FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

San Marino vs Romania, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
San Marino
  • 67': Samuele Zannoni
FT
1 - 5
Romania
  • 6': Michele Cevoli (OG)
  • 44': Mihai Popescu
  • 55': Razvan Marin (P)
  • 75': Ianis Hagi (P)
  • 90'+4': Denis Alibec

About

San Marino are hosting Romania at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Hand ball by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 6': Own Goal by Michele Cevoli, San Marino. San Marino 0, Romania 1.
  • 10': Andrea Contadini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 13': Foul by Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino).
  • 13': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ianis Hagi following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Samuele Zannoni.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Mihai Popescu (Romania) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dennis Man with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 17': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Samuele Zannoni.
  • 19': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
  • 19': Lorenzo Capicchioni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Tommaso Benvenuti.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 25': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
  • 25': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Contadini (San Marino).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
  • 35': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 35': Tommaso Benvenuti (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Giacomo Benvenuti.
  • 40': Foul by Andrea Contadini (San Marino).
  • 40': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Filippo Berardi.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 44': Goal! San Marino 0, Romania 2. Mihai Popescu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Alessandro Tosi.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Man following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, San Marino 0, Romania 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Marino 0, Romania 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Mitrita replaces Marius Marin.
  • 45': Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Andrea Contadini.
  • 45': Substitution, San Marino. Valli Casadei replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni.
  • 47': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Tommaso Benvenuti (San Marino).
  • 48': Foul by Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino).
  • 48': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 53': Valli Casadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Penalty Romania. Dennis Man draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Alessandro Tosi (San Marino) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Goal! San Marino 0, Romania 3. Razvan Marin (Romania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Alessandro Tosi.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Tosi (San Marino).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Andrei Burca (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, Romania. Denis Ciobotariu replaces Mihai Popescu.
  • 61': Substitution, Romania. Vlad Dragomir replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 62': Substitution, San Marino. Alberto Riccardi replaces Alessandro Tosi because of an injury.
  • 63': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 63': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Hand ball by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 64': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Romania).
  • 64': Valli Casadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Denis Ciobotariu.
  • 66': Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Filippo Berardi.
  • 67': Goal! San Marino 1, Romania 3. Samuele Zannoni (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicko Sensoli.
  • 69': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Giacomo Benvenuti (San Marino).
  • 69': Giacomo Benvenuti (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
  • 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Romania.
  • 74': Penalty Romania. Dennis Man draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Michele Cevoli (San Marino) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Michele Cevoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Goal! San Marino 1, Romania 4. Ianis Hagi (Romania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, San Marino. Simone Santi replaces Samuele Zannoni.
  • 77': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
  • 77': Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Offside, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli is caught offside.
  • 78': Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Simone Santi (San Marino).
  • 80': Substitution, Romania. Dennis-Dorian Politic replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 80': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Denis Dragus.
  • 80': Foul by Simone Santi (San Marino).
  • 80': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Dennis-Dorian Politic (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 82': Offside, Romania. Denis Alibec is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 82': Valli Casadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Romania).
  • 84': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nicko Sensoli.
  • 84': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 84': Tommaso Benvenuti (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Romania. Dennis-Dorian Politic is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
  • 88': Vlad Dragomir (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
  • 90': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Ianis Hagi.
  • 90': Dennis-Dorian Politic (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Denis Ciobotariu (Romania).
  • 90'+1': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 90'+2': Denis Alibec (Romania) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 90'+4': Goal! San Marino 1, Romania 5. Denis Alibec (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, San Marino 1, Romania 5.
  • 0': Match ends, San Marino 1, Romania 5.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 4
75.1 Possession 24.9
18 SHOTS 1
8 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 1.0
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
649 Accurate Passes 177
718 Passes 238
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 33
37 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
3 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 12
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 10
6 Effective Clearances 25
6 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle
Location: Serravalle, San Marino
Attendance: 3,556

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 +2 6
2 Romania 2 +3 3
3 Cyprus 2 +1 3
4 Austria 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

SMR San Marino (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Pietro Amici (GK)
3 Tommaso Benvenuti
5 Michele Cevoli
12 Alessandro Tosi
2 Giacomo Benvenuti Yellow Card
18 Samuele Zannoni
17 Alessandro Golinucci
8 Lorenzo Capicchioni
10 Filippo Berardi
11 Andrea Contadini
9 Nicola Nanni Yellow Card
San Marino Substitutes:
Marcello Mularoni, Nicko Sensoli, Matteo Zavoli, Nicolas Giacopetti, Mirco De Angelis, Giacomo Valentini, Filippo Fabbri, Dante Rossi, Alberto Riccardi, Matteo Valli Casadei, Marco Pasolini, Simone Santi.

ROU Romania (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
15 Andrei Burca
3 Mihai Popescu
11 Nicusor Bancu
2 Andrei Ratiu
6 Marius Marin
10 Nicolae Stanciu
18 Razvan Marin
9 Denis Dragus
14 Ianis Hagi
20 Dennis Man
Romania Substitutes:
Alexandru Mitrita, Adrian Rus, Stefan Tarnovanu, Vlad Dragomir, Denis Ciobotariu, Denis Alibec, Deian Sorescu, Dennis Politic, Virgil Ghita, Florin Nita, Alexandru Chipciu.

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