FIFA World Cup Qualification · Thu 25 Mar 2021
- Florin Tanase 28'
- Valentin Mihăilă 50'
- Ianis Hagi 85'
- Arijan Ademi 82'
- Aleksandar Trajkovski 83'
The story
Romania beat North Macedonia 3-2 in the FIFA World Cup Qualification, matchday 1.
Romania's goals came from Florin Tanase (28'), Valentin Mihăilă (50') and Ianis Hagi (85'); Arijan Ademi (82') and Aleksandar Trajkovski (83') replied for North Macedonia.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
North Macedonia had 54% of the ball and 14 shots to Romania's 18.
Match stats
Key moments
- 28' Florin Tanase Goal · Romania 1-0 Assist: Vlad Chiriches
- 50' Valentin Mihăilă Goal · Romania 2-0 Assist: Claudiu Keseru
- 82' Arijan Ademi Goal · North Macedonia 2-1 Assist: Ezgjan Alioski
- 83' Aleksandar Trajkovski Goal · North Macedonia 2-2 Assist: Enis Bardhi
- 85' Ianis Hagi Goal · Romania 3-2
Line-ups
Romania
- Florin NițăGoalkeeper
- Vlad ChirichesDefender
- Andrei BurcăDefender
- Nicusor BancuDefender
- Nicolae Stanciuoff 76'Midfielder
- Dennis Manoff 75'Midfielder
- Răzvan MarinMidfielder
- Florinel Comanoff 14'Midfielder
- Florin Tanaseoff 76'Midfielder
- Ovidiu PopescuMidfielder
- Claudiu Keseruoff 63'Forward
North Macedonia
- Stole DimitrievskiGoalkeeper
- Ezgjan AlioskiDefender
- Stefan RistovskiDefender
- Visar MusliuDefender
- Egzon BejtulaiDefender
- Kire Ristevskioff 88'Defender
- Enis BardhiMidfielder
- Eljif ElmasMidfielder
- Boban Nikolovoff 54'Midfielder
- Ilija Nestorovskioff 54'Forward
- Goran Pandevoff 78'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (12)
- 28' ⚽ Florin Tanaseassist Vlad Chiriches
- 36' 🟨 Boban Nikolov
- 41' 🟨 Valentin Mihăilă
- 45+1' 🟨 Goran Pandev
- 50' ⚽ Valentin Mihăilăassist Claudiu Keseru
- 59' 🟨 Nicusor Bancu
- 72' 🟨 Ezgjan Alioski
- 82' ⚽ Arijan Ademiassist Ezgjan Alioski
- 83' ⚽ Aleksandar Trajkovskiassist Enis Bardhi
- 85' ⚽ Ianis Hagi
- 89' 🟨 Vlatko Stojanovski
- 90+2' 🟨 Alexandru Maxim
Head to head
0Romania wins1Draws0North Macedonia wins