UEFA Nations League

Romania vs Finland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Romania
  • 30': Nicusor Bancu
FT
1 - 0
Finland

    About

    Romania are hosting Finland at Arena Giulesti, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 2': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
    • 2': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jere Uronen.
    • 3': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Marius Marin.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Leo Väisänen (Finland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Lod with a cross.
    • 7': Darius Olaru (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 7': Nikolai Alho (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Deian Sorescu (Romania) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
    • 11': Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland).
    • 11': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
    • 14': Penalty Romania. Darius Olaru draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 14': Penalty conceded by Jere Uronen (Finland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 16': Penalty saved! George Puscas (Romania) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Marius Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 17': Substitution, Finland. Richard Jensen replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy because of an injury.
    • 18': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
    • 20': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 20': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Richard Jensen (Finland).
    • 23': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 23': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 28': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Goal! Romania 1, Finland 0. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Puscas with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Octavian Popescu (Romania).
    • 31': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 32': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
    • 36': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 37': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
    • 37': Leo Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 39': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
    • 39': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania).
    • 41': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
    • 42': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Burca following a fast break.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
    • 45'+1': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marius Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Robin Lod.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Darius Olaru (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Andrei Burca (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Romania 1, Finland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Romania 1, Finland 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
    • 51': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Florin Nita.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Finland) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Offside, Romania. Marius Marin tries a through ball, but Deian Sorescu is caught offside.
    • 54': Substitution, Romania. Sergiu Hanca replaces Octavian Popescu.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Darius Olaru (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Hanca (Romania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deian Sorescu with a cross.
    • 59': Hand ball by George Puscas (Romania).
    • 60': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
    • 60': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': George Puscas (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 62': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Foul by Sergiu Hanca (Romania).
    • 65': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Substitution, Finland. Mikael Soisalo replaces Nikolai Alho.
    • 68': Substitution, Finland. Urho Nissilä replaces Teemu Pukki.
    • 69': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cretu replaces Darius Olaru.
    • 69': Substitution, Romania. Razvan Marin replaces Alexandru Cicâldau.
    • 70': Foul by Richard Jensen (Finland).
    • 70': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Andrei Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 73': Foul by Alexandru Cretu (Romania).
    • 73': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Deian Sorescu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Mikael Soisalo (Finland).
    • 76': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
    • 77': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
    • 77': Sergiu Hanca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 78': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Romania. Valentin Mihaila replaces Deian Sorescu.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Urho Nissilä.
    • 80': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Leo Väisänen.
    • 81': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Romania).
    • 81': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sergiu Hanca (Romania).
    • 81': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
    • 84': Foul by Urho Nissilä (Finland).
    • 84': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 84': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Jesse Joronen.
    • 85': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 85': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 86': Florin Nita (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Lod following a fast break.
    • 89': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by George Puscas.
    • 90': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rasmus Schüller (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Glen Kamara following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Finland. Glen Kamara tries a through ball, but Robin Lod is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Richard Jensen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Romania 1, Finland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Romania 1, Finland 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 3
    62.5 Possession 37.5
    16 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    470 Accurate Passes 239
    550 Passes 318
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 8
    17 Crosses 24
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 54
    29 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    6 Effective Tackles 14
    9 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 11
    17 Effective Clearances 21
    17 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Arena Giulesti
    Location: Bucuresti, Romania
    Attendance: 11,503

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 6 +8 13
    2 Austria 6 +9 11
    3 Slovenia 6 -2 8
    4 Kazakhstan 6 -15 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Florin Nita (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Andrei Burca
    6 Vlad Chiriches
    11 Nicusor Bancu
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    8 Alexandru Cicaldau
    14 Marius Marin
    20 Darius Olaru
    9 George Puscas
    7 Octavian Popescu
    22 Deian Sorescu
    Romania Substitutes:
    Alexandru Maxim, Mário Camora, Valentin Mihaila, Sergiu Hanca, Marian Aioani, Razvan Marin, Florin Tanase, Marius Stefanescu, Horatiu Moldovan, Adrian Rus, Alexandru Cretu, Alexandru Mitrita.

    FIN Finland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    12 Jesse Joronen (GK)
    4 Robert Ivanov
    3 Daniel O'Shaughnessy
    2 Leo Väisänen
    18 Jere Uronen
    17 Nikolai Alho Yellow Card
    11 Rasmus Schüller
    6 Glen Kamara
    8 Robin Lod
    10 Teemu Pukki
    20 Joel Pohjanpalo Yellow Card
    Finland Substitutes:
    Lukas Hradecky, Mikael Soisalo, Onni Valakari, Urho Nissila, Robert Taylor, Lucas Lingman, Ilmari Niskanen, Benjamin Kallman, Miro Tenho, Richard Jensen, Sauli Väisänen, Carljohan Eriksson.

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