FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Romania vs North Macedonia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Romania
  • 28': Florin Tanase
  • 50': Valentin Mihaila
  • 85': Ianis Hagi
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North Macedonia
  • 82': Arijan Ademi
  • 83': Aleksandar Trajkovski

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Romania are hosting North Macedonia at National Arena, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Goran Pandev (North Macedonia).
  • 2': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 4': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 4': Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
  • 9': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
  • 12': Offside, North Macedonia. Stole Dimitrievski tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
  • 14': Substitution, Romania. Mihai Valentin Mihaila replaces Florinel Coman because of an injury.
  • 15': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 19': Offside, North Macedonia. Goran Pandev tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 20': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a through ball.
  • 23': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 23': Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 24': Ovidiu Popescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
  • 26': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia).
  • 27': Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Goal! Romania 1, North Macedonia 0. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vlad Chiriches with a through ball.
  • 29': Offside, North Macedonia. Visar Musliu tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
  • 29': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia).
  • 30': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 31': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 32': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Dennis Man is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
  • 34': Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 36': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 36': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boban Nikolov.
  • 39': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 40': Foul by Andrei Andonie Burca (Romania).
  • 40': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
  • 41': Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 45'+1': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Romania 1, North Macedonia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Romania 1, North Macedonia 0.
  • 46': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 47': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Goal! Romania 2, North Macedonia 0. Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
  • 54': Substitution, North Macedonia. Vlatko Stojanovski replaces Ilija Nestorovski.
  • 54': Substitution, North Macedonia. Arijan Ademi replaces Boban Nikolov.
  • 55': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 57': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Ovidiu Popescu (Romania).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mihai Valentin Mihaila.
  • 58': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 59': Hand ball by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 59': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudiu Keseru.
  • 63': Hand ball by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 63': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Claudiu Keseru.
  • 65': (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Back pass by Florin Constantin Nita (Romania).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Mihai Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florin Tanase.
  • 69': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 70': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 72': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vlatko Stojanovski.
  • 75': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 75': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Maxim replaces Dennis Man.
  • 76': Substitution, Romania. Eric Bicfalvi replaces Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
  • 76': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Florin Tanase.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Eric Bicfalvi (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mihai Valentin Mihaila.
  • 78': Substitution, North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Goran Pandev.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Puscas.
  • 80': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 81': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 82': Goal! Romania 2, North Macedonia 1. Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Goal! Romania 2, North Macedonia 2. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a through ball.
  • 85': Goal! Romania 3, North Macedonia 2. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Substitution, North Macedonia. Agim Ibraimi replaces Kire Ristevski.
  • 88': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Romania).
  • 89': Eric Bicfalvi (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia).
  • 89': Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 90'+2': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alexandru Maxim (Romania).
  • 90'+2': Alexandru Maxim (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Offside, North Macedonia. Stefan Ristovski tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Romania 3, North Macedonia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Romania 3, North Macedonia 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 21
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 3
8 Saves 2
53.6 Possession 46.4
14 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
413 Accurate Passes 352
500 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 54
32 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 14
10 Effective Clearances 9
10 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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
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Line-Ups

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

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

MKD North Macedonia (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
6 Visar Musliu
4 Kire Ristevski
2 Egzon Bejtulai
16 Boban Nikolov Yellow Card
21 Eljif Elmas
17 Enis Bardhi
8 Ezgjan Alioski Yellow Card
13 Stefan Ristovski
10 Goran Pandev Yellow Card
23 Ilija Nestorovski
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Aleksandar Trajkovski, Ferhan Hasani, Martin Bogatinov, Krste Velkovski, Daniel Avramovski, Stefan Askovski, Stefan Spirovski, Damjan Siskovski, Arijan Ademi, Vlatko Stojanovski, Agim Ibraimi, Marjan Radeski.

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