EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Olympic Stadium - Helsinki Tuesday 14 October 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Group F - Matchday -10 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:07CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14

1 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit , Helsinki

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 08/10/2005 QR (GS) Finland - Romania 0-1 Helsinki Mutu 41 (P) Mutu 50, Petre 90; A. 18/08/2004 QR (GS) Romania - Finland 2-1 Eremenko 90+3 (P)

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 28/08/1985 QR (GS) Romania - Finland 2-0 Timisoara Hagi 7, Mateut 57 06/06/1985 QR (GS) Finland - Romania 1-1 Helsinki Lipponen 26; Hagi 7

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Dumitru 6, Marcu 8, 43, Sandu 25, 65, 14/10/1973 QR (GS) Romania - Finland 9-0 Bucharest Dumitrache 45, 63, Pantea 55, Georgescu 75 Rissanen 87; 20/09/1972 QR (GS) Finland - Romania 1-1 Helsinki Nunweiller 51

1972 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Iordănescu 25, Lupescu 37, 22/09/1971 PR (GS) Finland - Romania 0-4 Helsinki Dembrovski 55, Lucescu 64 (P) Dumitrache 28, 42, 11/10/1970 PR (GS) Romania - Finland 3-0 Bucharest Nunweiller 77

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Finland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 7 Romania 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 7 0 FIFA* Finland 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 - - - - 6 0 2 4 3 16 Romania 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 - - - - 6 4 2 0 16 3 Friendlies Finland ------

2 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Romania ------Total Finland 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 4 - - - - 8 0 2 6 3 23 Romania 4 4 0 0 4 2 2 0 - - - - 8 6 2 0 23 3 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

3 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Match background

Finland are still on the lookout for their first senior victory against Romania as the sides reconvene in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F for their first UEFA European Championship encounter in a generation. Match background • Finland's record in eight matches against Romania is W0 D2 L6 (W0 D2 L2 at home, W0 D0 L4 in Romania). • The sides have been paired in three FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, but only once in the UEFA European Championship, in the run-up to the 1972 event. • In the sides' first senior meeting, 's Romania beat Olavi Laaksonen's Finns 3-0 in Bucharest on 11 October 1970, (28 and 42) and Radu Nunweiller (77) scoring the goals. The corresponding fixture in Helsinki on 22 September 1971 was even more one-sided: Anghel Iordănescu (25), (37), Emerich Dembroschi (55) and (64) on target in a 4-0 win. Iordănescu and Lucescu both went on to coach Romania. • The sides' most recent encounters were in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Iordănescu's Romania beat Antti Muurinen's Finland 2-1 in Bucharest on 18 August 2004, (50) and (90+2) striking before Aleksei Eremenko (90+3) replied. • Victor Piţurcă replaced Iordănescu as Romania coach in December 2004, and oversaw their 1-0 win against Finland in Helsinki on 8 October 2005, Adrian Mutu's 41st-minute penalty settling the tie. • The sides met in 1974 World Cup qualifying: Finland earned a 1-1 draw at home against Romania on 20 Sepember 1972, but were beaten 9-0 in the return fixture on 14 October 1973 – the biggest margin of victory in Romania's history. (6), Dumitru Marcu (8 and 43), future Romanian Football Federation president Mircea Sandu (25 and 65), Florea Dumitrache (45 and 63), Nicolae Pantea (63) and (81) were the scorers, • Their 1986 World Cup qualifying encounters were closer. Finland held Romania to another 1-1 draw in Helsinki on 6 June 1985, (7) and Mika Lipponen (26) the scorers. Mircea Lucescu's side then won 2-0 in Timisoara in the rematch on 28 August that year, Gheorghe Hagi (7) and Dorin Mateuţ (57) the scorers. • In 11 meetings in UEFA age-group competitions, Finland's record against Romania is W1 D3 L7. The most recent of those was a 1-0 win for Romania in a 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifier staged in . • The nations' clubs have met in 21 UEFA competition games with the Finnish sides' record in those fixtures reading W6 D2 L13.

4 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Squad list

Finland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Niki Mäenpää 23/01/1985 29 VVV - 2 0 0 0 23 - - Lukas Hradecky 24/11/1989 24 Brøndby - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Jesse Joronen 21/03/1993 21 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Veli Lampi 18/07/1984 30 HJK - 0 0 0 0 31 - - 29/09/1985 29 Ajax - 2 0 0 0 44 2 - Jarkko Hurme 04/06/1986 28 Odd - 1 1 0 0 9 1 - Sebastian Sorsa 25/01/1984 30 HJK - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Kari Arkivuo 23/06/1983 31 Häcken - 2 0 0 0 33 1 - Juhani Ojala 19/06/1989 25 Terek - 0 0 0 0 14 - - Jere Uronen 13/07/1994 20 Helsingborg - 1 0 0 0 7 - - Teemu Tainio 27/11/1979 34 HJK - 1 0 0 0 64 6 - Kasper Hämäläinen 08/08/1986 28 Lech - 1 0 0 0 40 7 - 20/02/1987 27 Midtjylland - 2 0 0 0 40 1 - Joona Toivio 10/03/1988 26 Molde - 2 0 0 0 28 2 CSKA - 19/03/1987 27 - 2 1 0 0 62 5 Moskva - Perparim Hetemaj 12/12/1986 27 Chievo * 2 0 0 0 31 4 - Joni Kauko 12/07/1990 24 FSV Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 4 - - 14/07/1989 25 Aalesund - 0 0 0 0 2 - - 09/04/1991 23 Kaiserslautern - 2 0 0 0 28 1 Forwards - Riku Riski 16/08/1989 25 Rosenborg - 2 2 0 0 20 4 - 29/03/1990 24 Brøndby - 2 0 0 0 34 8 - Joel Pohjanpalo 13/09/1994 20 Düsseldorf - 2 0 0 0 8 1 - 03/07/1990 24 Castilla - 1 0 0 0 2 - Coach - Mixu Paatelainen 02/02/1966 48 - 2 0 0 0 35 -

