FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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  • 16': Serge Gnabry

Germany beat Romania with Gnabry goal to top Group J

Germany maintained their perfect start in 2022 World Cup qualifying after an early Serge Gnabry goal gave them a 1-0 win over Romania in Group J on

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 5': Offside, Romania. Camora tries a through ball, but Florin Tanase is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
  • 6': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 6': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mihai Valentin Mihaila following a fast break.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  • 11': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vlad Chiriches with a through ball.
  • 13': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihai Valentin Mihaila with a cross.
  • 15': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 16': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 16': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Ovidiu Popescu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Goal! Romania 0, Germany 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Offside, Germany. Emre Can tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 22': Offside, Germany. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 24': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 31': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 31': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 37': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 42': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 42': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Romania 0, Germany 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Germany 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. Andrei Andonie Burca replaces Camora.
  • 47': Offside, Romania. Claudiu Keseru tries a through ball, but Mihai Valentin Mihaila is caught offside.
  • 49': Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emre Can.
  • 50': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Andrei Andonie Burca.
  • 51': Offside, Germany. Emre Can tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 52': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Florin Tanase (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 57': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 57': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Florin Constantin Nita.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 61': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Andrei Andonie Burca.
  • 61': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 61': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihai Valentin Mihaila.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  • 65': Foul by Alin Tosca (Romania).
  • 65': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Romania. Dennis Man replaces Mihai Valentin Mihaila.
  • 66': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Claudiu Keseru.
  • 69': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
  • 71': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 72': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 73': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Andrei Andonie Burca.
  • 74': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 74': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Matthias Ginter (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Substitution, Germany. Timo Werner replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 79': Offside, Germany. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 79': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 81': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 81': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 83': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicaldau replaces Florin Tanase.
  • 83': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Maxim replaces Ianis Hagi.
  • 84': Offside, Germany. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 86': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Cicaldau.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Alexandru Maxim (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Germany. Florian Neuhaus replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 90'+2': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Germany. Amin Younes replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 90'+4': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Romania 0, Germany 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Romania 0, Germany 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 8
66.1 Possession 33.9
18 SHOTS 9
9 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
625 Accurate Passes 269
696 Passes 356
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 35
29 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 3
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
18 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 25
9 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania

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Line-Ups

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Florin Nita (GK)
3 Alin Tosca
6 Vlad Chiriches
22 Mário Camora
4 Ovidiu Popescu Yellow Card
19 Florin Tanase
18 Razvan Marin
7 Nicolae Stanciu
13 Claudiu Keserü
21 Valentin Mihaila
14 Ianis Hagi

GER Germany (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
16 Antonio Rüdiger
4 Matthias Ginter
23 Emre Can
13 Lukas Klostermann
6 Joshua Kimmich Yellow Card
21 Ilkay Gündogan
18 Leon Goretzka
20 Serge Gnabry
19 Leroy Sané
10 Kai Havertz

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