UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania vs Sweden, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Romania
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sweden
    • 18': Marcus Berg
    • 34': Robin Quaison

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
    • 1': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Adrian Rus.
    • 7': Adrian Rus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
    • 11': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
    • 11': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Adrian Rus.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
    • 18': Goal! Romania 0, Sweden 1. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
    • 21': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
    • 22': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 22': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 23': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mikael Lustig (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Berg following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 25': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
    • 26': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
    • 28': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
    • 28': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Hand ball by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
    • 34': Goal! Romania 0, Sweden 2. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Vasile Mogos (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
    • 39': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 39': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 41': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
    • 41': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Puscas.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Romania 0, Sweden 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Sweden 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Ciprian Deac.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
    • 49': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
    • 49': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 49': Tudor Baluta (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 50': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 51': Foul by Tudor Baluta (Romania).
    • 51': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Offside, Sweden. Andreas Granqvist tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
    • 54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 55': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 56': Tudor Baluta (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
    • 56': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Romania. Florinel Coman replaces Claudiu Keseru.
    • 59': Foul by Florinel Coman (Romania).
    • 59': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross.
    • 60': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden).
    • 61': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 61': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Ciprian Tatarusanu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 65': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
    • 67': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Sebastian Larsson because of an injury.
    • 69': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
    • 69': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
    • 70': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Adrian Rus.
    • 71': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mikael Lustig following a corner.
    • 71': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 73': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
    • 78': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Marcus Berg because of an injury.
    • 78': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Puscas.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Vasile Mogos (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
    • 88': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
    • 89': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
    • 90'+1': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Florinel Coman (Romania).
    • 90'+3': Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Romania 0, Sweden 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Romania 0, Sweden 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    10 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    294 Accurate Passes 359
    405 Passes 464
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 65
    17 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 14
    11 Effective Clearances 19
    11 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: National Arena
    Location: Bucuresti, Romania
    Attendance: 49,678

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Belgium 8 +18 20
    2 Austria 8 +10 19
    3 Sweden 8 +2 10
    4 Azerbaijan 8 -10 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ROU Romania (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    5 Ionut Nedelcearu
    4 Adrian Rus
    11 Nicusor Bancu Yellow Card
    14 Vasile Mogos
    8 Nicolae Stanciu Yellow Card
    15 Tudor Baluta
    20 Alexandru Mitrita
    17 Ciprian Deac
    13 Claudiu Keserü
    9 George Puscas
    Romania Substitutes:
    Alexandru Cicaldau, Romario Benzar, Alin Tosca, Dan Nistor, Razvan Marin, Lucian Cristea, Florin Nita, Silviu Lung Jr., Denis Alibec, Florinel Coman, Ianis Hagi, Constantin Budescu.

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    4 Andreas Granqvist
    3 Victor Lindelöf Yellow Card
    5 Pierre Bengtsson
    2 Mikael Lustig
    8 Albin Ekdal
    20 Kristoffer Olsson
    10 Emil Forsberg
    7 Sebastian Larsson
    22 Robin Quaison
    9 Marcus Berg
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Dejan Kulusevski, Alexander Isak, Ken Sema, Mattias Svanberg, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Filip Helander, Riccardo Gagliolo, Sebastian Andersson, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Gustav Svensson, Muamer Tankovic, Pontus Jansson.

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