International Friendly

Romania vs Sweden, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Romania
  • 57': Dorin Rotariu
FT
1 - 0
Sweden

    About

    Romania are hosting Sweden at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
    • 2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Cristian Manea.
    • 2': Delay in match Dragos Grigore (Romania) because of an injury.
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Dragos Grigore.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Alexander Fransson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 12': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
    • 12': George Tucudean (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Fransson.
    • 14': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mihai Pintilii.
    • 16': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Johan Larsson.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
    • 17': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (Romania).
    • 19': Ken Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
    • 21': Niklas Hult (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
    • 24': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by John Guidetti (Sweden).
    • 25': Mihai Pintilii (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dragos Grigore.
    • 26': Foul by Alin Tosca (Romania).
    • 26': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Dragos Grigore (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
    • 30': Foul by Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden).
    • 30': George Tucudean (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
    • 37': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Johan Larsson (Sweden).
    • 39': Offside, Sweden. Jimmy Durmaz tries a through ball, but John Guidetti is caught offside.
    • 40': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
    • 42': Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
    • 42': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Sweden).
    • 43': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but George Tucudean is caught offside.
    • 45': Delay in match (Sweden).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. George Tucudean (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Chipciu.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Dragos Grigore.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Sweden) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': Ciprian Tatarusanu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Romania 0, Sweden 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Sweden 0.
    • 46': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 46': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Filip Helander (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
    • 47': Foul by Mihai Pintilii (Romania).
    • 47': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
    • 53': Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Mihai Pintilii (Romania).
    • 54': Substitution, Romania. Dorin Rotariu replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
    • 54': Hand ball by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
    • 56': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
    • 56': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Goal! Romania 1, Sweden 0. Dorin Rotariu (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Chipciu.
    • 59': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
    • 60': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
    • 60': George Tucudean (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Dorin Rotariu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 60': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Karl-Johan Johnsson.
    • 61': Substitution, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav replaces Alexandru Chipciu.
    • 63': Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces George Tucudean.
    • 65': Dorin Rotariu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
    • 65': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Hand ball by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
    • 66': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
    • 66': Mihai Pintilii (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
    • 70': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Niklas Hult.
    • 70': Substitution, Romania. Paul Anton replaces Razvan Marin.
    • 70': Substitution, Sweden. Ola Toivonen replaces Isaac Kiese Thelin.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. John Guidetti (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Guidetti.
    • 72': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
    • 72': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gheorghe Grozav.
    • 73': Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but Gheorghe Grozav is caught offside.
    • 75': Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
    • 76': Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
    • 76': Claudiu Keseru (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Paul Anton.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Fransson tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Gheorghe Grozav (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
    • 83': Substitution, Romania. Ionut Nedelcearu replaces Dragos Grigore.
    • 83': Foul by Cristian Sapunaru (Romania).
    • 83': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Jimmy Durmaz.
    • 85': Hand ball by Alin Tosca (Romania).
    • 87': Substitution, Sweden. Marcus Berg replaces John Guidetti.
    • 87': Substitution, Romania. Dennis Man replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 87': Substitution, Sweden. Sebastian Larsson replaces Alexander Fransson.
    • 88': Martin Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gheorghe Grozav with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Mihai Pintilii (Romania).
    • 90': Ken Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sweden).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru with a through ball.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dorin Rotariu (Romania).
    • 90'+2': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Johan Larsson.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Romania 1, Sweden 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Romania 1, Sweden 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 20,000

    Line-Ups

    ROU Romania (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    21 Dragos Grigore
    22 Cristian Sapunaru
    3 Alin Tosca
    15 Cristian Manea
    8 Mihai Pintilii
    18 Razvan Marin
    28 Alexandru Mitrita
    7 Alexandru Chipciu
    19 George Tucudean
    23 Nicolae Stanciu
    Romania Substitutes:
    Ciprian Deac, Alexandru Cicaldau, Nicusor Bancu, Constantin Budescu, Florin Nita, Ionut Nedelcearu, Cosmin Moti, Claudiu Keserü, Dorin Rotariu, Silviu Lung Jr., Dennis Man, Romario Benzar, Gheorghe Grozav, Paul Anton.

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Karl-Johan Johnsson (GK)
    14 Filip Helander
    18 Pontus Jansson
    6 Niklas Hult
    16 Johan Larsson
    15 Oscar Hiljemark
    13 Alexander Fransson
    19 Ken Sema
    21 Jimmy Durmaz Yellow Card
    22 Isaac Kiese Thelin
    11 John Guidetti
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Gustav Svensson, Martin Olsson, Jacob Rinne, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Marcus Berg, Sebastian Larsson, Victor Lindelöf, Andreas Granqvist, Emil Forsberg, Viktor Claesson, Mikael Lustig, Ola Toivonen.

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