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Belgium 1-1 Romania - April 22, 1998 / Friendlies 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Friendlies 1998 - Intercontinental
Luc Nilis
76'
BEL
0
44
44' - Goal
Viorel Moldovan
44' - Goal
Viorel Moldovan
HT
BEL
46' - Substitution
Eric Van Meiris substituted by Bertrand Crasson
46' - Substitution
Tjorven De Brulis substituted by Glen De Boeck4647
47' - Red card
Anton Dobos
47' - Red card
Anton Dobos
57' - Substitution
Mike Verstraetenis substituted by Gert Verheyen5758
58' - Substitution
Adrian Ilieis substituted by Tibor Selymes
58' - Substitution
Adrian Ilieis substituted by Tibor Selymes
69' - Substitution
Luis Oliveirais substituted by Michaël Goossens6973
73' - Substitution
Gheorghe Hagiis substituted by Denis Serban
73' - Substitution
Gheorghe Hagiis substituted by Denis Serban
76' - Goal
Luc Nilis7678
78' - Substitution
Viorel Moldovanis substituted by Radu Horia Niculescu
78' - Substitution
Viorel Moldovanis substituted by Radu Horia Niculescu86
86' - Substitution
Constantin Galcais substituted by Cristian Dulca
86' - Substitution
Constantin Galcais substituted by Cristian Dulca
88' - Substitution
Luc Nilisis substituted by Emile Mpenza88
FT
ROM
ROM
Team line-ups
Belgium
Van der Elst
Franky Van der Elst
Belgium
B.date30/04/1961
Age36 years
H1m84
positionDefensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Filip De Wilde | 33 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Van Meir | 46 | 30 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mike Verstraeten | 57 | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tjorven De Brul | 46 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Philippe Clément | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nico Van Kerckhoven | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Van der Elst | 36 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Boffin | 32 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Wilmots | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luis Oliveira | 69 | 29 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Luc Nilis | 7688 | 30 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
29.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Romania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bogdan Stelea | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Iulian Filipescu | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Prodan | 26 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anton Dobos | 47 | 32 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Dan Petrescu | 30 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Constantin Galca | 86 | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dorinel Munteanu | 29 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gheorghe Hagi | 73 | 33 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gabriel Popescu | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Adrian Ilie | 58 | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Viorel Moldovan | 4478 | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
41
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Glen De Boeck | 46 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Bertrand Crasson | 46 | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Michaël Goossens | 69 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Mpenza | 88 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gert Verheyen | 57 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Cristian Dulca | 86 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tibor Selymes | 58 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Denis Serban | 73 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Radu Horia Niculescu | 78 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mike Verstraeten
IN
Glen De Boeck
OUT
Luc Nilis
IN
Gert Verheyen
OUT
Filip De Wilde
IN
Dany Verlinden
OUT
Tjorven De Brul
IN
Eric Deflandre
OUT
Philippe Clément
IN
Lorenzo Staelens
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gheorghe Hagi
IN
Alin Stoica
OUT
Adrian Ilie
IN
Radu Horia Niculescu
OUT
Iulian Filipescu
IN
Ovidiu Stinga
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
10
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Leekens vs Romania
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 22, 1998
Leekens vs Iordanescu
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 22, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
47
51
Success rate in this team:
59 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
73 %
Iordanescu vs Belgium
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 22, 1998
Iordanescu vs Leekens
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 22, 1998
Referee
Morgan Norman
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | General total | Romania2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Romania1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on April 22, 1998 | Latest figure on September 03, 2000 | |||||||
Videos
March 31, 2013
Key figures
Romania keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss away from home running (since 09/10/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/11/1984-17/03/1986 time period (9 matches).
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Anghel Iordanescu has done less than 0.86 goals conceded per game .
Belgium keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Romania in Friendlies running (since 06/06/1980). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LBelgium 0-3 Netherlands14/12/1996 | VBelgium 6-0 San Marino07/06/1997 | VBelgium 3-2 Wales11/10/1997 | VBelgium 2-1 Ireland15/11/1997 | VBelgium 2-0 United States25/02/1998 | DBelgium 2-2 Norway25/03/1998 |
| Overall | LNetherlands 3-1 Belgium06/09/1997 | VBelgium 3-2 Wales11/10/1997 | DIreland 1-1 Belgium29/10/1997 | VBelgium 2-1 Ireland15/11/1997 | VBelgium 2-0 United States25/02/1998 | DBelgium 2-2 Norway25/03/1998 |
Current form
| Away | 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 | DIreland 1-1 Romania11/10/1997 |
| Overall | VLiechtenstein 1-8 Romania06/09/1997 | VRomania 4-0 Iceland10/09/1997 | DIreland 1-1 Romania11/10/1997 | DSpain 1-1 Romania19/11/1997 | LRomania 0-1 Israel18/03/1998 | VRomania 2-1 Greece08/04/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Nico Van Kerckhoven | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Viorel Moldovan | |
| Nico Van Kerckhoven | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Marc Wilmots | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Viorel Moldovan | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 matches
4 v
1 d
0 l
10 gf
4 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
0 d
3 l
2 gf
5 ga
Total
8 matches
4 v
1 d
3 l
12 gf
9 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
3 v
0 d
0 l
5 gf
2 ga
Away
5 matches
0 v
1 d
4 l
4 gf
10 ga
Total
8 matches
3 v
1 d
4 l
9 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
March 24, 1982 |
| Home | 4 - 1 |
March 24, 1982 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
October 13, 1993 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 13, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
October 14, 1992 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
May 26, 1990 - Rencontres amicales 1990
March 24, 1982 - Rencontres amicales 1982
June 06, 1980 - Rencontres amicales 1980
Best historical scorers against Romania
 |
Alex Czerniatynski | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
René Verheyen | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Enzo Scifo | 2 goals | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Rudi Smidts | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Leo Clijsters | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
|
Bernard Voorhoof | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/06/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Belgium
|
Gyula Baratky | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Rodion Camataru | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Ilie Dumitrescu | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Marius Lacatus | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
 |
Aurel Ticleanu | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Florin Raducioiu | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/06/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Romania
|
Marc Wilmots | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
 |
Michel Preud'homme | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Georges Grün | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
 |
Franky Van der Elst | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Enzo Scifo | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Alex Czerniatynski | 3 matches | 1982 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/06/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Belgium
 |
Ioan Ovidiu Sabau | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Gheorghe Hagi | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Ilie Dumitrescu | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
 |
Gheorghe Popescu | 2 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
|
Valeriu Calinoiu | 2 matches | 1955 - 1957 |
|
Florin Raducioiu | 2 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/06/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
January 24, 1998
January 28, 1998
January 29, 1998
February 04, 1998
February 07, 1998
February 08, 1998
February 10, 1998
February 11, 1998
February 15, 1998
February 18, 1998
February 19, 1998
February 21, 1998
February 22, 1998
February 24, 1998
February 25, 1998
March 10, 1998
March 14, 1998
March 18, 1998
March 25, 1998
April 15, 1998
April 18, 1998
April 22, 1998
April 24, 1998
April 29, 1998
May 02, 1998
May 04, 1998
May 09, 1998
May 12, 1998
May 14, 1998
May 16, 1998
May 17, 1998
May 18, 1998
May 19, 1998
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