UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania vs Greece, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

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Romania fail to break down winless Greece in goalless draw

Greece held Romania to a 0-0 draw to hand Northern Ireland a Euro 2016 lifeline.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Stelios Kitsiou commits a foul on Alexandru Maxim resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 1': Constantin Budescu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 1': Constantin Budescu crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 1': Monolas Kostas clears the ball from danger.
  • 1': Gabriel Torje hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 2': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 2': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Attacking)
  • 2': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Defending)
  • 3': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 3': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Defending)
  • 4': Constantin Budescu commits a foul on Alexis Tziolis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 5': Alexis Tziolis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 6': Constantin Budescu hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 6': Monolas Kostas blocks the shot
  • 6': Mihai Pintilii commits a foul on Konstantinos Fortounis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 7': Alexis Tziolis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 7': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Attacking)
  • 8': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 10': Ciprian Tatarusanu takes a short goal kick
  • 10': Orestis Karnezis takes a short goal kick
  • 12': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 12': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Defending)
  • 13': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Defending)
  • 14': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 14': Ciprian Tatarusanu takes a long goal kick
  • 15': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 15': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Defending)
  • 16': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Defending)
  • 17': Constantin Budescu hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 17': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Feet)
  • 17': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 17': José Holebas clears the ball from danger.
  • 17': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 18': Alexis Tziolis clears the ball from danger.
  • 18': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 19': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 22': Offside called on Claudiu Keseru
  • 22': Orestis Karnezis takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 25': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 26': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 26': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 27': Ciprian Tatarusanu takes a long goal kick
  • 28': Razvan Dinca Rat commits a foul on Stelios Kitsiou resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 28': Orestis Karnezis takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 29': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 29': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 30': Throw-in: Alexandru Maxim takes it (Attacking)
  • 30': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 30': Alexandru Maxim takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 31': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 31': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Defending)
  • 32': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Attacking)
  • 32': Stelios Kitsiou commits a foul on Gabriel Torje resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 32': Alexandru Maxim takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: shot
  • 33': Alexandru Maxim curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 33': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 34': Monolas Kostas commits a foul on Constantin Budescu resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 34': Dragos Grigore takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 35': Ovidiu Hoban commits a foul on Andreas Samaris resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 35': Alexis Tziolis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
  • 36': Offside called on Fetfatzidis Ioannnis
  • 37': Paul Papp takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 37': Gabriel Torje hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 37': Socratis Papaststhopoulos blocks the shot
  • 37': Claudiu Keseru hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 37': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 40': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 40': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 40': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 40': Claudiu Keseru hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 41': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 42': Claudiu Keseru takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 42': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 43': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 44': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': Paul Papp commits a foul on Konstantinos Fortounis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Greece makes a sub: Loukas Vyntra enters for Fetfatzidis Ioannnis. Reason: Tactical
  • 46': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 46': Kostas Mitroglou commits a foul on Dragos Grigore resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 46': Dragos Grigore takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 46': Throw-in: Alexandru Maxim takes it (Attacking)
  • 47': Gabriel Torje hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 47': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 48': Alexis Tziolis commits a foul on Mihai Pintilii resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 48': Dragos Grigore takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 48': Throw-in: Alexandru Maxim takes it (Attacking)
  • 49': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 49': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 50': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Attacking)
  • 50': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 51': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 52': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 52': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 52': Throw-in: Alexandru Maxim takes it (Attacking)
