Romania 4-2 Macedonia - August 20, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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ROM
36' - Goal
Viorel Moldovan36
40' - Goal
Constantin Galca40
ROM
46' - Substitution
Dzevdet Sainoskiis substituted by Miroslav Gjokic 52' - Goal
Miroslav Gjokic 63' - Goal
Viorel Moldovan63
66' - Goal
Ilie Dumitrescu66
68' - Substitution
Viktor Trenevskiis substituted by Saso Milosevski
68' - Substitution
Srdjan Zaharievskiis substituted by Nedzmedin Memedi
74' - Substitution
Daniel Prodanis substituted by Liviu Ciobotariu74
80' - Substitution
Viorel Moldovanis substituted by Gica Craioveanu80
84' - Substitution
Constantin Galcais substituted by Gabriel Popescu84 90' - Goal
Miroslav Gjokic
MAC
MAC
Team line-ups
Romania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bogdan Stelea | 29 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Prodan | 74 | 25 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Anton Dobos | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dan Petrescu | 29 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tibor Selymes | 27 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Constantin Galca | 4084 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ilie Dumitrescu | 66 | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gheorghe Popescu | 29 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Denis Serban | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Viorel Moldovan | 633680 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Adrian Ilie | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Macedonia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Sasa Ilic | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Igor Nikolovski | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ljupco Markovski | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Goce Sedloski | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Risto Milosavov | 32 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ljubodrag Milosevic | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dzevdet Sainoski | 46 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Viktor Trenevski | 68 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Srdjan Zaharievski | 68 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Artim Sakiri | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Georgi Hristov | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Liviu Ciobotariu | 74 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gabriel Popescu | 84 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gica Craioveanu | 80 | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Nedzmedin Memedi | 68 | 31 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Saso Milosevski | 68 | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Miroslav Gjokic | 905246 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Constantin Galca
IN
Dorinel Munteanu
OUT
Denis Serban
IN
Gheorghe Hagi
OUT
Ilie Dumitrescu
IN
Iulian Filipescu
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Viktor Trenevski
IN
Toni Micevski
OUT
Risto Milosavov
IN
Boban Babunski
OUT
Ljubodrag Milosevic
IN
Vlatko Gosev
OUT
Dzevdet Sainoski
IN
Dejvi Glavevski
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
44
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
73 %
Iordanescu vs Macedonia
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Iordanescu vs Hadzievski
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
12
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Hadzievski vs Romania
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Hadzievski vs Iordanescu
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Tokat Metin
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Romania2 matches | General total | Macedonia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Romania1 match | Season total | Macedonia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on August 21, 2002 | Latest figure on August 20, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Romania keeps its 17 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 11/10/1995). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/10/1963-07/12/1966 time period (21 matches).
Romania keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 29/11/1992). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/11/1968 (10 matches)
Macedonia keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 09/10/1996). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/05/1996 (4 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VRomania 3-1 Moldova01/06/1996 | VRomania 2-0 Israel14/08/1996 | VRomania 3-0 Lithuania31/08/1996 | LRomania 1-2 United Arab Emirates18/09/1996 | VRomania 8-0 Liechtenstein29/03/1997 | VRomania 1-0 Ireland30/04/1997 |
| Overall | LRomania 1-2 United Arab Emirates18/09/1996 | VIceland 0-4 Romania09/10/1996 | VNorth Macedonia 0-3 Romania14/12/1996 | VRomania 8-0 Liechtenstein29/03/1997 | VLithuania 0-1 Romania02/04/1997 | VRomania 1-0 Ireland30/04/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LSpain 3-0 Macedonia15/11/1995 | LBulgaria 3-0 Macedonia28/05/1996 | DIceland 1-1 Macedonia01/06/1996 | LIreland 3-0 Macedonia09/10/1996 | VLiechtenstein 1-11 Macedonia09/11/1996 | VMalta 0-2 Macedonia27/11/1996 |
| Overall | VLiechtenstein 1-11 Macedonia09/11/1996 | VMalta 0-2 Macedonia27/11/1996 | LMacedonia 0-3 Romania14/12/1996 | LMacedonia 0-1 Australia12/03/1997 | VMacedonia 3-2 Ireland02/04/1997 | VMacedonia 1-0 Iceland07/06/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 16 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 9 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
20 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
19 |
|
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
10 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.71 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.43 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
9 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Gheorghe Popescu | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Mitko Stojkovski |  |
| Gheorghe Popescu | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Dejvi Glavevski | |
| Gheorghe Popescu | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Mitko Stojkovski | |
| Gheorghe Popescu | 8 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Georgi Hristov | |
Historical head to head
Away
3 gf
0 ga
Total
3 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
3 ga
Total
0 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
December 14, 1996 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
December 14, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
Best historical scorers against Macedonia
|
Gheorghe Popescu | 3 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Romania
Players with most games played vs Macedonia
 |
Ovidiu Stinga | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Anton Dobos | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Dorinel Munteanu | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Bogdan Stelea | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Constantin Galca | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Dan Petrescu | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Romania
|
Srdjan Zaharievski | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Danco Celeski | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Saso Milosevski | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Igor Nikolovski | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Georgi Hristov | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Mitko Stojkovski | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 24, 1996
June 01, 1996
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 21, 1997
June 07, 1997
June 11, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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