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Friendly International
Friday, 22nd Match 2024. KO: 19:45 GMT / 20:45 local
ROMANIA (ROU) 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 1-1)
Venue: Arena Nationala, Bucharest
Attendance: 30,439
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
Assiatant Referees:
Goals: NIR: Reid 7; ROU: Man 23
Goals: NIR: Reid 7; ROU: Man 23
NORTHERN IRELAND: (green - dark green - white)
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Paddy McNair
(5-4-1) Hazard _ [Peacock-Farrell 45]; Bradley, Hume, McNair _, Toal, Spencer; Price, Charles, Thompson [McCann 72], Lane [McMenamin 62]; Reid [Magennis 71]
Unused subs: Southwood (gk); Donnelly, Marshall, Lavery, Smyth, McCann, Boyd-Munce, Magennis, Brown
ROMANIA: (yellow - yellow - yellow)
Head Coach: Edward Iordănescu
Captain: Nicolae Stanciu
(4-1-4-1) Florin Nita, Vasile Mogos [Deian Sorescu 45 _], Cristian Manea, Andrei Burca _ [Bogdan Racovitan 75], Radu Dragusin, Razvan Marin [Adrian Sut 75], Dennis Man [Ianis Hagi 75], Alexandru Cicaldau [Darius Olaru 62], George Puscas _, Nicolae Stanciu, Florinel Coman [Valentin Mihaila 62].
Substitutes: Horatiu Moldovan, Stefan Tarnovanu, Andrei Ratiu, Marius Marin, Denis Alibec, Florin Tanase, Adrian Rus, Denis Dragus, Olimpiu Morutan.
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Pre-Match:
Squads:
Northern Ireland (BBC)
- Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Aarhus, on loan from Burnley), Conor Hazard (Plymouth), Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town), Stephen McMullan (Fleetwood Town).
- Defenders: Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough),
Jamal Lewis* (Watford, on loan from Newcastle), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield), Eoin Toal (Bolton), Aaron Donnelly# (Dundee, on loan from Nottingham Forest) - Midfielders: George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Thompson (Stoke), Alistair McCann (Preston), Shea Charles (Southampton), Conor McMenamin (St Mirren), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Isaac Price (Standard Liege), Patrick Lane (Portsmouth),
Ross McCausland* (Rangers), Caolan Boyd-Munce (St Mirren). - Forwards: Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic), Dion Charles (Bolton), Callum Marshall (West Brom, on loan from West Ham), Jamie Reid (Stevenage), Shayne Lavery# (Blackpool)
- * unavailable through injury; # late call-up
Romania (FRF)
- Goalkeepers: Horațiu MOLDOVAN (Atletico Madrid | Spain, 9/0), Florin NIȚĂ (Gaziantep | Turkey, 19/0), Ștefan TÂRNOVANU (FCSB, 1/0), Marian AIOANI (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0);
- Defenders: Andrei RAȚIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 15/1), Cristian MANEA (CFR Cluj, 24/2), Vasile MOGOȘ (CFR Cluj, 4/0), Andrei BURCĂ (Al-Okhdood | Saudi Arabia, 25/1), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 13/0), Adrian RUS (Pafos | Cyprus, 19/1), Ionuț NEDELCEARU (Palermo | Italy, 25/2), Bogdan RACOVIȚAN (Raków | Poland, 0/0), Nicușor BANCU (Universitatea Craiova, 34/2), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep | Turkey, 14/0);
- Midfielders: Nicolae STANCIU (Damac | Saudi Arabia, 66/14), Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 15/0), Alexandru CICÂLDĂU (Konyaspor | Turkey, 35/4), Răzvan MARIN (Empoli | Italy, 52/3), Olimpiu MORUȚAN (Ankaragucu | Turkey, 14/1), Darius OLARU (FCSB, 15/0), Adrian ȘUT (FCSB, 0/0), Dennis MAN (Parma | Italy, 20/6), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Parma | Italy, 17/4), Ianis HAGI (Deportivo Alaves | Spain, 31/4), Denis DRĂGUȘ (Gaziantep | Turcia, 8/2), Florinel COMAN (FCSB, 12/1);
- Forwards: George PUȘCAȘ (Bari | Italy, 40/11), Denis ALIBEC (Muaither | Qatar, 36/5), Florin TĂNASE (Al-Okhdood | Saudi Arabia, 17/2).
Notes:
- This match will act as a warm-up for Romania ahead of the UEFA European Championships in Germany.
- Steven Davis, recently retired, joined the Northern Ireland coaching staff.
- Jamie Reid scores just seven minutes into his debut.
- Bailey Peacock-Farrell plays in protective mask due to a facial injury sustained while playing for his club, Aarhus.
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