Romania and Northern Ireland ended in a draw, 1-1, at the National Arena, the national team’s first preparation match before EURO 2024.
Both goals were scored in the first half-hour of the match, when Dennis Man equalized (min. 23) after Reid (7) opened the scoring at the end of a counterattack. Vasile Mogoș and Nicolae Stanciu missed important opportunities for the Romanian team before Edi Iordănescu and Michel O’Neill made several changes, leading to a drastic drop in pace.
There were no more chances, the game was not at all spectacular, brilliant, and the match ended 1-1. Edi Iordănescu's players will have a friendly match with Colombia in Madrid at the Atletico Madrid stadium on March 26.
After the match with Northern Ireland, the Romania national team will play another friendly match, with Colombia, in Madrid at the Atletico Madrid stadium on March 26.
The squad called up by Edi Iordănescu for the friendlies with Northern Ireland and Colombia
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), Raul Opruț (FC Hermannstadt, 3/0) Ionuț Nedelcearu (Palermo | Italy, 25/2), Bogdan Racovițan (Raków | Poland, 0/0), 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 | Turkey, 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).