UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Israel vs Romania, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Israel
  • 2': Eran Zahavi
FT
1 - 2
Romania
  • 10': George Puscas
  • 63': Ianis Hagi
  • Red Card 84': Valentin Mihaila

Romania secure Euro 2024 spot with comeback win over Israel

Romania booked a place at Euro 2024 after recovering from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win against Israel in their Group I qualifying clash on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Miguel Vítor (Israel) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
  • 2': Goal! Israel 1, Romania 0. Eran Zahavi (Israel) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Vítor following a corner.
  • 6': Offside, Israel. Anan Khalaili tries a through ball, but Eli Dasa is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but Ianis Hagi is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Roy Revivo (Israel).
  • 9': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 10': Goal! Israel 1, Romania 1. George Puscas (Romania) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Puscas.
  • 12': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Miguel Vítor.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury George Puscas (Romania).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Foul by Miguel Vítor (Israel).
  • 16': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Anan Khalaili (Israel).
  • 16': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Eli Dasa (Israel).
  • 17': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Andrei Ratiu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Dor Turgeman (Israel).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dor Peretz with a cross.
  • 24': Denis Dragus (Romania) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Dor Turgeman (Israel) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Israel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eran Zahavi.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dor Peretz.
  • 37': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Miguel Vítor (Israel).
  • 37': Miguel Vítor (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 42': Neta Lavi (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 44': Oscar Gloukh (Israel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Eli Dasa (Israel).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Israel 1, Romania 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Israel 1, Romania 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Dragus with a headed pass.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Vladimir Screciu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 49': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 49': Roy Revivo (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Miguel Vítor.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Denis Dragus.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dor Turgeman.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dor Turgeman (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 57': Dor Turgeman (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 59': Eli Dasa (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 60': Offside, Israel. Sean Goldberg tries a through ball, but Roy Revivo is caught offside.
  • 60': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Eli Dasa.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Eli Dasa (Israel).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Israel. Gabi Kanichowsky replaces Eli Dasa because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Israel. Mohamed Abu Fani replaces Neta Lavi.
  • 63': Goal! Israel 1, Romania 2. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Romania. Florinel Coman replaces Ianis Hagi.
  • 65': Substitution, Romania. Valentin Mihaila replaces Denis Dragus.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
  • 70': Offside, Israel. Mohamed Abu Fani tries a through ball, but Eran Zahavi is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 71': Gabi Kanichowsky (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Florinel Coman (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Florinel Coman (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Dor Peretz (Israel).
  • 73': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 73': Roy Revivo (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Abu Fani.
  • 76': Foul by Vladimir Screciu (Romania).
  • 76': Gabi Kanichowsky (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Israel. Tai Baribo replaces Roy Revivo.
  • 76': Substitution, Israel. Idan Giorno replaces Anan Khalaili.
  • 77': Substitution, Romania. Marius Marin replaces Vladimir Screciu.
  • 78': Dor Turgeman (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
  • 78': Andrei Ratiu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 80': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Eran Zahavi (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dor Turgeman.
  • 82': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
  • 82': Sean Goldberg (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Tai Baribo (Israel).
  • 83': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Tai Baribo (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Marius Marin (Romania).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Dor Turgeman (Israel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
  • 84': Valentin Mihaila (Romania) is shown the red card.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Dor Turgeman (Israel).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
  • 87': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicâldau replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 87': Substitution, Romania. Adrián Rus replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 88': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Adrián Rus.
  • 89': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Idan Giorno (Israel) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Abu Fani with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Offside, Romania. Florinel Coman tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Andrei Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Miguel Vítor (Israel).
  • 90'+1': Eran Zahavi (Israel) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eran Zahavi.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Adrián Rus.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Idan Giorno (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Goldberg.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Miguel Vítor (Israel) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Israel 1, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Israel 1, Romania 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 6
34.8 Possession 65.2
18 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 456
299 Passes 554
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 72
21 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
19 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 16
22 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Pancho Arena
Location: Felcsút, Hungary
Attendance: 2,921

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 10 +11 22
2 Switzerland 10 +11 17
3 Israel 10 0 15
4 Belarus 10 -5 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

ISR Israel (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Omri Glazer (GK)
3 Sean Goldberg
4 Miguel Vítor
12 Roy Revivo
2 Eli Dasa
15 Oscar Gloukh
6 Neta Lavi
8 Dor Peretz
7 Eran Zahavi
19 Dor Turgeman
11 Anan Khalaili
Israel Substitutes:
Idan Toklomati, Gadi Kinda, Yoav Gerafi, Dan Glazer, Raz Shlomo, Ofir Davidadze, Gavriel Kanichowsky, Avishay Cohen, Tai Baribo, Daniel Peretz, Mohammad Abu Fani, Ramzi Safuri.

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
15 Andrei Burca
3 Radu Dragusin
11 Nicusor Bancu
2 Andrei Ratiu Yellow Card
10 Nicolae Stanciu
5 Vladimir Screciu
18 Razvan Marin
9 George Puscas
19 Denis Dragus
14 Ianis Hagi
Romania Substitutes:
Valentin Mihaila, Olimpiu Morutan, Marius Marin, Andrei Radu, Florinel Coman, Florin Nita, Denis Alibec, Adrian Rus, Vasile Mogos, Andres Dumitrescu, Darius Olaru, Alexandru Cicaldau.

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