FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Armenia vs Romania, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Armenia
  • 56': Eduard Spertsyan
  • 86': Varazdat Haroyan
  • 89': Tigran Barseghyan (P)
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3 - 2
Romania
  • 62': Alexandru Cicaldau
  • 72': Alexandru Cicaldau
  • Red Card 78': George Puscas

Late show delights fans as Armenia stun Romania

Armenia struck two goals inside the final four minutes for a 3-2 victory over Romania in Yerevan on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Alexandru Maxim (Romania).
  • 2': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Cicaldau.
  • 9': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 9': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 10': Corner, Romania. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
  • 12': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
  • 12': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Aleksandre Karapetian (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Florin Constantin Nita.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khoren Bayramyan.
  • 18': Foul by Norberto Briasco (Armenia).
  • 18': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
  • 20': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 20': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
  • 21': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Puscas.
  • 24': Artak Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Vasile Mogos (Romania).
  • 24': Vasile Mogos (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
  • 26': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia).
  • 27': Vasile Mogos (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 30': Foul by Alexandru Maxim (Romania).
  • 30': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Artak Grigoryan.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Romania. Conceded by André Calisir.
  • 40': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': George Puscas (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Maxim.
  • 43': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
  • 43': Attempt missed. André Calisir (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Offside, Armenia. Norberto Briasco tries a through ball, but Aleksandre Karapetian is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 45'+1': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aleksandre Karapetian (Armenia).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Armenia 0, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, Romania 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Eduard Spertsyan replaces Karen Muradyan.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Sargis Adamyan replaces Norberto Briasco.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Aleksandre Karapetian.
  • 48': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 48': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 50': André Calisir (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan with a cross following a fast break.
  • 52': André Calisir (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 52': Offside, Armenia. Sargis Adamyan tries a through ball, but Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 53': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Offside, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan tries a through ball, but Varazdat Haroyan is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! Armenia 1, Romania 0. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khoren Bayramyan.
  • 58': Foul by Alexandru Maxim (Romania).
  • 58': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Alexandru Maxim (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 60': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Alin Tosca (Romania).
  • 60': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Florin Constantin Nita.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Maxim.
  • 62': Goal! Armenia 1, Romania 1. Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khoren Bayramyan.
  • 65': Corner, Romania. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
  • 66': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 66': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
  • 67': Artak Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 69': Foul by Vasile Mogos (Romania).
  • 69': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Goal! Armenia 1, Romania 2. Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Romania. Florin Tanase replaces Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
  • 73': Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces Alexandru Maxim.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sargis Adamyan.
  • 75': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 75': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': André Calisir (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 78': George Puscas (Romania) is shown the red card.
  • 80': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 80': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cretu replaces Alexandru Cicaldau.
  • 81': Substitution, Romania. Mihai Valentin Mihaila replaces Dennis Man.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florin Tanase following a fast break.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zhirayr Shaghoyan with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 86': Goal! Armenia 2, Romania 2. Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan with a cross.
  • 88': Penalty Armenia. Eduard Spertsyan draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Alexandru Cretu (Romania) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Goal! Armenia 3, Romania 2. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florin Tanase.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Armenia. Solomon Ime Udo replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Armenia 3, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Armenia 3, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Armenia 3, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Armenia 3, Romania 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 5
65.9 Possession 34.1
14 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
450 Accurate Passes 192
529 Passes 256
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 54
21 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 15
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Belgium 8 +22 18
2 Wales 8 +10 16
3 North Macedonia 8 +3 13
4 Kazakhstan 8 -4 8
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Line-Ups

ARM Armenia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 David Yurchenko (GK)
2 André Calisir
3 Varazdat Haroyan Yellow Card
13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
8 Karen Muradyan
5 Artak Grigoryan
7 Khoren Bayramyan Yellow Card
11 Tigran Barseghyan Yellow Card
14 Norberto Briasco
20 Alexander Karapetyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Vahan Bichakhchyan, Anatoly Ayvazov, Solomon Udo, Sargis Adamyan, Wbeymar Angulo, Arsen Beglaryan, Eduard Spertsyan, Taron Voskanyan, Serob Grigoryan, Hakob Hakobyan, Edgar Babayan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Florin Nita (GK)
3 Alin Tosca
6 Vlad Chiriches
11 Nicusor Bancu Yellow Card
2 Vasile Mogos Yellow Card
8 Alexandru Cicaldau
18 Razvan Marin
7 Nicolae Stanciu
9 George Puscas Yellow Card
10 Alexandru Maxim Yellow Card
20 Dennis Man
Romania Substitutes:
David Lazar, Andrei Burca, Claudiu Keserü, Ionut Nedelcearu, Valentin Mihaila, Alexandru Cretu, Florin Tanase, Ovidiu Popescu, Eric Bicfalvi, Mário Camora, Ianis Hagi, Andrei Radu.

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