Romania 4-1 Cyprus
Updated
Romania won: Romania 4-1 Cyprus in the Nations League (Round 6) on Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at Arena Naţională, Bucureşti. Romania goals: Daniel Birligea 2', Razvan Marin 42', Razvan Marin 80', Florinel Coman 83'. Cyprus goals: Ioannis Pittas 52'. Sent off: Konstantinos Laifis (77'). Expected goals: 2.78-0.96. Possession: 66-34. Player of the match: Razvan Marin (9.2).
Match report
Romania rout Cyprus 4-1
Romania swept aside Cyprus 4-1 at Arena Naţională on Monday 18 November in the Nations League.
Daniel Birligea put Romania ahead on 2' (1-0), Razvan Marin made it 2-0 on 42', Ioannis Pittas pulled one back for Cyprus on 52' (2-1), Razvan Marin made it 3-1 on 80' and Florinel Coman made it 4-1 on 83'.
Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) was sent off on 77'.
Romania had 66% of the ball, shots were 19-8 (9-4 on target) and expected goals finished 2.78-0.96. Romania were the better side on chances, too.
Razvan Marin (Romania) was player of the match with a 9.2 rating.
Attendance: 45,318. Referee: Luca Pairetto.
Match stats
| Romania | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 66 | 34 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.78 | 0.96 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 27 | 13 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 530 (88%) | 247 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 12 | 5 |
Lineups
Romania (4-3-3): Florin Nita, Andrei Ratiu, Radu Dragusin, Alexandru Pascanu, Nicusor Bancu, Razvan Marin, Marius Marin, Darius Olaru, Ianis Hagi, Daniel Birligea, Valentin Mihaila
Cyprus (4-4-2): Demetris Demetriou, Andreas Karo, Stelios Andreou, Konstantinos Laifis, Anderson Correia, Loizos Loizou, Danilo Spoljaric, Kostakis Artymatas, Andronikos Kakoullis, Marinos Tzionis, Pieros Sotiriou
Key events
- 2' · Goal · Daniel Birligea (Romania)
- 16' · Yellow card · Andreas Karo (Cyprus)
- 42' · Goal · Razvan Marin (Romania)
- 46' · Substitution · Minas Antoniou for Andreas Karo (Cyprus)
- 46' · Substitution · Charalambos Charalambous for Danilo Spoljaric (Cyprus)
- 46' · Substitution · Ioannis Pittas for Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus)
- 52' · Goal · Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus)
- 52' · Yellow card · Minas Antoniou (Cyprus)
- 67' · Substitution · Florinel Coman for Marius Marin (Romania)
- 67' · Substitution · Stefan Tarnovanu for Florin Nita (Romania)
- 67' · Substitution · Andrei Burca for Radu Dragusin (Romania)
- 67' · Substitution · Adrian Sut for Darius Olaru (Romania)
- 74' · Substitution · Andreas Makris for Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus)
- 74' · Yellow card · Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus)
- 77' · Red card · Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus)
- 79' · Substitution · Nikolas Panayiotou for Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus)
- 80' · Goal · Razvan Marin (Romania)
- 83' · Goal · Florinel Coman (Romania)
- 84' · Substitution · Alexandru Mitrita for Valentin Mihaila (Romania)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Romania vs Cyprus?
Romania won, 4-1 (Nations League) on Mon, 18 Nov 2024.
When and where is Romania vs Cyprus?
Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 19:45 UTC at Arena Naţională, Bucureşti, Nations League.