Romania vs Malta, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania

47': George Puscas

FT
1 - 0

Malta

About

Romania are hosting Malta at Stadionul Ilie Oana, Ploiesti, 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.
1': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
1': Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
4': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
6': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
6': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
7': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
8': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
9': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
9': Juan Corbalan (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Puscas.
11': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
13': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
13': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
14': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
18': Attempt blocked. Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Attempt blocked. Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
21': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihai Bordeianu.
22': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
23': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
24': Florin Andone (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
26': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
27': Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Puscas.
27': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
27': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mihai Bordeianu with a cross following a corner.
28': Attempt saved. Juan Corbalan (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Paul Farrugia.
28': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
30': Attempt blocked. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Gambin with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
31': Foul by Dunstan Vella (Malta).
31': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt missed. Adrian Rus (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi following a set piece situation.
32': Offside, Malta. Andrei Agius tries a through ball, but Jean Paul Farrugia is caught offside.
33': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
33': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
37': Foul by Mihai Bordeianu (Romania).
37': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
38': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
39': Adrian Rus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Rowen Muscat (Malta).
42': Henry Bonello (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
45'+2': First Half ends, Romania 0, Malta 0.
45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Malta 0.
46': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
47': Goal! Romania 1, Malta 0. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
50': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
51': Attempt missed. Adrian Rus (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
52': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
52': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
54': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Attempt blocked. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
56': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
58': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
59': Substitution, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu replaces Razvan Marin.
59': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
60': Foul by Mihai Bordeianu (Romania).
60': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
63': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
64': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Attempt saved. Luke Gambin (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rowen Muscat.
65': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
66': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
66': Rowen Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
71': Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
71': Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Substitution, Malta. Alfred Effiong replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
72': Substitution, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav replaces Ianis Hagi.
72': Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
72': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt missed. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Gambin.
74': Offside, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav tries a through ball, but Florin Bogdan Stefan is caught offside.
76': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gheorghe Grozav.
77': Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces George Puscas.
78': Foul by Gheorghe Grozav (Romania).
78': Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
81': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Substitution, Malta. Joseph Zerafa replaces Luke Gambin.
81': Attempt saved. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu with a cross.
83': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
85': Adrian Rus (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
86': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florin Bogdan Stefan with a cross.
86': Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Dunstan Vella.
87': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
87': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Hand ball by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
88': Attempt blocked. Jake Grech (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Effiong.
88': Offside, Malta. Alfred Effiong tries a through ball, but Jean Paul Farrugia is caught offside.
89': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
89': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
90': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Hand ball by Andrei Agius (Malta).
90'+3': Hand ball by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
90'+4': Offside, Malta. Steve Borg tries a through ball, but Rowen Muscat is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Romania 1, Malta 0.
0': Match ends, Romania 1, Malta 0.

Statistics

MLT		ROU
12	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	12
5	Saves	2
36.7	Possession	63.3
8	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
189	Accurate Passes	380
277	Passes	474
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	59
31	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	10
33	Effective Clearances	4
33	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Stadionul Ilie Oana
Location: Ploiesti, Romania
Attendance: 13,376

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
6	Vlad Chiriches
4	Adrian Rus
21	Florin Stefan
7	Alexandru Chipciu
19	Mihai Bordeianu
18	Razvan Marin
11	Ianis Hagi
22	Alexandru Cicaldau
9	George Puscas
23	Florin Andone

Romania Substitutes:

Claudiu Keserü, Paul Anton, Nicolae Stanciu, Andrei Radu, Ionut Nedelcearu, Gheorghe Grozav, Constantin Paun-Alexandru, Florin Nita, Ciprian Deac, Romario Benzar, Alexandru Maxim, Alin Tosca.

Malta (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Henry Bonello (GK)
5	Andrei Agius
22	Zach Muscat
4	Steve Borg
21	Luke Gambin
13	Dunstan Vella
11	Rowen Muscat
7	Joseph Mbong
15	Juan Corbalan
9	Jean-Paul Farrugia
10	Kyrian Nwoko

Malta Substitutes:

Alfred Effiong, Jake Grech, Nikolai Muscat, Paul Fenech, Tristan Carauna, Jurgen Pisani, Dexter Xuereb, Joseph Zerafa, Karl Micallef, Andrew Hogg, Justin Haber, Ferdinando Apap.

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