Romania 2-1 Finland - August 18, 2004 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2006
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50'
90+3'
Aleksei Eremenko
ROM
ROM
46' - Substitution
Gabriel Caramarinis substituted by Florin Cernat46
50' - Goal
Adrian Mutu50
58' - Substitution
Jari Litmanenis substituted by Aleksei Eremenko
61' - Substitution
Petri Pasanenis substituted by Miika Koppinen
76' - Substitution
Nicolae Dicais substituted by Costin Florin Soava76
78' - Red card
Cosmin Barcauan78
83' - Substitution
Mika Nurmelais substituted by Peter Kopteff
83' - Red card
Mika Väyrynen
85' - Substitution
Flavius Stoicanis substituted by Adrian Iencsi85
90' - Goal
Florentin Petre90 93' - Goal
Aleksei Eremenko
FIN
FIN
Team line-ups
Romania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bogdan Lobont | 26 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Cosmin Barcauan | 78 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sorin Ghionea | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Flavius Stoican | 85 | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Razvan Rat | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gabriel Caramarin | 46 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nicolae Dica | 76 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Florentin Petre | 90 | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ionel Danciulescu | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Adrian Mutu | 50 | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
14
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Antti Niemi | 32 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sami Hyypiä | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Toni Kuivasto | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Petri Pasanen | 61 | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Janne Saarinen | 27 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Aki Riihilahti | 27 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mika Nurmela | 83 | 32 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joonas Kolkka | 29 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mika Väyrynen | 83 | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jari Litmanen | 58 | 33 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jonatan Johansson | 29 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
45
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Adrian Iencsi | 85 | 29 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Costin Florin Soava | 76 | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Florin Cernat | 46 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Miika Koppinen | 61 | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aleksei Eremenko | 9358 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Peter Kopteff | 83 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Flavius Stoican
IN
Florentin Dumitru
OUT
Razvan Rat
IN
Costin Florin Soava
OUT
Adrian Mutu
IN
Ioan Viorel Ganea
OUT
Cosmin Barcauan
IN
Adrian Iencsi
OUT
Gabriel Caramarin
IN
Ioan Cristian Dancia
OUT
Florentin Petre
IN
Mihaita Plesan
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jonatan Johansson
IN
Mikael Forssell
OUT
Toni Kuivasto
IN
Hannu Tihinen
OUT
Janne Saarinen
IN
Juha Reini
OUT
Aki Riihilahti
IN
Aleksei Eremenko
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
77
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
69 %
Iordanescu vs Finland
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Iordanescu vs Muurinen
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
58
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Muurinen vs Romania
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Muurinen vs Iordanescu
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Grzegorz Gilewski
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Romania1 match | General total | Finland3 matches | 0 victory |
2 draws |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Romania1 match | Season total | Finland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on August 18, 2004 | Latest figure on May 25, 2006 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Romania keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal scored vs Finland running (since 11/10/1970). It's a record streak. The first of history
No Finland manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Antti Muurinen has reached 1.36 goals scored per game .
It's the first time Florentin Petre scores a goal in his professional career with Romania since the 03/06/2000 (with Romania vs Greece )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LRomania 0-1 Norway12/10/2002 | LRomania 2-5 Denmark29/03/2003 | VRomania 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina07/06/2003 | VRomania 4-0 Luxembourg06/09/2003 | DRomania 1-1 Japan11/10/2003 | VRomania 5-1 Germany28/04/2004 |
| Overall | DRomania 1-1 Japan11/10/2003 | LItaly 1-0 Romania16/11/2003 | VRomania 3-0 Georgia18/02/2004 | VScotland 1-2 Romania31/03/2004 | VRomania 5-1 Germany28/04/2004 | LIreland 1-0 Romania27/05/2004 |
Current form
| Away | DWales 1-1 Finland10/09/2003 | LCosta Rica 2-1 Finland19/11/2003 | LChina 2-1 Finland03/02/2004 | LChina 2-1 Finland07/02/2004 | VMalta 1-2 Finland31/03/2004 | LBosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Finland28/04/2004 |
| Overall | LCosta Rica 2-1 Finland19/11/2003 | LChina 2-1 Finland03/02/2004 | LChina 2-1 Finland07/02/2004 | VMalta 1-2 Finland31/03/2004 | LBosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Finland28/04/2004 | LFinland 1-3 Sweden28/05/2004 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 10 | 12 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
14 gf
0 ga
Away
6 gf
2 ga
Total
20 gf
2 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
6 ga
Away
0 gf
14 ga
Total
2 gf
20 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 0 |
October 14, 1973 |
| Home | 9 - 0 |
October 14, 1973 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
August 28, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
June 06, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
October 14, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
September 20, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
September 22, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
Best historical scorers against Finland
|
Florea Dumitrache | 4 goals | 1970 - 1973 |
|
Mircea Sandu | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
 |
Gheorghe Hagi | 2 goals | 1985 - 1985 |
 |
Radu Nunweiler | 2 goals | 1970 - 1972 |
|
Dumitru Marcu | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
 |
Dorin Mateut | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
Best historical scorers against Romania
 |
Mika Lipponen | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
Players with most games played vs Finland
|
Necula Raducanu | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
|
Lajos Satmareanu | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
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Cornel Dinu | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
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Ion Dumitru | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
 |
Alexandru Neagu | 3 matches | 1970 - 1972 |
|
Radu Nunweiler | 3 matches | 1970 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Romania
|
Jukka Ikäläinen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Jyrki Nieminen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Leo Houtsonen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Kari Ukkonen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Jari Rantanen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Hannu Turunen | 1 match | 1985 - 1985 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 18, 2004
September 04, 2004
September 08, 2004
October 09, 2004
October 13, 2004
November 17, 2004
February 09, 2005
March 26, 2005
March 30, 2005
June 04, 2005
June 08, 2005
August 17, 2005
September 03, 2005
September 07, 2005
October 08, 2005
October 12, 2005
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