Romania vs Norway, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania

62': Alexandru Mitrita

FT
1 - 1

Norway

90'+2': Alexander Sørloth

About

Romania are hosting Norway at National Arena, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
6': Attempt missed. Romario Benzar (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
10': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
10': Romario Benzar (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
14': Attempt missed. Omar Elabdellaoui (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Markus Henriksen.
14': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
15': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu following a fast break.
16': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
16': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
18': Offside, Norway. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Omar Elabdellaoui is caught offside.
20': Foul by Paul-Viorel Anton (Romania).
20': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Markus Henriksen.
24': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Paul-Viorel Anton.
24': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Hand ball by Joshua King (Norway).
25': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
28': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
28': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
30': Stefan Johansen (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Offside, Norway. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Sander Berge is caught offside.
39': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
40': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
40': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Romario Benzar (Romania).
42': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Romario Benzar (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Markus Henriksen with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
45'+1': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
45'+1': First Half ends, Romania 0, Norway 0.
45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Norway 0.
45': Substitution, Norway. Alexander Sørloth replaces Stefan Johansen.
46': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
46': Paul-Viorel Anton (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
47': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
49': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
50': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
51': Penalty Romania. Nicusor Bancu draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Sander Berge (Norway) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty saved! George Puscas (Romania) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
52': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Rune Jarstein.
56': Foul by Ciprian Deac (Romania).
56': Ole Selnaes (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Ciprian Deac (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
58': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
59': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
59': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
60': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
61': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Omar Elabdellaoui.
62': Goal! Romania 1, Norway 0. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
63': Substitution, Romania. Florin Andone replaces George Puscas.
64': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romario Benzar following a fast break.
64': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Even Hovland.
64': Florin Andone (Romania) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
65': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
65': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Adrian Rus.
65': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
67': Florin Andone (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Ole Selnaes (Norway).
67': Substitution, Norway. Bjørn Maars Johnsen replaces Ole Selnaes.
68': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ciprian Deac.
69': Attempt saved. Bjørn Maars Johnsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
69': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
75': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
75': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
79': Substitution, Romania. Dan Nistor replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
79': Offside, Romania. Adrian Rus tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
80': Foul by Dan Nistor (Romania).
80': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Dan Nistor (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
81': Substitution, Norway. Mathias Normann replaces Markus Henriksen.
82': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Mathias Normann.
84': Substitution, Romania. Mihai Bordeianu replaces Paul-Viorel Anton.
84': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
84': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
87': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+2': Goal! Romania 1, Norway 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathias Normann with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Elabdellaoui.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Florin Andone (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romario Benzar.
90'+5': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
90'+5': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
90'+6': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
90'+6': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Romania 1, Norway 1.
0': Match ends, Romania 1, Norway 1.

Statistics

NOR		ROU
9	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	3
64.4	Possession	35.6
14	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
420	Accurate Passes	200
525	Passes	285
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	1
19	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.1
82	Long Balls	59
47	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	10
19	Tackles	19
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
10	Effective Clearances	28
10	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 29,854

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

Romania (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
5	Ionut Nedelcearu
4	Adrian Rus
11	Nicusor Bancu
2	Romario Benzar
8	Nicolae Stanciu
15	Paul Anton
18	Razvan Marin
9	George Puscas
20	Alexandru Mitrita
17	Ciprian Deac

Romania Substitutes:

Mihai Bordeianu, Andrei Radu, Vasile Mogos, Alin Tosca, Alexandru Cicaldau, Ianis Hagi, Andrei Burca, Florin Nita, Claudiu Keserü, Dan Nistor, Florin Andone, Florinel Coman.

Norway (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Rune Jarstein (GK)
3	Kristoffer Ajer
5	Even Hovland
2	Haitam Aleesami
14	Omar Elabdellaoui
19	Markus Henriksen
15	Sander Berge
18	Ole Selnaes
8	Stefan Johansen
20	Martin Ødegaard
7	Joshua King

Norway Substitutes:

Birger Meling, Jakob Glesnes, Ørjan Nyland, Bjorn Johnsen, Mathias Normann, Sigurd Rosted, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Jonas Svensson, Alexander Sørloth, Tarik Elyounoussi, Sondre Rossbach, Fredrik Midtsjo.

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