UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Romania U21 vs Spain U21, 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Romania U21
    FT
    0 - 3
    Spain U21
    • 55': Álex Baena
    • 62': Juan Miranda
    • 90'+5': Sergio Gómez

    About

    Romania U21 are hosting Spain U21 at Stadionul Steaua, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 3': Antonio Blanco (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Dragos Albu (Romania U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Bîrligea.
    • 5': Corner, Romania U21. Conceded by Antonio Blanco.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Alexandru Isfan (Romania U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Octavian Popescu with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Dragos Albu (Romania U21).
    • 7': Juan Miranda (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Spain U21).
    • 10': Louis Munteanu (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Arnau Martínez (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21).
    • 13': Alexi Pitu (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Rodri (Spain U21).
    • 18': Offside, Romania U21. Andrei Borza tries a through ball, but Daniel Bîrligea is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Jon Pacheco (Spain U21).
    • 19': Louis Munteanu (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Jon Pacheco (Spain U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Louis Munteanu (Romania U21) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dragos Albu.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Spain U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
    • 22': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Alexi Pitu.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 29': Foul by Juan Miranda (Spain U21).
    • 29': Louis Munteanu (Romania U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Louis Munteanu (Romania U21).
    • 30': Juan Miranda (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Spain U21) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodri with a cross.
    • 32': Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Spain U21).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Spain U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena.
    • 34': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Bogdan Racovitan.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arnau Martínez following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Antonio Blanco (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Alexandru Isfan (Romania U21).
    • 36': Álex Baena (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
    • 41': Delay in match (Spain U21).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Antonio Blanco (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain U21) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 44': Foul by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21).
    • 44': Jon Pacheco (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Spain U21).
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Octavian Popescu (Romania U21) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Romania U21 0, Spain U21 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Romania U21 0, Spain U21 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Spain U21. Víctor Gómez replaces Arnau Martínez.
    • 46': Foul by Alexandru Isfan (Romania U21).
    • 46': Jon Pacheco (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Victor Dican.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Spain U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 48': Foul by Octavian Popescu (Romania U21).
    • 48': Álex Baena (Spain U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Antonio Blanco (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Spain U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Spain U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Juan Miranda (Spain U21) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
    • 54': Hand ball by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania U21).
    • 55': Goal! Romania U21 0, Spain U21 1. Álex Baena (Spain U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
    • 57': Offside, Romania U21. Bogdan Racovitan tries a through ball, but Octavian Popescu is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Bogdan Racovitan.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Aitor Paredes (Spain U21) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Goal! Romania U21 0, Spain U21 2. Juan Miranda (Spain U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 65': Substitution, Romania U21. Mihai Lixandru replaces Alexi Pitu.
    • 65': Substitution, Romania U21. Jovan Markovic replaces Daniel Bîrligea.
    • 65': Substitution, Romania U21. Claudiu Petrila replaces Octavian Popescu.
    • 67': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Mihai Popa.
    • 68': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Claudiu Petrila.
    • 69': Alexandru Pantea (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Álex Baena (Spain U21).
    • 69': Álex Baena (Spain U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jovan Markovic (Romania U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dragos Albu.
    • 72': Substitution, Romania U21. Adrian Mazilu replaces Louis Munteanu.
    • 73': Abel Ruiz (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Victor Dican (Romania U21).
    • 73': Victor Dican (Romania U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Spain U21. Gabri Veiga replaces Álex Baena.
    • 74': Substitution, Spain U21. Aimar Oroz replaces Oihan Sancet.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Spain U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 76': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Mihai Popa.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Jovan Markovic (Romania U21) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Aimar Oroz (Spain U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabri Veiga.
    • 80': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Bogdan Racovitan.
    • 81': Substitution, Spain U21. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Rodri.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Andrei Borza (Romania U21) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bogdan Racovitan.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Aimar Oroz (Spain U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Juan Miranda (Spain U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
    • 84': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Bogdan Racovitan.
    • 85': Substitution, Romania U21. Valentin Ticu replaces Alexandru Isfan.
    • 86': Substitution, Spain U21. Sergio Camello replaces Abel Ruiz.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Riquelme (Spain U21) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Mihai Lixandru (Romania U21).
    • 89': Sergio Camello (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Andrei Borza (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Spain U21).
    • 90'+1': Claudiu Petrila (Romania U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Spain U21).
    • 90'+1': Arnau Tenas (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Valentin Ticu (Romania U21).
    • 90'+1': Valentin Ticu (Romania U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Aimar Oroz (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Bogdan Racovitan (Romania U21).
    • 90'+5': Goal! Romania U21 0, Spain U21 3. Sergio Gómez (Spain U21) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Romania U21 0, Spain U21 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Romania U21 0, Spain U21 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 3
    78.9 Possession 21.1
    24 SHOTS 7
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    746 Accurate Passes 151
    825 Passes 224
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    28 Crosses 3
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 52
    31 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    10 Tackles 18
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 14
    3 Effective Clearances 29
    3 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

    Venue: Stadionul Steaua
    Location: Bucuresti, Romania
    Attendance: 21,227

    EURO Under-21 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Czechia U21 0 0 0
    2 England U21 0 0 0
    3 Germany U21 0 0 0
    4 Slovenia U21 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ROU Romania U21 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Mihai Popa (GK)
    14 Victor Robert Dican Yellow Card
    4 Bogdan Racovitan
    15 Andrei Borza
    2 Alexandru Pantea
    6 Dragos Albu
    17 Alexi Pitu
    11 Alexandru Mihai Isfan
    21 Daniel Birligea
    18 Octavian Popescu
    19 Louis Munteanu
    Romania U21 Substitutes:
    George Alexandru Cimpanu, Stefan Tarnovanu, Mihai Lixandru, Jovan Markovic, Adrian Mazilu, Vlad Pop, Claudiu Petrila, David Raul Miculescu, Andrei Cristian Gorcea, Valentin Constantin Ticu, Andres Dumitrescu.

    ESP Spain U21 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Arnau Tenas (GK)
    5 Jon Pacheco Yellow Card
    14 Aitor Paredes
    3 Juan Miranda
    12 Arnau Martínez
    8 Oihan Sancet
    16 Álex Baena
    6 Antonio Blanco
    9 Abel Ruiz
    17 Sergio Gómez
    10 Rodri Sánchez
    Spain U21 Substitutes:
    Manu Sánchez, Hugo Guillamón, Mario Gila, Aimar Oroz, Adrián Bernabé, Víctor Perea, Rodrigo Riquelme, Sergio Camello, Julen Agirrezabala, Leo Román, Ander Barrenetxea, Gabri Veiga.

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