Romania 1-0 Austria
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Romania won: Romania 1-0 Austria in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 8) on Sun, 12 Oct 2025 at Arena Naţională, Bucureşti. Romania goals: Virgil Ghita 90'+5. Expected goals: 0.45-0.16. Possession: 46-54. Player of the match: Dennis Man (8.2).
Match report
Romania beat Austria 1-0
Romania edged Austria 1-0 at Arena Naţională on Sunday 12 October in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Virgil Ghita put Romania ahead on 90+5' (1-0).
Virgil Ghita's 90+5' strike proved decisive.
Romania had 46% of the ball, shots were 10-3 (2-1 on target) and expected goals finished 0.45-0.16.
Dennis Man (Romania) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 39,581. Referee: Davide Massa.
Match stats
| Romania | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 46 | 54 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.45 | 0.16 |
| Total shots | 10 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 7 | 14 |
| Big chances | 0 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 296 (77%) | 383 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 2 | 4 |
| Total shots | 10 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 3 | 1 |
Lineups
Romania (4-3-3): Ionut Andrei Radu, Andrei Ratiu, Mihai Popescu, Andrei Burca, Alexandru Chipciu, Ianis Hagi, Marius Marin, Vlad Dragomir, Dennis Man, Daniel Birligea, Valentin Mihaila
Austria (4-2-3-1): Alexander Schlager, Stefan Posch, David Alaba, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid, Christoph Baumgartner, Marcel Sabitzer, Michael Gregoritsch
Key events
- 7' · Yellow card · Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)
- 41' · Yellow card · Romano Schmid (Austria)
- 53' · Yellow card · Andrei Burca (Romania)
- 56' · Yellow card · Phillipp Mwene (Austria)
- 65' · Substitution · Alexander Prass for Phillipp Mwene (Austria)
- 65' · Substitution · Florian Grillitsch for Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)
- 67' · Yellow card · Valentin Mihaila (Romania)
- 72' · Substitution · Virgil Ghita for Mihai Popescu (Romania)
- 81' · Yellow card · David Alaba (Austria)
- 86' · Substitution · Alessandro Schöpf for Romano Schmid (Austria)
- 86' · Substitution · Raul Florucz for Michael Gregoritsch (Austria)
- 88' · Substitution · Louis Munteanu for Daniel Birligea (Romania)
- 90'+5 · Goal · Virgil Ghita (Romania)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Romania vs Austria?
Romania won, 1-0 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sun, 12 Oct 2025.
When and where is Romania vs Austria?
Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 18:45 UTC at Arena Naţională, Bucureşti, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.