Northern Ireland vs Romania, 2022 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Northern Ireland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Romania
    • 63': Carmen Marcu

    About

    Northern Ireland are hosting Romania at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Abbie Magee (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 1': Mara Batea (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Stefania Vatafu (Romania Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 3': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Jackie Burns.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Cristina Carp (Romania Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 4': Foul by Stefania Vatafu (Romania Women).
    • 4': Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Cristina Carp (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 7': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Abbie Magee.
    • 13': Foul by Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 13': Teodora Meluta (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Teodora Meluta (Romania Women).
    • 13': Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Chloe McCarron (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Hand ball by Ioana Bortan (Romania Women).
    • 15': Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Cristina Carp (Romania Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carmen Marcu with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chloe McCarron.
    • 19': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Olivia Oprea.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sarah McFadden following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Ioana Bortan (Romania Women).
    • 20': Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 20': Teodora Meluta (Romania Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Offside, Romania Women. Stefania Vatafu tries a through ball, but Mara Batea is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Mara Batea (Romania Women) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Carmen Marcu.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kirsty McGuinness with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Stefania Vatafu (Romania Women).
    • 28': Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Bianca Sandu.
    • 30': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Bianca Sandu.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Wade with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Offside, Romania Women. Ioana Bortan tries a through ball, but Cristina Carp is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Mara Batea (Romania Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefania Vatafu.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Claudia Bistrian (Romania Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carmen Marcu.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Olivia Oprea (Romania Women).
    • 45'+1': Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, Romania Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland Women 0, Romania Women 0.
    • 46': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Chloe McCarron tries a through ball, but Kirsty McGuinness is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Teodora Meluta (Romania Women).
    • 48': Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Simone Magill tries a through ball, but Lauren Wade is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Claudia Bistrian (Romania Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carmen Marcu.
    • 53': Foul by Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 53': Mara Batea (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. María Ficzay (Romania Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 56': Claudia Bistrian (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 57': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Teodora Meluta.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Chloe McCarron (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kirsty McGuinness following a corner.
    • 58': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Demi Vance replaces Laura Rafferty.
    • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Rebecca McKenna replaces Nadene Caldwell.
    • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Megan Bell replaces Rebecca Holloway.
    • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Rachel Furness replaces Kirsty McGuinness.
    • 60': Simone Magill (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Ioana Bortan (Romania Women).
    • 60': Attempt missed. Megan Bell (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rachel Furness with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, Romania Women. Laura Rus replaces Stefania Vatafu.
    • 61': Substitution, Romania Women. Andreea Herczeg replaces Mara Batea.
    • 61': Substitution, Romania Women. Ana Maria Vladulescu replaces Cristina Carp.
    • 62': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Demi Vance.
    • 63': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, Romania Women 1. Carmen Marcu (Romania Women) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Andreea Herczeg with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Bianca Sandu (Romania Women).
    • 64': Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Simone Magill (Northern Ireland Women) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Wade with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Teodora Meluta.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rachel Furness with a through ball.
    • 67': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Camelia Ceasar.
    • 68': Foul by Rachel Furness (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 68': Laura Rus (Romania Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Romania Women. Erika Geréd replaces Bianca Sandu.
    • 71': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Erika Geréd.
    • 72': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Emily Wilson replaces Marissa Callaghan.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Rachel Furness (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Chloe McCarron (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 73': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Sarah McFadden.
    • 76': Foul by Claudia Bistrian (Romania Women).
    • 76': Simone Magill (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Abbie Magee.
    • 79': Corner, Romania Women. Conceded by Abbie Magee.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Laura Rus (Romania Women) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreea Herczeg with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Magill.
    • 82': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Demi Vance tries a through ball, but Emily Wilson is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Danielle Maxwell replaces Lauren Wade.
    • 82': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Kerry Beattie replaces Simone Magill.
    • 83': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Rachel Furness tries a through ball, but Megan Bell is caught offside.
    • 85': Substitution, Romania Women. Madalina Tatar replaces Claudia Bistrian.
    • 88': Offside, Romania Women. Laura Rus tries a through ball, but Andreea Herczeg is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by María Ficzay (Romania Women).
    • 90': Megan Bell (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': María Ficzay (Romania Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, Romania Women 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, Romania Women 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    32.4 Possession 67.6
    10 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    142 Accurate Passes 390
    242 Passes 503
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 23
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 54
    15 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    22 Interceptions 16
    18 Effective Clearances 8
    18 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jacqueline Burns (GK)
    4 Sarah McFadden
    17 Laura Rafferty
    6 Rebecca Holloway
    22 Abbie Magee
    8 Marissa Callaghan
    7 Chloe McCarron
    16 Nadene Caldwell
    9 Simone Magill
    11 Kirsty McGuinness
    14 Lauren Wade
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Danielle Maxwell, Rebecca McKenna, Emily Wilson, Kerry Beattie, Samantha Kelly, Becky Flaherty, Caitlin McGuinness, Kelsie Burrows, Megan Bell, Demi Vance, Rachel Furness, Joely Andrews.

    ROU Romania (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Camelia Ceasar (GK)
    6 María Ficzay Yellow Card
    2 Olivia Oprea
    16 Bianca Sandu
    5 Teodora Meluta
    8 Stefania Vatafu
    4 Ioana Bortan
    18 Mara Bâtea
    17 Claudia Bistrian
    22 Carmen Marcu
    20 Cristina Carp
    Romania Substitutes:
    Andreea Pencea, Ana Maria Vladulescu, Madalina Tatar, Erika Geréd, Andreea Herczeg, Alexandra Tunoaia, Laura Rus, Lavinia Boanda.

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