Romania vs Germany, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAGermany 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
GER |
ROU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Romania (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florin Nita (GK) |
| 3 | Alin Tosca |
| 6 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 22 | Mário Camora |
| 4 | Ovidiu Popescu |
| 19 | Florin Tanase |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 7 | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 13 | Claudiu Keserü |
| 21 | Valentin Mihaila |
| 14 | Ianis Hagi |
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 |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 18 | Leon Goretzka |
| 20 | Serge Gnabry |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 10 | Kai Havertz |
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