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Romania Dominates Cyprus in Thrilling UEFA Nations League Match
Bucharest, November 18, 2024 – Romania secured a resounding 4-1 victory over Cyprus in an exciting UEFA Nations League C Group match played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The match, officiated by Luca J. Pairetto of Italy, showcased Romania’s dominance, reflected in their 61% possession and clinical finishing.
Romania’s goals came early, with D. Birligea opening the scoring in the 2nd minute and R. Marin extending the lead in the 42nd. Cyprus pulled one back in the 52nd minute through I. Pittas, but Romania responded strongly. In the second half, I. Hagi (80′) and R. Marin (83′) added further goals to secure the comfortable victory.
The match wasn’t without controversy, however. Cyprus received three yellow cards and one red card, while Romania remained undisciplined. Despite the scoreline, Cyprus managed 7 shots on goal, demonstrating moments of attacking threat. Ultimately, Romania’s superior possession and shots on target resulted in a deserved victory.
Substitutions cyprus: at minute 46 C. Charalampous came in and D. Spoljaric went out., at minute 46 M. Antoniou came in and A. Karo went out., at minute 46 I. Pittas came in and A. Kakoullis went out., at minute 74 A. Makris came in and M. Tzionis went out., at minute 79 N. Panagiotou came in and P. Sotiriou went out.
Substitutions romania: at minute 66 A. Sut came in and D. Olaru went out., at minute 67 F. Coman came in and M. Marin went out., at minute 67 S. Tarnovanu came in and F. Nita went out., at minute 68 A. Burca came in and R. Dragusin went out., at minute 84 A. Mitrita came in and V. Mihaila went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Romania
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Cyprus
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