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Ireland 1-1 Romania - October 11, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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IRE
0
HT
IRE
53
53' - Goal
Gheorghe Hagi
53' - Goal
Gheorghe Hagi
62' - Substitution
Alan McLoughlinis substituted by David Kelly6276
76' - Substitution
Viorel Moldovanis substituted by Iulian Filipescu
76' - Substitution
Adrian Ilieis substituted by Marius Lacatus
76' - Substitution
Viorel Moldovanis substituted by Iulian Filipescu 76' - Substitution
Adrian Ilieis substituted by Marius Lacatus84
84' - Substitution
Gheorghe Hagiis substituted by Ilie Dumitrescu
84' - Substitution
Gheorghe Hagiis substituted by Ilie Dumitrescu
85' - Goal
Tony Cascarino85 86' - Substitution
Tony Cascarinois substituted by Micky Evans86
90' - Substitution
Terry Phelanis substituted by Curtis Fleming90
FT
ROM
ROM
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Kelly | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Breen | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Babb | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jason McAteer | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Phelan | 90 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Kennedy | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan McLoughlin | 62 | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ray Houghton | 35 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lee Carsley | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 8586 | 35 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Romania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bogdan Stelea | 29 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anton Dobos | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Liviu Ciobotariu | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dan Petrescu | 29 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tibor Selymes | 27 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Constantin Galca | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gheorghe Popescu | 30 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dorinel Munteanu | 29 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gheorghe Hagi | 5384 | 32 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Viorel Moldovan | 76 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Adrian Ilie | 76 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Curtis Fleming | 90 | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Micky Evans | 86 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Kelly | 62 | 31 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Iulian Filipescu | 76 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ilie Dumitrescu | 84 | 28 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marius Lacatus | 76 | 33 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary Breen
IN
Kenny Cunningham
OUT
Terry Phelan
IN
Denis Irwin
OUT
Jeff Kenna
IN
Gary Kelly
OUT
Alan Kelly
IN
Shay Given
OUT
Mark Kennedy
IN
Ian Harte
OUT
Phil Babb
IN
Steve Staunton
OUT
Ray Houghton
IN
Roy Keane
OUT
Lee Carsley
IN
David Connolly
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Viorel Moldovan
IN
Ilie Dumitrescu
OUT
Liviu Ciobotariu
IN
Daniel Prodan
OUT
Tibor Selymes
IN
Gica Craioveanu
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
19
Success rate in this team:
32 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
McCarthy vs Romania
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on October 11, 1997
McCarthy vs Iordanescu
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on October 11, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
47
47
Success rate in this team:
62 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
73 %
Iordanescu vs Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on October 11, 1997
Iordanescu vs McCarthy
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on October 11, 1997
Referee
Nikolay Levnikov
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Romania1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Romania1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 11, 1997 | Latest figure on October 11, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
May 01, 2012
Key figures
End of streak for Ireland after 5 matches without conceding any goal at home (since 15/06/1996). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 04/06/1989
Ireland keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 06/09/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/06/1996-09/10/1996 time period (7 matches).
The last time Ireland has ended with the score 1-1 at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone, It was on the 28/04/1993 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DIreland 2-2 Croatia02/06/1996 | VIreland 3-0 Bolivia15/06/1996 | VIreland 3-0 North Macedonia09/10/1996 | DIreland 0-0 Iceland10/11/1996 | VIreland 5-0 Liechtenstein21/05/1997 | DIreland 0-0 Lithuania20/08/1997 |
| Overall | LNorth Macedonia 3-2 Ireland02/04/1997 | LRomania 1-0 Ireland30/04/1997 | VIreland 5-0 Liechtenstein21/05/1997 | DIreland 0-0 Lithuania20/08/1997 | VIceland 2-4 Ireland06/09/1997 | VLithuania 1-2 Ireland10/09/1997 |
Current form
| Away | VSlovakia 0-2 Romania15/11/1995 | LSerbia and Montenegro 1-0 Romania27/03/1996 | VIceland 0-4 Romania09/10/1996 | VNorth Macedonia 0-3 Romania14/12/1996 | VLithuania 0-1 Romania02/04/1997 | VLiechtenstein 1-8 Romania06/09/1997 |
| Overall | VRomania 8-0 Liechtenstein29/03/1997 | VLithuania 0-1 Romania02/04/1997 | VRomania 1-0 Ireland30/04/1997 | VRomania 4-2 North Macedonia20/08/1997 | VLiechtenstein 1-8 Romania06/09/1997 | VRomania 4-0 Iceland10/09/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 5 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 8 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 19 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 12 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
9 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
21 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
36 |
|
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0.78 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.25 |
Betting aid
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
4-0 |
Bookings
|
18 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Tony Cascarino | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | Gheorghe Popescu |  |
| Tony Cascarino | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Gheorghe Popescu | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Viorel Moldovan | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Gheorghe Popescu | |
||
| Tony Cascarino | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | Dorinel Munteanu |  |
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
2 gf
0 ga
Away
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Total
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
2 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
1 gf
0 ga
Away
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Total
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
March 23, 1988 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
March 23, 1988 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
April 30, 1997 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 30, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
June 25, 1990 - Coupe du Monde 1990
March 23, 1988 - Rencontres amicales 1988
Best historical scorers against Romania
 |
Kevin Moran | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
|
David Kelly | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/03/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Ireland
|
Adrian Ilie | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/03/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Romania
|
Tony Cascarino | 2 matches | 1990 - 1997 |
|
Chris Morris | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
|
Kevin Moran | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
 |
Kevin Sheedy | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
 |
Steve Staunton | 2 matches | 1990 - 1997 |
 |
Niall Quinn | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/03/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Ireland
 |
Iosif Rotariu | 2 matches | 1990 - 1997 |
 |
Ioan Ovidiu Sabau | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
|
Gheorghe Popescu | 2 matches | 1990 - 1997 |
 |
Mircea Rednic | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
|
Gheorghe Hagi | 2 matches | 1990 - 1997 |
 |
Ioan Andone | 2 matches | 1988 - 1990 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/03/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
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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