Slovakia vs Romania, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2024: Slovakia, Romania advance from group after draw
A 1-1 draw between Slovakia and Romania on Wednesday sent both sides into the Euro 2024 round of 16 with Romania topping the Group E standings and Slovakia through as one of the four best third-placed sides.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt blocked. David Strelec (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Pekarík.
- 1': Attempt missed. Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 6': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 6': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
- 7': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
- 9': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
- 10': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 12': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 12': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 15': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Florinel Coman.
- 17': Offside, Slovakia. Lukás Haraslín is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Romania).
- 21': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
- 24': Goal! Slovakia 1, Romania 0. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka with a cross.
- 24': Delay in match (Slovakia).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 27': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
- 28': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Pekarík with a cross.
- 33': Attempt saved. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 34': Penalty Romania. Ianis Hagi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Romania.
- 37': Goal! Slovakia 1, Romania 1. Razvan Marin (Romania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu following a fast break.
- 44': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
- 45': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
- 45'+1': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Andrei Burca (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
- 45'+3': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Slovakia 1, Romania 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 1, Romania 1.
- 46': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 46': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
- 48': Offside, Slovakia. Dávid Hancko is caught offside.
- 49': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
- 52': Attempt saved. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 53': Florinel Coman (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 55': Offside, Romania. Denis Dragus is caught offside.
- 57': Offside, Slovakia. Peter Pekarík is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Romania. Deian Sorescu replaces Florinel Coman.
- 61': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
- 61': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
- 63': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 63': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Pekarík.
- 64': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
- 65': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 66': Substitution, Romania. Dennis Man replaces Ianis Hagi.
- 67': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Dragus.
- 70': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Suslov replaces Lukás Haraslín.
- 70': Substitution, Slovakia. Róbert Bozeník replaces David Strelec.
- 74': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
- 74': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Denis Vavro (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 76': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 76': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Slovakia. Dávid Duris replaces Ivan Schranz.
- 80': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
- 80': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Deian Sorescu.
- 82': Denis Vavro (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
- 85': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
- 86': Substitution, Romania. Adrian Rus replaces Razvan Marin.
- 88': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
- 88': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': George Puscas (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 90'+1': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Slovakia. Matús Bero replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Slovakia. Norbert Gyömbér replaces Peter Pekarík.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Slovakia 1, Romania 1.
- 0': Match ends, Slovakia 1, Romania 1.
Statistics
 ROU |
SVK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 323 | Passes | 437 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 6 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 29 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 45,033
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 45,033
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Slovakia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 14 | Milan Skriniar |
| 3 | Denis Vavro |
| 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Ondrej Duda |
| 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| 18 | David Strelec |
| 17 | Lukás Haraslín |
| 26 | Ivan Schranz |
Romania (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florin Nita (GK) |
| 15 | Andrei Burca  |
| 3 | Radu Dragusin |
| 6 | Marius Marin |
| 11 | Nicusor Bancu |
| 2 | Andrei Ratiu |
| 21 | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 17 | Florinel Coman |
| 10 | Ianis Hagi |
| 19 | Denis Dragus |
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