Malta vs Romania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Malta

FT
0 - 4

Romania

7': George Puscas
29': George Puscas
34': Alexandru Chipciu
81': Alexandru Chipciu
90'+1': Dennis Man

About

Malta are hosting Romania at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
6': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
6': Attempt missed. Zach Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Gambin with a cross following a corner.
6': Attempt blocked. Alfred Effiong (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Zach Muscat.
6': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Iulian Lucian Cristea.
6': Attempt missed. Andrei Agius (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Gambin with a cross following a corner.
7': Goal! Malta 0, Romania 1. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
9': Attempt blocked. Luke Gambin (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
9': Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
11': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
12': Foul by Rowen Muscat (Malta).
12': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': George Puscas (Romania) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
17': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Claudiu Keseru is caught offside.
18': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
19': Attempt saved. Juan Corbalan (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henry Bonello.
21': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
21': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Chipciu.
24': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
24': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
27': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Goal! Malta 0, Romania 2. George Puscas (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt blocked. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
33': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
34': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Rowen Muscat.
34': Goal! Malta 0, Romania 3. Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
35': Substitution, Romania. Cristian Sapunaru replaces Ionut Nedelcearu because of an injury.
36': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
36': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
37': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Attempt missed. Alfred Effiong (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Andrei Agius.
44': Offside, Romania. Alexandru Chipciu tries a through ball, but Claudiu Keseru is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
45'+2': Joseph Zerafa (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Offside, Malta. Joseph Zerafa tries a through ball, but Andrei Agius is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Malta 0, Romania 3.
45': Second Half begins Malta 0, Romania 3.
47': Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
48': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
48': Paul Fenech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Chipciu.
53': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
53': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
55': Iulian Lucian Cristea (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Romania. Alexandru Chipciu tries a through ball, but Claudiu Keseru is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Alfred Effiong (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Muscat.
57': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
57': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
58': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
58': Juan Corbalan (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Iulian Lucian Cristea (Romania).
59': Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Paul Fenech.
60': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
60': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt blocked. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Alfred Effiong.
64': Attempt blocked. Juan Corbalan (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
65': Offside, Malta. Steve Borg tries a through ball, but Jake Grech is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Romania. Dennis Man replaces Claudiu Keseru.
66': Attempt saved. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
67': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tudor Baluta.
68': Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces Luke Gambin.
68': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
69': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
69': Razvan Marin (Romania) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
70': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Cristian Sapunaru (Romania).
71': Delay in match because of an injury George Puscas (Romania).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt blocked. Rowen Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Cristian Sapunaru.
75': Substitution, Romania. Dorin Rotariu replaces Alexandru Maxim.
77': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
78': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
79': Attempt missed. Iulian Lucian Cristea (Romania) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
79': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
79': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
80': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
80': Juan Corbalan (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Second yellow card to Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Malta. Luke Montebello replaces Juan Corbalan.
84': Attempt blocked. Andrei Agius (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
84': Attempt missed. Michael Mifsud (Malta) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rowen Muscat.
85': Foul by Andrei Agius (Malta).
85': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
86': Offside, Romania. Tudor Baluta tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
88': Attempt missed. Michael Mifsud (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Zerafa.
89': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Iulian Lucian Cristea (Romania).
89': Attempt blocked. Andrei Agius (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
90': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
90'+1': Goal! Malta 0, Romania 4. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu following a fast break.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Malta 0, Romania 4.
90'+4': Match ends, Malta 0, Romania 4.

Statistics

ROU		MLT
10	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
56.5	Possession	43.5
19	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
404	Accurate Passes	271
475	Passes	357
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.1
44	Long Balls	52
24	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
19	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	12
23	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 6,471

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

Malta (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Henry Bonello (GK)
4	Steve Borg
5	Andrei Agius
19	Joseph Zerafa
22	Zach Muscat
7	Joseph Mbong
8	Paul Fenech
15	Juan Corbalan
11	Rowen Muscat
17	Alfred Effiong
21	Luke Gambin

Malta Substitutes:

Justin Haber, Dunstan Vella, Michael Mifsud, Ferdinando Apap, Tristan Carauna, Luke Montebello, John Mintoff, Kyrian Nwoko, Andrew Hogg, Dexter Xuereb, Jake Grech, Bjorn Kristensen.

Romania (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4	Ionut Nedelcearu
2	Lucian Cristea
5	Tudor Baluta
11	Nicusor Bancu
7	Alexandru Chipciu
8	Ianis Hagi
20	Alexandru Maxim
18	Razvan Marin
9	George Puscas
13	Claudiu Keserü

Romania Substitutes:

Silviu Lung Jr., Andrei Radu, Dan Nistor, George Tucudean, Paul Anton, Dorin Rotariu, Nicolae Stanciu, Ciprian Deac, Gheorghe Grozav, Dennis Man, Cristian Sapunaru, Alin Tosca.

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