaces Stefan Baiaram.
  4. 45' Substitution, Romania. Andrei Borza replaces Lisav Eissat.
  5. 45' Substitution, Romania. Tony Strata replaces Deian Sorescu.
  6. 52' Goal! Romania 1, Wales 0. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darius Olaru.
  7. 61' Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  8. 61' Substitution, Wales. Connor Roberts replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
  9. 61' Substitution, Wales. Lewis Koumas replaces Kieffer Moore.
  10. 63' Goal! Romania 1, Wales 1. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
  11. 64' Substitution, Romania. Andrei Coubis replaces Tudor Baluta.
  12. 64' Substitution, Romania. Mihai Popescu replaces Matei Ilie.
  13. 64' Substitution, Romania. Catalin Cîrjan replaces Darius Olaru.
  14. 64' Substitution, Romania. Denis Dragus replaces Louis Munteanu.
  15. 70' Substitution, Romania. David Matei replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
  16. 71' Substitution, Wales. Cameron Congreve replaces Brennan Johnson.
  17. 71' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Kai Andrews.
  18. 71' Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Daniel James.
  19. 79' David Brooks (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 80' Goal! Romania 2, Wales 1. Adrian Rus (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Matei with a cross following a corner.
  21. 87' Adrian Rus (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 87' Substitution, Wales. Ronan Kpakio replaces Neco Williams.
  23. 89' Delay in match because of an injury Ottó Hindrich (Romania).
  24. 89'
  25. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 90'+1'

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