  • 53': Christos Aravidis commits a foul on Alexandru Maxim resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 53': Alexandru Maxim takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
  • 54': Alexandru Maxim crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 55': Greece makes a sub: Panagiotis Kone enters for Konstantinos Fortounis. Reason: Injury
  • 55': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Attacking)
  • 56': Panagiotis Kone hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 56': Ciprian Tatarusanu takes a long goal kick
  • 57': Claudiu Keseru takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 58': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 58': Paul Papp commits a foul on Orestis Karnezis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 58': Orestis Karnezis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 59': Throw-in: Gabriel Torje takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Attacking)
  • 61': José Holebas commits a foul on Constantin Budescu resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 61': Constantin Budescu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 63': Andreas Samaris commits a foul on Vlad Chiriches resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 64': Romania makes a sub: Lucian Sanmartean enters for Constantin Budescu. Reason: Tactical
  • 64': Romania makes a sub: Adrian Poparadu enters for Alexandru Maxim. Reason: Tactical
  • 64': Vlad Chiriches takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 65': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 65': Throw-in: Stelios Kitsiou takes it (Defending)
  • 67': Gabriel Torje commits a foul on Socratis Papaststhopoulos resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 67': Socratis Papaststhopoulos takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 67': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 67': José Holebas commits a foul on Adrian Poparadu resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 68': José Holebas is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 68': Gabriel Torje takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 68': Gabriel Torje crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 68': Kostas Mitroglou clears the ball from danger.
  • 69': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Attacking)
  • 70': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
  • 71': Throw-in: Gabriel Torje takes it (Attacking)
  • 71': Claudiu Keseru commits a foul on Socratis Papaststhopoulos resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 71': Orestis Karnezis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 71': Paul Papp commits a foul on Alexis Tziolis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 71': Alexis Tziolis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
  • 73': Alexis Tziolis commits a foul on Adrian Poparadu resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 73': Lucian Sanmartean takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 73': Lucian Sanmartean crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 74': Gabriel Torje drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 74': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 74': Gabriel Torje takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 74': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 75': Offside called on Claudiu Keseru
  • 75': Orestis Karnezis takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 77': Throw-in: Adrian Poparadu takes it (Attacking)
  • 77': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 77': Paul Papp is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
  • 79': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
  • 79': Throw-in: Razvan Dinca Rat takes it (Defending)
  • 79': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
  • 80': Romania makes a sub: Florin Andone enters for Ovidiu Hoban. Reason: Tactical
  • 82': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 82': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 83': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Defending)
  • 84': Panagiotis Kone drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 84': Ciprian Tatarusanu makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 85': Claudiu Keseru commits a foul on Socratis Papaststhopoulos resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 86': Orestis Karnezis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 87': Greece makes a sub: Nikos Karelis enters for Kostas Mitroglou. Reason: Tactical
  • 88': Throw-in: José Holebas takes it (Defending)
  • 88': Paul Papp commits a foul on Nikos Karelis resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 89': Panagiotis Kone takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 89': Panagiotis Kone crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 89': Orestis Karnezis makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 90': Monolas Kostas is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Christos Aravidis commits a foul on Lucian Sanmartean resulting on a free kick for Romania
  • 90'+2': Lucian Sanmartean takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
  • 90'+3': Lucian Sanmartean hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 90'+3': Orestis Karnezis takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+4': Florin Andone commits a foul on Panagiotis Kone resulting on a free kick for Greece
  • 90'+4': Panagiotis Kone takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 90'+4': Panagiotis Kone crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 90'+4': Throw-in: Paul Papp takes it (Defending)

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 1
50 Possession 50
2 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
1 Accurate Crosses 2
2 Crosses 4
0.5 Cross % 0.5
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
4 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania

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Line-Ups

ROU Romania

No. Name
12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
2 Paul Papp Yellow Card
6 Vlad Chiriches
21 Dragos Grigore
3 Razvan Rat
11 Gabriel Torje
5 Ovidiu Hoban
8 Mihai Pintilii
10 Alexandru Maxim
20 Constantin Budescu
13 Claudiu Keserü

GRE Greece

No. Name
1 Orestis Karnezis (GK)
20 José Holebas Yellow Card
19 Socratis Papaststhopoulos
4 Monolas Kostas Yellow Card
15 Stelios Kitsiou
22 Andreas Samaris
6 Alexandros Tziolis
18 Fetfatzidis Ioannnis
10 Kostas Fortounis
21 Christos Aravidis
9 Kostas Mitroglou

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