Romania U23 vs South Korea U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Romania U23
  • Red Card 45': Ion Gheorghe
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0 - 4
South Korea U23
  • 27': Marius Marin (OG)
  • 59': Um Won-Sang
  • 84': Lee Kang-in (P)
  • 90': Lee Kang-in

About

Romania U23 are hosting South Korea U23 at mercari Stadium, Kashima, 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': Antonio Sefer (Romania U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Virgil Ghita (Romania U23) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrei Virgil Ciobanu with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 3': Foul by Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23).
  • 3': Lee Dong-Jun (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23).
  • 4': Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23).
  • 7': Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Antonio Sefer (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic U23).
  • 8': Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lee Dong-Jun (Korea Republic U23) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Dong-Jun.
  • 12': Foul by Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23).
  • 12': Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Lee Dong-Gyeong tries a through ball, but Seol Yung-Woo is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic U23).
  • 15': Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23).
  • 18': George Ganea (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania U23).
  • 20': Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by George Ganea (Romania U23).
  • 22': Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Um Won-Sang tries a through ball, but Kang Yoon-Sung is caught offside.
  • 27': Own Goal by Marius Marin, Romania U23. Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 1.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 30': Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Lee Dong-Jun (Korea Republic U23).
  • 31': Antonio Sefer (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23).
  • 31': Corner, Romania U23. Conceded by Seol Yung-Woo.
  • 32': (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Back pass by Song Bum-Keun (Korea Republic U23).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marius Marin.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 37': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Mihai Marian Aioani.
  • 39': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Antonio Sefer.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Seol Yung-Woo following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. George Ganea (Romania U23) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Radu Boboc.
  • 41': Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
  • 45': Foul by Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23).
  • 45': Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Second yellow card to Ion Gheorghe (Romania U23) for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Alexandru Pascanu.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23).
  • 45'+3': Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Kwon Chang-Hoon replaces Jeong Seung-Won.
  • 46': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Kang Yoon-Sung tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Won Du-Jae tries a through ball, but Lee Dong-Jun is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong with a through ball.
  • 56': Substitution, Romania U23. Andrei Santean replaces George Ganea.
  • 56': Substitution, Romania U23. Valentin Gheorghe replaces Antonio Sefer.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Dong-Jun.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seol Yung-Woo.
  • 59': Goal! Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 2. Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Foul by Seol Yung-Woo (Korea Republic U23).
  • 61': Valentin Gheorghe (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Marco-Alexandru Dulca (Romania U23) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Seol Yung-Woo tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lee Dong-Jun (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong.
  • 64': Substitution, Romania U23. Ricardo Grigore replaces Radu Boboc.
  • 65': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Song Min-Kyu replaces Lee Dong-Jun.
  • 66': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Alexandru Pascanu.
  • 67': Foul by Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23).
  • 67': Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
  • 69': Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kwon Chang-Hoon with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Foul by Andrei Santean (Romania U23).
  • 70': Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23).
  • 74': Foul by Alexandru Pascanu (Romania U23).
  • 74': Seol Yung-Woo (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23).
  • 76': Substitution, Romania U23. Eduard Florescu replaces Andrei Virgil Ciobanu.
  • 77': Substitution, Romania U23. Tudor Baluta replaces Marco-Alexandru Dulca.
  • 79': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Kim Jin-Kyu replaces Lee Dong-Gyeong.
  • 79': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Lee Kang-In replaces Hwang Ui-Jo.
  • 83': Penalty Korea Republic U23. Seol Yung-Woo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Ricardo Grigore (Romania U23) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Goal! Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 3. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic U23) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Foul by Kim Jin-Kyu (Korea Republic U23).
  • 85': Tudor Baluta (Romania U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Goal! Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 4. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kang Yoon-Sung.
  • 90': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Kim Jae-Woo replaces Um Won-Sang.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Romania U23 0, Korea Republic U23 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
5 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 3
52.1 Possession 47.9
16 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
302 Accurate Passes 257
388 Passes 362
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
20 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 57
35 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 23
10 Effective Clearances 24
10 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: mercari Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan

Line-Ups

ROU Romania U23 (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Marian Aioani (GK)
8 Marius Marin
6 Virgil Ghita
4 Alexandru Pascanu Yellow Card
10 Andrei Ciobanu
18 Marco Dulca
2 Radu Boboc
7 Ion Gheorghe Yellow Card
9 George Ganea
20 Alexandru Dobre
21 Antonio Sefer
Romania U23 Substitutes:
Valentin Gheorghe, Tudor Baluta, Mihai Popa, Andrei Chindris, Andrei Santean, Ricardo Grigore, Eduard Florescu.

KOR South Korea U23 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Song Bum-Keun (GK)
4 Ji-Su Park
5 Jeong Tae-Wook
19 Kang Yoon-Sung
12 Seol Young-Woo
6 Jeong Seung-Won Yellow Card
15 Du-Jae Won
17 Um Won-Sang
11 Lee Dong-Jun
10 Lee Dong-Gyeong
16 Hwang Ui-Jo
South Korea U23 Substitutes:
Kim Jae-Woo, Song Min-Kyu, Lee Kang-in, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Joonsoo Ahn, You-Hyeon Lee, Jin-Gyu Kim.

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