UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania vs Switzerland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Romania
  • 50': Denis Alibec
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1 - 0
Switzerland

    Romania beat Switzerland to clinch top spot in Euro 2024 qualifying group

    Romania held off Switzerland to secure a 1-0 home victory thanks to a second-half goal from Denis Alibec to finish their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign unbeaten and top of Group I on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 2': Noah Okafor (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Marius Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ulisses Garcia with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 8': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
    • 10': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 10': Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 12': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
    • 17': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Olimpiu Morutan (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Florinel Coman with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 18': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
    • 23': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
    • 23': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Delay in match (Switzerland).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Andrei Ratiu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 33': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 33': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 38': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 39': Attempt missed. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Marin.
    • 43': Offside, Romania. Horatiu Moldovan tries a through ball, but Denis Alibec is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Romania 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Romania 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 48': Foul by Olimpiu Morutan (Romania).
    • 48': Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Olimpiu Morutan (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Goal! Romania 1, Switzerland 0. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan with a headed pass.
    • 52': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
    • 52': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 53': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 53': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Florinel Coman (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 58': Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but Denis Alibec is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a through ball.
    • 60': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 61': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Noah Okafor.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Filip Ugrinic replaces Ulisses Garcia.
    • 63': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland).
    • 63': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Romania. Razvan Marin replaces Alexandru Cicâldau.
    • 65': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Olimpiu Morutan.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
    • 71': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Romania. Denis Dragus replaces Florinel Coman.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 80': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 81': Hand ball by Denis Alibec (Romania).
    • 81': Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
    • 82': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 83': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Alibec.
    • 83': Substitution, Romania. Darius Olaru replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 84': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Romania).
    • 84': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Remo Freuler replaces Michel Aebischer.
    • 85': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 88': Offside, Switzerland. Filip Ugrinic tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
    • 89': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 90': Offside, Romania. Horatiu Moldovan tries a through ball, but Andrei Burca is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland).
    • 90'+1': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
    • 90'+2': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Ianis Hagi (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 90'+5': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Romania 1, Switzerland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Romania 1, Switzerland 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 4
    63.9 Possession 36.1
    11 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    508 Accurate Passes 272
    579 Passes 336
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    23 Crosses 6
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    41 Long Balls 47
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    5 Interceptions 6
    9 Effective Clearances 20
    9 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: National Arena
    Location: Bucharest, Romania
    Attendance: 50,224

    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

    ROU Romania (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
    15 Andrei Burca
    3 Radu Dragusin
    6 Marius Marin Yellow Card
    11 Nicusor Bancu Yellow Card
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    10 Nicolae Stanciu
    8 Alexandru Cicaldau
    17 Florinel Coman
    21 Olimpiu Morutan Yellow Card
    7 Denis Alibec
    Romania Substitutes:
    Andrei Artean, Darius Olaru, Denis Dragus, Vladimir Screciu, Florin Nita, Ianis Hagi, Vasile Mogos, George Puscas, Bogdan Racovitan, Razvan Marin, Florin Tanase, Andrei Radu.

    SUI Switzerland (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Yvon Mvogo (GK)
    4 Nico Elvedi
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
    10 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
    20 Michel Aebischer
    15 Ulisses Garcia
    19 Dan Ndoye
    9 Noah Okafor
    17 Ruben Vargas
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Remo Freuler, Renato Steffen, Andi Zeqiri, Zeki Amdouni, Eray Cömert, Loris Benito, Yann Sommer, Anthony Racioppi, Cédric Zesiger, Fabian Schär, Filip Ugrinic, Denis Zakaria.

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