International Friendly

England vs Romania, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
England
  • 68': Marcus Rashford (P)
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1 - 0
Romania

    Captain Marcus Rashford saves win for England ahead of Euro 2020 kick-off

    England'a Marcus Rashford converted a penalty to secure Gareth Southgate's side a 1-0 win against Romania ahead of their first Euro 2020 game.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alexandru Paun following a corner.
    • 3': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
    • 3': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Camora.
    • 11': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Romania).
    • 11': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
    • 12': Corner, England. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
    • 13': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
    • 13': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, England. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Andrei Ivan (Romania) with an attempt from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deian Sorescu with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 26': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 26': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
    • 28': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Alexandru Paun (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deian Sorescu with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
    • 31': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 34': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
    • 34': Luke Shaw (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ionut Nedelcearu.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 38': Jadon Sancho (England) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 39': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
    • 39': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 40': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Ben White (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Ivan.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Romania 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Romania 0.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Kalvin Phillips.
    • 46': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
    • 46': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Paun.
    • 52': Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
    • 52': James Ward-Prowse (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
    • 58': Foul by Andrei Ivan (Romania).
    • 58': Luke Shaw (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Andrei Ivan (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a headed pass following a fast break.
    • 63': Offside, England. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
    • 63': Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (England).
    • 65': Substitution, England. Declan Rice replaces James Ward-Prowse.
    • 65': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Jadon Sancho.
    • 66': Substitution, Romania. Tiberiu Capusa replaces Deian Sorescu.
    • 66': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Denis Alibec.
    • 67': Penalty England. Jack Grealish draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty conceded by Tiberiu Capusa (Romania) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': Goal! England 1, Romania 0. Marcus Rashford (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Alexandru Paun (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Camora.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Andrei Ivan (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 74': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 75': Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Luke Shaw.
    • 75': Substitution, England. Jesse Lingard replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 77': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Romania).
    • 77': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Penalty England. Dominic Calvert-Lewin draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 77': Penalty conceded by Vlad Chiriches (Romania) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Penalty saved! Jordan Henderson (England) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Substitution, Romania. Constantin Budescu replaces Alexandru Cicaldau.
    • 80': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Baluta replaces Alexandru Paun.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 81': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England).
    • 81': Tiberiu Capusa (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 83': Corner, England. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (England) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Romania. Adrian Rus replaces Ionut Nedelcearu.
    • 85': Corner, England. Conceded by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Godfrey following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Baluta.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 90': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 90': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 1, Romania 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 1, Romania 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 4
    45.3 Possession 54.7
    14 SHOTS 19
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    392 Accurate Passes 496
    453 Passes 554
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    14 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    40 Long Balls 43
    24 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 16
    9 Effective Clearances 12
    9 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 6,952

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    6 Ben White
    3 Luke Shaw
    2 Ben Godfrey
    10 Jack Grealish
    4 Kalvin Phillips
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    11 Marcus Rashford
    7 Jadon Sancho
    England Substitutes:
    Kieran Trippier, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Pickford, Jesse Lingard, Conor Coady, Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson, Aaron Ramsdale, Ollie Watkins, Declan Rice, Dean Henderson.

    ROU Romania (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Florin Nita (GK)
    5 Ionut Nedelcearu
    6 Vlad Chiriches
    18 Razvan Marin
    22 Mário Camora
    24 Deian Sorescu
    8 Alexandru Cicaldau
    23 Nicolae Stanciu
    17 Constantin Paun-Alexandru
    9 Andrei Ivan Yellow Card
    7 Denis Alibec
    Romania Substitutes:
    Olimpiu Morutan, Alexandru Maxim, Adrian Rus, Tiberiu Capusa, Florin Iacob, Constantin Budescu, Andrei Vlad, Darius Olaru, Cristian Ganea, Alexandru Baluta, Ianis Hagi.

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