UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Iceland vs Romania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Playoff - Semifinals

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Iceland
  • 16': Gylfi Sigurdsson
  • 34': Gylfi Sigurdsson
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2 - 1
Romania
  • 63': Alexandru Maxim (P)

About

Iceland are hosting Romania at Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Ciprian Ioan Deac (Romania).
  • 3': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 10': Camora (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Dangerous play by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciprian Ioan Deac.
  • 14': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
  • 15': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (Romania).
  • 15': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Iceland 1, Romania 0. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  • 19': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
  • 22': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
  • 23': Offside, Iceland. Aron Gunnarsson tries a through ball, but Gylfi Sigurdsson is caught offside.
  • 25': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
  • 26': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 27': Offside, Iceland. Gylfi Sigurdsson tries a through ball, but Alfred Finnbogason is caught offside.
  • 29': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Kári Árnason (Iceland).
  • 32': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ciprian Ioan Deac (Romania).
  • 34': Goal! Iceland 2, Romania 0. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfred Finnbogason.
  • 36': Alexandru Maxim (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 36': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (Romania).
  • 36': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 41': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 43': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Iceland 2, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Iceland 2, Romania 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. Gabriel Iancu replaces Ciprian Ioan Deac.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Alibec.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfred Finnbogason with a headed pass.
  • 46': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 46': Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 49': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Mihai Balasa.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kári Árnason (Iceland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 51': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Cristian Manea.
  • 55': Hand ball by Andrei Andonie Burca (Romania).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland).
  • 57': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Penalty Romania. Andrei Andonie Burca draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson (Iceland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': VAR Decision: Penalty Romania.
  • 62': Ragnar Sigurdsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Iceland 2, Romania 1. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Alexandru Cretu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
  • 66': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
  • 66': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Kári Árnason.
  • 68': Andrei Andonie Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland).
  • 71': Andrei Andonie Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland).
  • 73': Foul by Cristian Manea (Romania).
  • 73': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hördur Magnússon.
  • 75': Substitution, Iceland. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson replaces Alfred Finnbogason.
  • 77': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Cristian Manea.
  • 80': Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces Alexandru Maxim.
  • 83': Substitution, Iceland. Runar Mar Sigurjónsson replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Cristian Manea (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 86': Substitution, Iceland. Sverrir Ingason replaces Kári Árnason because of an injury.
  • 87': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicaldau replaces Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
  • 90'+1': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Gabriel Iancu (Romania) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+5': Gabriel Iancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Iceland 2, Romania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Iceland 2, Romania 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 0
60.5 Possession 39.5
7 SHOTS 8
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 227
489 Passes 320
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 64
12 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 20
13 Effective Clearances 23
13 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Laugardalsvöllur
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Attendance: 60

Line-Ups

ISL Iceland (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Hannes Halldórsson (GK)
6 Ragnar Sigurdsson Yellow Card
14 Kári Árnason
18 Hördur Magnússon
4 Victor Palsson
8 Birkir Bjarnason
17 Aron Gunnarsson
21 Arnór Traustason
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
10 Gylfi Sigurdsson
11 Alfred Finnbogason
Iceland Substitutes:
Hólmar Eyjólfsson, Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson, Ögmundur Kristinsson, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Jón Bödvarsson, Birkir Saevarsson, Mikkel Anderson, Sverrir Ingason, Ari Skúlason, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Albert Gudmundsson.

ROU Romania (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
15 Andrei Burca
5 Mihai Balasa
22 Mário Camora
6 Cristian Manea
2 Alexandru Cretu
10 Alexandru Maxim Yellow Card
23 Nicolae Stanciu
7 Denis Alibec
20 Alexandru Mitrita
17 Ciprian Deac
Romania Substitutes:
Alin Tosca, Dragos Grigore, Razvan Marin, Sergiu Hanca, Gabriel Iancu, Claudiu Keserü, Alexandru Cicaldau, Florin Nita, Nicusor Bancu, George Puscas, David Lazar, Ianis Hagi.

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