VADUZ. Romania conquers Liechtenstein with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Bancu (87′) and a goal from D. Man (8′). Romania was much better in terms of ball possession (72%) was among the factors of its victory.
N. Stanciu missed a penalty (35′) for Romania.
The match was played at the Rheinpark Stadion stadium in Vaduz on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Matej Jug who was helped by Matej Žunič and Manuel Vidali. The 4th official was David Smajc. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 3 Total 38
- 1 On Target 17
- 2 Off Target 16
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 54 Attack 153
- 19 Dangerous attack 116
- 69 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 15
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Romania was in firm control of the ball 72% while Liechtenstein was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Romania was more pushing with 116 dangerous attacks and 38 shots of which 17 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Romania won the match.
Liechtenstein shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Romania shot 38 times, 17 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Liechtenstein received 3 yellow cards (S. Wolfinger, N. Frommelt and L. Meier). Talking about the opposition, Romania didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
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Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this match, Liechtenstein will stay with 1 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Romania will have 17 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Liechtenstein – Formation
Liechtenstein started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Martin Stocklasa decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Büchel
, Sandro Wolfinger , Rafael Grünenfelder , Noah Frommelt , Maximilian Göppel , Roman Spirig , Livio Meier , Aron Sele , Nicolas Hasler , Noah Frick and Yanik Frick .The home team had on the bench: Fabio Wolfinger
, Seyhan Yıldız , Lorenzo Lo Russo, Rıdvan Kardeşoğlu , Armando Majer, Martin Büchel , Daniel Brandle, Nicola Kollmann and Daniel Kaufmann .Substitutions
Liechtenstein made 5 changes: N. Frick for R. Kardesoglu (63′), L. Meier for D. Kaufmann (71′), Y. Frick for F. Wolfinger (71′), A. Sele for M. Buchel (82′) and S. Wolfinger for S. Yildiz (82′).
Best player: Sandro Wolfinger
The most impressive player for Liechtenstein was Sandro Wolfinger.
His rating is
with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.Romania – Formation
Romania started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mirel Matei Radoi played with: Florin Niță
, Cristian Manea , Adrian Rus , Andrei Burcă , Nicușor Bancu , Olimpiu Moruțan , Dragoș Nedelcu , Nicolae Stanciu , Dennis Man , George Pușcaș and Andrei Ivan .They had on the bench: Ianis Hagi
, Ionuț Nedelcearu, Alin Toșca, Alexandru Maxim , Horațiu Moldovan, Florin Tănase, Andrei Vlad, Virgil Ghiță, Enes Sali , Denis Alibec , Răzvan Marin and Alexandru Cicâldău .Substitutions
Romania made 5 changes: G. Puscas for D. Alibec (63′), N. Stanciu for A. Maxim (63′), O. Morutan for A. Cicaldau (73′), D. Man for I. Hagi (74′) and A. Ivan for E. Sali (85′).
Best player: Nicușor Bancu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Romania was Nicușor Bancu.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 72 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Croatia – Russia – 1-0
- Malta – Slovakia – 0-6
- Slovenia – Cyprus – 2-1
- Armenia – Germany – 1-4
- Liechtenstein – Romania – 0-2
- North Macedonia – Iceland – 3-1
- Portugal – Serbia – 1-2
- Luxembourg – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
- Greece – Kosovo – 1-1
- Spain – Sweden – 1-0