Cyprus vs Romania
Ref: Sascha Stegemann, Germany
Match recap
Romania beat Cyprus 3–0 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Man, Marin, and Drăgușin scored for Romania. Cyprus held 42% possession to 58% for Romania.
First Half
Kousoulos
Yellow Card
16'
⚽
Man
Laifis
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
Marin
Penalty
Kastanos
Yellow Card
⇄
Antoniou
36'
⚽
Drăgușin
Assist: Man
41'
Bancu
Yellow Card
45+6'
Man
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Loizou
⇄
Kousoulos
⇄
Tzionis
Sotiriou
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Marin
63'
⇄
Bancu
72'
⇄
Man
72'
⇄
Drăguş
⇄
Kastanos
82'
⇄
Drăgușin
Match Statistics
CyprusRomania
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack1 · 4 won
15
Shots
19
4
Shots on target
9
7
Shots in the box
11
8
Shots outside box
8
8
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
362
Total passes
509
292
Accurate passes
432
81%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
6
Cyprus
4-2-3-1
Romania
4-3-3
Cyprus
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël Yves MallG
- 3Nikolas PanagiotouD
- 4Nicholas IoannouD
- 7Minas AntoniouD
- 8Ioannis KousoulosM
- 9Ioannis PittasF
- 17Loizos LoizouM
- 18Kostakis ArtymatasM
- 19Konstantinos LaifisD
- 20Grigoris KastanosM
- 21Marinos TzionisM
Substitutes
- 2Andreas KaroD
- 5Charalampos CharalampousM
- 6Alexandros GogićM
- 10Pieros SotiriouF
- 11Andreas MakrisF
- 12Marios StylianouD
- 13Demetris DemetriouG
- 14Kostas PileasD
- 15Andreas ChrysostomouM
- 16Stélios AndreouD
- 22Neofytos MichaelG
- 23Marios IliaF
Romania
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Florin Constantin NiţăG
- 2Andrei Florin RațiuD
- 3Radu Matei DrăgușinD
- 6Marius Mihai MarinM
- 10Nicolae Claudiu StanciuM
- 11Nicușor Silviu BancuD
- 13Valentin Mihai MihăilăF
- 15Andrei Andonie BurcăD
- 18Răzvan Gabriel MarinM
- 19Denis Mihai DrăguşF
- 20Dennis ManF
Substitutes
- 4Cristian Marian ManeaD
- 5Virgil Eugen GhițăD
- 7Denis AlibecF
- 8Alexandru Mihăiță ChipciuM
- 9George Alexandru PuşcaşF
- 12Horaţiu Alexandru MoldovanG
- 14Ianis HagiM
- 16Ștefan TârnovanuG
- 17Florinel Teodor ComanF
- 21Darius Dumitru OlaruM
- 22Alexandru Ionuț MitrițăF
- 23Deian Cristian SorescuF
Cyprus
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Mall | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Ioannou | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Kostakis Artymatas(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marinos Tzionis | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ioannis Pittas | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Grīgorīs Kastanos | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Minas Antoniou | D | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Loizos Loizou | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andreas Chrysostomou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stelios Andreou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gogić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neofytos Michael | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Pileas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Karo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Dimitriou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Charalampous | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Marios Stylianou | D | 57 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marios Ilia | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andreas Makris | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pieros Sotiriou | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
Romania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Man | F | 72 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/6 |
| Valentin Mihăilă | F | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Radu Drăguşin | D | 82 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Răzvan Marin | M | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Marius Marin | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Florin Niță | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolae Stanciu(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Andrei Burcă | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Drăguş | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4/4 |
| Andrei Rațiu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Nicușor Bancu | D | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Denis Alibec | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ștefan Târnovanu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horațiu Moldovan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Manea | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florinel Coman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deian Sorescu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandru Mitriță | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ianis Hagi | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Darius Olaru | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexandru Chipciu | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Pușcaș | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Virgil Ghiță | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |