Romania vs Cyprus
Ref: Donatas Rumsas, Lithuania
Match recap
Romania beat Cyprus 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Tănase and Man scored for Romania. Romania held 60% possession to 40% for Cyprus.
First Half
24'
Kastanos
Yellow Card
Tănase
Yellow Card
39'
VAR
Card reviewed
⚽
Tănase
Assist: Man
⚽
Man
Assist: Drăguş
Second Half
46'
⇄
Loizou
46'
⇄
Kosti
46'
⇄
Kakoullis
⇄
Chiricheș
⇄
Mihăilă
62'
⇄
Correia
64'
Satsias
Yellow Card
⇄
Burcă
⇄
Tănase
81'
⇄
Kyriakou
⇄
Man
Match Statistics
RomaniaCyprus
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
5
6
Shots on target
1
11
Shots in the box
2
8
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
2
10
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
545
Total passes
358
472
Accurate passes
295
87%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
10
Blocked shots
2
Romania
4-2-3-1
Cyprus
4-2-3-1
Romania
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. RațiuD
- 3M. PopescuD
- 8A. ȘutM
- 9D. DrăguşF
- 10D. ManM
- 12H. MoldovanG
- 13V. MihăilăM
- 15A. BurcăD
- 19F. TănaseM
- 21V. ChiricheșM
- 23D. SorescuD
Substitutes
- 1F. NiţăG
- 4V. GhițăD
- 5I. NedelcearuD
- 6M. MarinM
- 7D. AlibecF
- 11D. MiculescuF
- 14V. CrețuD
- 16Ș. TârnovanuG
- 17V. ScreciuM
- 18R. MarinM
- 20R. OpruțD
- 22A. MitrițăF
Cyprus
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. MallG
- 6G. SatsiasD
- 7Anderson CorreiaM
- 8C. KyriakouM
- 11A. KakoullisF
- 14G. MalekkidesD
- 15C. SielisD
- 17L. LoizouM
- 19K. LaifisD
- 20G. KastanosM
- 23I. KostiM
Substitutes
- 2K. PileasD
- 3N. PanagiotouD
- 4A. ShikkisD
- 5C. CharalampousM
- 9M. IliaF
- 10P. SotiriouF
- 12N. KoutsakosF
- 13D. DemetriouG
- 16E. AntoniouD
- 18K. ArtymatasM
- 21M. TzionisF
- 22N. MichaelG
Romania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Man | M | 82 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Mihai Popescu | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Denis Drăguş | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Andrei Burcă | D | 73 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florin Tănase | M | 73 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Deian Sorescu | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Adrian Șut | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Horațiu Moldovan | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrei Rațiu(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Vlad Chiricheş | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Valentin Mihăilă | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Florin Niță | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Screciu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentin Crețu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ionuț Nedelcearu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Opruț | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ștefan Târnovanu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Răzvan Marin | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Miculescu | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Virgil Ghiță | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandru Mitriță | F | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marius Marin | M | 34 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Alibec | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Cyprus
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris Kastanos(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Joel Mall | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Christos Sielis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chambos Kyriakou | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Laifis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Correia | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ioannis Kosti | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giannis Satsias | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Loizos Loizou | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Evagoras Antoniou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antreas Shikkis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neofytos Michael | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Pileas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pieros Sotiriou | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Dimitriou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Charalampous | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marinos Tzionis | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marios Ilia | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |