UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland vs Romania, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland
  • 56': Liam Boyce
FT
1 - 1
Romania
  • 81': Eric Bicfalvi

About

Northern Ireland are hosting Romania at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Valentin Cretu (Romania).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 2': Offside, Northern Ireland. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Stuart Dallas is caught offside.
  • 3': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 7': Foul by Dan Nistor (Romania).
  • 7': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Offside, Northern Ireland. Danny Ballard tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Nistor.
  • 10': Offside, Romania. Camora tries a through ball, but Florin Tanase is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
  • 11': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland).
  • 20': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
  • 20': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
  • 27': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 28': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
  • 28': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Matthew Kennedy (Northern Ireland).
  • 36': Valentin Cretu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Man with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
  • 42': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Kennedy with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (Romania).
  • 45': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Ciprian Tatarusanu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Romania 0.
  • 46': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 48': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 48': Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Valentin Cretu.
  • 56': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Romania 0. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
  • 59': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland).
  • 61': Hand ball by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Iulian Cristea (Romania) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by Alin Tosca (Romania).
  • 62': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Kennedy with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Romania. Vasile Mogos replaces Valentin Cretu.
  • 64': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Maxim replaces Dennis Man.
  • 66': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Matthew Kennedy.
  • 67': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Liam Boyce.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  • 67': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Iulian Cristea.
  • 69': Alexandru Maxim (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 70': Offside, Romania. Florin Tanase tries a through ball, but Alexandru Maxim is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Romania. Eric Bicfalvi replaces Alin Tosca.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Bicfalvi.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eric Bicfalvi.
  • 76': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 77': Foul by Eric Bicfalvi (Romania).
  • 77': Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McLaughlin replaces Josh Magennis.
  • 79': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ethan Galbraith replaces Michael Smith.
  • 81': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Romania 1. Eric Bicfalvi (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Tanase.
  • 87': Substitution, Romania. Cristian Ganea replaces Florin Tanase.
  • 87': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Mihail Baluta replaces Denis Alibec.
  • 87': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
  • 90': Foul by Alexandru Maxim (Romania).
  • 90': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Eric Bicfalvi (Romania).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Romania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 1, Romania 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 2
59.3 Possession 40.7
7 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
497 Accurate Passes 303
578 Passes 381
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 23
0.5 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 55
40 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 14
11 Effective Clearances 7
11 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 1,060

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Ukraine 6 0 8
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Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
20 Craig Cathcart
22 Danny Ballard
13 Alistair McCann
17 Paddy McNair
19 Michael Smith
7 Matthew Kennedy
14 Stuart Dallas
9 Liam Boyce
21 Josh Magennis
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Conor McLaughlin, Gavin Whyte, Tom Flanagan, Michael McGovern, Conor Hazard, Conor Washington, Ryan McLaughlin, Jamal Lewis, Ethan Galbraith.

ROU Romania (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
6 Lucian Cristea
3 Alin Tosca
5 Ionut Nedelcearu
18 Razvan Marin
8 Dan Nistor
22 Mário Camora
2 Valentin Cretu
7 Denis Alibec
19 Florin Tanase
20 Dennis Man
Romania Substitutes:
Alexandru Maxim, Vasile Mogos, Cristian Albu, Cristian Ganea, George Puscas, Bogdan Mitrea, Cristian Manea, Cristian Balgradean, Bogdan Ionut Tiru, David Lazar, Eric Bicfalvi, Alexandru Baluta.

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