Romania vs Cyprus, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Romania

43': Florin Tanase
45'+2': Dennis Man

FT
2 - 0

Cyprus

About

Romania are hosting Cyprus at National Arena, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
2': Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti is caught offside.
6': Attempt blocked. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
11': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Christos Shielis (Cyprus).
12': Attempt saved. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joël Mall (Cyprus).
12': Attempt saved. Mihai Popescu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joël Mall (Cyprus).
16': Attempt blocked. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
16': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
16': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
17': Attempt blocked. Adrian Sut (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Mihaila with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Adrian Sut (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mihai Popescu with a headed pass following a corner.
19': Attempt blocked. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
19': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Grigoris Kastanos.
20': Attempt missed. Mihai Popescu (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Mihaila with a cross following a corner.
22': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
22': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Deian Sorescu.
24': Adrian Sut (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
24': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Adrian Sut (Romania).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
26': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Florin Tanase (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
28': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Mall (Cyprus).
32': Attempt blocked. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Sut.
32': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
35': Mihai Popescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
38': Delay in match because of an injury Florin Tanase (Romania).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': VAR Decision: No card change Joël Mall (Cyprus).
42': Attempt saved. Anderson Correia (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
42': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
43': Goal! Romania 1, Cyprus 0. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dennis Man following a fast break.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Goal! Romania 2, Cyprus 0. Dennis Man (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
45'+3': Deian Sorescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
45'+5': Offside, Romania. Deian Sorescu is caught offside.
45'+6': First Half ends, Romania 2, Cyprus 0.
45': Second Half begins Romania 2, Cyprus 0.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Ioannis Kosti.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Loizos Loizou.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
47': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Romania).
47': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
48': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Anderson Correia (Cyprus).
50': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
53': Deian Sorescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
54': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
54': Giannis Satsias (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
56': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
56': Substitution, Romania. Marius Marin replaces Vlad Chiriches.
56': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Mitrita replaces Valentin Mihaila.
61': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
62': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Tanase.
62': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Anderson Correia.
64': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
64': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
64': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Giannis Satsias (Cyprus).
64': Giannis Satsias (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Foul by Mihai Popescu (Romania).
67': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
69': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
69': Joël Mall (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Mall (Cyprus).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Offside, Romania. Dennis Man is caught offside.
73': Substitution, Romania. Virgil Ghita replaces Andrei Burca.
73': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Florin Tanase.
74': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
74': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
74': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
76': Offside, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos is caught offside.
78': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
78': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
81': Foul by Adrian Sut (Romania).
81': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Romania. David Miculescu replaces Dennis Man.
85': Attempt blocked. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
86': Attempt missed. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
87': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Marinos Tzionis.
87': Attempt blocked. Virgil Ghita (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Miculescu with a cross.
87': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
88': Attempt blocked. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Miculescu.
90': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kostakis Artymatas.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Mall (Cyprus). Assisted by Adrian Sut.
90'+5': Foul by Adrian Sut (Romania).
90'+5': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Romania 2, Cyprus 0.
0': Match ends, Romania 2, Cyprus 0.

Statistics

CYP		ROU
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	1
39.9	Possession	60.1
5	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
298	Accurate Passes	469
360	Passes	541
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.3
39	Long Balls	49
22	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	10
13	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	7
28	Effective Clearances	18
28	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 45,324

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Austria	8	+18	19
2	Bosnia-Herzegovina	8	+10	17
3	Romania	8	+9	13
4	Cyprus	8	0	8

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Romania (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
15	Andrei Burca
3	Mihai Popescu
23	Deian Sorescu
2	Andrei Ratiu
19	Florin Tanase
21	Vlad Chiriches
8	Adrian Sut
9	Denis Dragus
13	Valentin Mihaila
10	Dennis Man

Romania Substitutes:

Valentin Cretu, Stefan Tarnovanu, Raul Oprut, Virgil Ghita, Vladimir Screciu, Florin Nita, David Miculescu, Denis Alibec, Marius Marin, Razvan Marin, Ionut Nedelcearu, Alexandru Mitrita.

Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joël Mall (GK)
19	Konstantinos Laifis
15	Christos Shelis
14	Giorgos Malekkides
6	Giannis Satsias
23	Ioannis Kosti
20	Grigoris Kastanos
8	Charis Kyriakou
11	Andronikos Kakoulis
7	Anderson Correia
17	Loizos Loizou

Cyprus Substitutes:

Kostakis Artymatas, Kostas Pileas, Dimitris Dimitriou, Neophytos Michael, Nikolas Koutsakos, Charalampos Charalampous, Andreas Shikkis, Nikolas Panagiotou, Marinos Tzionis, Marios Elia, Evagoras Antoniou, Pieros Soteriou.

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