Romania vs Malta 1-0 · UEFA European Championship Qualifying

UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Romania

LWDWL

1-0

Finished

Malta

WLLLL

Sunday, September 8 at 04:00 PMStadionul Ilie Oana

Summary

First half

42'
Yellow card for Henry Bonello

Second half

⇅Substitution
59'
72'
⇅Alfred Effiong on, Kyrian Nwoko off
⇅Gheorghe Grozav on, Ianis Hagi off
72'
⇅Claudiu Keseru on, George Puscas off
77'
81'
⇅Joseph Zerafa on, Luke Gambin off
86'
⇅Jake Grech on, Dunstan Vella off

Statistics

63%Possession37%

22Shots8

6Shots on target2

12Corners3

15Fouls12

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Offsides3

2Saves5

380Accurate passes189

474Total passes277

Commentary

Match ends, Romania 1, Malta 0.Show full commentary

Match ends, Romania 1, Malta 0.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Romania 1, Malta 0.
90'+4'Offside, Malta. Steve Borg tries a through ball, but Rowen Muscat is caught offside.
90'+3'Hand ball by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
90'+1'Hand ball by Andrei Agius (Malta).
90'Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
89'Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
88'Offside, Malta. Alfred Effiong tries a through ball, but Jean Paul Farrugia is caught offside.
88'Attempt blocked. Jake Grech (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Effiong.
88'Hand ball by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
87'Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
86'Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Dunstan Vella.
86'Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florin Bogdan Stefan with a cross.
85'Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
85'Adrian Rus (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
81'Attempt saved. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu with a cross.
81'Substitution, Malta. Joseph Zerafa replaces Luke Gambin.
81'Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
78'Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'Foul by Gheorghe Grozav (Romania).
77'Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces George Puscas.
76'Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gheorghe Grozav.
74'Offside, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav tries a through ball, but Florin Bogdan Stefan is caught offside.
74'Attempt missed. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Gambin.
72'Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
72'Substitution, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav replaces Ianis Hagi.
72'Substitution, Malta. Alfred Effiong replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
71'Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71'Foul by Adrian Rus (Romania).
70'Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
70'Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66'Rowen Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66'Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
65'Corner, Malta. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
65'Attempt saved. Luke Gambin (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rowen Muscat.
64'Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
62'Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
60'Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'Foul by Mihai Bordeianu (Romania).
59'Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
59'Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'Substitution, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu replaces Razvan Marin.
58'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
58'Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
56'Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'Foul by Alexandru Cicaldau (Romania).
55'Attempt blocked. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54'Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54'Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
52'Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52'Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
51'Attempt missed. Adrian Rus (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
50'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
47'Goal! Romania 1, Malta 0. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
46'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
45'Second Half begins Romania 0, Malta 0.
45'+2'First Half ends, Romania 0, Malta 0.
45'+2'Attempt missed. Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
42'Henry Bonello (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
39'Foul by Rowen Muscat (Malta).
39'Adrian Rus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
37'Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
37'Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'Foul by Mihai Bordeianu (Romania).
35'Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
33'Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
32'Offside, Malta. Andrei Agius tries a through ball, but Jean Paul Farrugia is caught offside.
32'Attempt missed. Adrian Rus (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi following a set piece situation.
31'Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31'Foul by Dunstan Vella (Malta).
30'Attempt missed. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
30'Attempt blocked. Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Gambin with a cross.
28'Corner, Malta. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
28'Attempt saved. Juan Corbalan (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Paul Farrugia.
27'Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mihai Bordeianu with a cross following a corner.
27'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
27'Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Puscas.
26'Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
24'Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
24'Florin Andone (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
22'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
21'Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihai Bordeianu.
18'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
18'Attempt blocked. Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18'Attempt blocked. Florin Bogdan Stefan (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
14'Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
13'Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
11'Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
10'Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Puscas.
9'Juan Corbalan (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
8'Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
8'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Steve Borg.
7'Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'Foul by Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta).
6'Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
4'Attempt missed. George Puscas (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ianis Hagi with a cross following a corner.
4'Corner, Romania. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
1'Mihai Bordeianu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

RomaniaMalta

153045607590

Top performers

Romania

George PuscasShots5
Mihai BordeianuAccurate passes57
Ciprian TatarusanuSaves2

Malta

Juan CorbalanShots1
Zach MuscatAccurate passes28
Henry BonelloSaves5

Line-ups

Romania4-4-23-5-2Malta

1Bonello

22Muscat

5Agius

4Borg

7Mbong

21Gambin

11Muscat

15Corbalan

13Vella

9Farrugia

10Nwoko

⚽9Puscas

23Andone

19Bordeianu

11Hagi

18Marin

22Cicaldau

21Stefan

6Chiriches

7Chipciu

4Rus

12Tatarusanu

Romania

12Ciprian TatarusanuG
6Vlad ChirichesCD-L
4Adrian RusCD-R
21Florin StefanLB
7Alexandru ChipciuRB
19Mihai BordeianuCM-L
18Razvan MarinCM-R
11Ianis HagiLM
22Alexandru CicaldauRM
9George PuscasCF-L
23Florin AndoneCF-R

Malta

1Henry BonelloG
5Andrei AgiusCD
22Zach MuscatCD-L
4Steve BorgCD-R
21Luke GambinCM-L
13Dunstan VellaCM-R
11Rowen MuscatAM
7Joseph MbongLM
15Juan CorbalanRM
9Jean-Paul FarrugiaCF-L
10Kyrian NwokoCF-R

Head to head

Jun 10, 19Malta0-4Romania