Romania U23 vs New Zealand U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

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Romania U23 are hosting New Zealand U23 at Daiwa House Premist Dome, Sapporo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
2': Attempt missed. Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand U23) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross following a corner.
2': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
2': Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Offside, Romania U23. Marius Marin tries a through ball, but Andrei Santean is caught offside.
3': Hand ball by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23).
5': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
7': Andrei Santean (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
7': Offside, Romania U23. Eduard Florescu tries a through ball, but Andrei Chindris is caught offside.
11': Eduard Florescu (Romania U23) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Andrei Santean.
11': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Michael Woud.
14': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
14': Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Ricardo Grigore (Romania U23).
15': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
17': Foul by Callan Elliot (New Zealand U23).
17': Mihai-Alexandru Dobre (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt missed. Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania U23) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
21': Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23).
22': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
24': Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
26': Foul by Callan Elliot (New Zealand U23).
26': Marius Marin (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Andrei Chindris (Romania U23).
28': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Andrei Chindris (Romania U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Foul by Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23).
30': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
32': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
32': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Eduard Florescu (Romania U23) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
34': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Virgil Ghita (Romania U23).
35': Foul by Andrei Chindris (Romania U23).
35': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Marco-Alexandru Dulca.
37': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross.
38': Attempt blocked. Joseph Champness (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bell with a through ball.
38': Attempt blocked. Joseph Champness (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Andrei Chindris.
42': Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Callan Elliot (New Zealand U23).
42': Callan Elliot (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
43': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
43': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihai-Alexandru Dobre.
45': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Marko Stamenic.
45'+2': First Half ends, Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
45': Second Half begins Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
45': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Callum McCowatt replaces Joseph Champness.
45': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Dane Ingham replaces Callan Elliot.
47': Offside, Romania U23. Mihai Marian Aioani tries a through ball, but Andrei Santean is caught offside.
50': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
50': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23).
51': Marius Marin (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elijah Just.
58': Eduard Florescu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23).
59': Substitution, Romania U23. George Ganea replaces Andrei Santean.
59': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
60': Attempt saved. Marius Marin (Romania U23) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Florescu with a cross.
61': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
61': Marius Marin (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
61': Ricardo Grigore (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bell.
65': Attempt missed. Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco-Alexandru Dulca.
65': Foul by Mihai-Alexandru Dobre (Romania U23).
65': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by George Ganea (Romania U23).
66': Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Mihai Marian Aioani.
69': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand U23).
69': Marius Marin (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. George Ganea (Romania U23) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco-Alexandru Dulca with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Andrei Ratiu (Romania U23) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florin Bogdan Stefan with a cross.
71': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Michael Woud.
72': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Clayton Lewis replaces Matthew Garbett.
74': Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Dane Ingham (New Zealand U23).
76': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Offside, Romania U23. Andrei Chindris tries a through ball, but George Ganea is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Romania U23. Andrei Virgil Ciobanu replaces Marco-Alexandru Dulca.
78': Substitution, Romania U23. Valentin Gheorghe replaces Mihai-Alexandru Dobre.
78': Substitution, Romania U23. Ronaldo Deaconu replaces Andrei Chindris.
79': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Ricardo Grigore.
80': Attempt blocked. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
81': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
82': Foul by Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23).
82': George Ganea (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23).
84': George Ganea (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
86': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
86': Mihai Marian Aioani (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Romania U23. Antonio Sefer replaces Eduard Florescu.
87': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
87': Marius Marin (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23).
89': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Deaconu (Romania U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Ganea with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by George Ganea (Romania U23).
90'+2': Michael Woud (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23).
90'+3': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
0': Match ends, Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
0': Match ends, Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
0': Match ends, Romania U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.

Statistics

NZL		ROU
18	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
61.9	Possession	38.1
10	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	208
502	Passes	310
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
24	Crosses	16
0.1	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	68
34	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
18	Effective Tackles	14
22	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	13
16	Effective Clearances	23
16	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome
Location: Sapporo, Japan

OLY Soccer (M) Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco U23	3	+3	6
2	Argentina U23	3	+3	6
3	Ukraine U23	3	-2	3
4	Iraq U23	3	-4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Romania U23 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Marian Aioani (GK)
6	Virgil Ghita
17	Ricardo Grigore
15	Andrei Chindris
8	Marius Marin
18	Marco Dulca
3	Florin Stefan
14	Andrei Ratiu
19	Andrei Santean
20	Alexandru Dobre
13	Eduard Florescu

Romania U23 Substitutes:

Antonio Sefer, Andrei Ciobanu, Mihai Popa, Ronaldo Deaconu, Alexandru Pascanu, George Ganea, Valentin Gheorghe.

New Zealand U23 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
16	Gianni Stensness
3	Liberato Cacace
17	Callan Elliot
19	Matthew Garbett
8	Joe Bell
10	Marko Stamenic
9	Chris Wood
11	Joe Champness
7	Elijah Just

New Zealand U23 Substitutes:

Sam Sutton, Callum McCowatt, Ben Waine, Clayton Lewis, Jamie Searle, George Stanger, Dane Ingham.

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