5 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Romania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 01/02/1987 27 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Ciprian Tătăruşanu 09/02/1986 28 Fiorentina - 2 0 0 0 26 - - 04/06/1989 25 Astra - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Răzvan Raţ 26/05/1981 33 PAOK - 2 0 0 0 99 2 - Cosmin Moţi 03/12/1984 29 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Florin Gardoş 29/10/1988 25 Southampton - 1 0 0 0 13 - - Iasmin Latovlevici 11/05/1986 28 Steaua - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Srgian Luchin 04/03/1986 28 Steaua - 0 0 0 0 9 1 - Dragoş Grigore 07/09/1986 28 Toulouse - 2 0 0 0 8 - - Vlad Chiricheş 14/11/1989 24 Tottenham - 2 0 0 0 27 - - Bogdan Mitrea 29/09/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Lucian Sânmărtean 13/03/1980 34 Steaua - 1 0 0 0 8 - - Andrei Prepeliţă 08/12/1985 28 Steaua - 1 0 0 0 1 - - 22/11/1989 24 - 1 0 0 0 37 10 - Cristian Tănase 18/02/1987 27 Steaua - 1 0 0 0 38 6 - 18/05/1989 25 Steaua - 2 0 0 0 14 3 - 27/12/1982 31 Petrolul - 2 0 0 0 8 - - 09/11/1984 29 Al-Hilal - 2 0 0 0 19 1 - Gabriel Enache 18/08/1990 24 Astra - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Alexandru Maxim 08/07/1990 24 Stuttgart - 2 0 0 0 17 2 Forwards - Claudiu Keșerü 02/12/1986 27 Steaua - 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 09/07/1988 26 Steaua - 1 1 0 0 6 1 - 28/06/1987 27 Gençlerbirliği - 2 0 0 0 31 6 Coach - Victor Piturca 08/05/1956 58 - 2 0 0 0 95 -

6 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Head coach Mixu Paatelainen Date of birth: 3 February 1967 Nationality: Finnish Playing career: Valkeakosken Haka, Dundee United FC, Aberdeen FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Hibernian FC (twice), RC Strasbourg, Saint Johnstone FC, Saint Mirren FC Coaching career: Cowdenbeath FC, TPS Turku, Hibernian FC, Kilmarnock FC, Finland • The son of Finnish international forward Matti Paatelainen, Mixu began his playing career at Haka in Valkeakoski before starting a long association with in 1987, joining Dundee United. • A powerful striker who never considered himself a target man despite being much used in the role, Paatelainen spent five years with United and two at Aberdeen before heading south to England in 1994, signing for Bolton. • Helped the club to promotion to the and the English League Cup final in his first term. Although relegation followed a year later, Paatelainen won another promotion before leaving for a single season at Wolves in 1997/98. • Headed back to Scotland and Hibernian in 1998, breaking for a short and injury-plagued spell at Strasbourg in 2001/02. The final campaign of his playing days, which also featured 18 goals in 70 games for Finland, was at St Mirren in 2004/05, when he also worked as the club's assistant manager. • Took charge of Cowdenbeath in 2005, securing the side's first divisional title in 67 years in his only full season. Also a success during a solitary campaign at TPS, in January 2008 he earned his first top-flight assignment with Hibernian. Left Easter Road in May 2009, later returning to management at Kilmarnock before being appointed Finland coach in March 2011. Victor Piţurcă Date of birth: 8 May 1956 Nationality: Romanian Playing career: FC Universitatea , FC Dinamo Slatina, CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, FC Drobeta Turnu-Severin, FC Olt, FC Steaua Bucureşti, RC Lens Coaching career: FC Steaua Bucureşti (four times), FC Universitatea Craiova (twice), Romania Under-21, Romania (three times) • Came to the fore with Steaua, winning the 1986 European Champion Clubs' Cup and that year's UEFA Super Cup. Also collected a runners-up medal in the 1989 European Cup before leaving for Lens. • Though limited to six goals in 13 international appearances, his record of 165 strikes in 301 league games makes him one of the most prolific forwards in Romanian history. • Started his coaching career as an assistant at Steaua in 1991. His first opportunity as head coach came at Universitatea Craiova between 1994 and 1995 before he was handed the Romania U21 reins. In July 1998 he made the step up to the senior national team, but following his dismissal he returned to Steaua whom he led to the league title in 2000/01. • Reclaimed the national team helm in 2004 and masterminded qualification for UEFA EURO 2008, guiding them to the top of qualifying Group G, above the . His second spell ended in April 2009 after a poor run in FIFA World Cup qualifying. Had brief stints at Steaua and Universitatea Craiova before his reappointment by the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) in June 2011. • Led Romania to second spot, behind the Netherlands, in 2014 World Cup Group D yet could not inspire his side to a play-off success against , the 4-2 aggregate defeat meaning they missed out on a trip to Brazil.

7 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Match officials

Referee Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Assistant referees Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) , Mauro Tonolini (ITA) Additional assistant referees Marco Guida (ITA) , Gianpaolo Calvarese (ITA) Fourth official Giulio Dobosz (ITA) UEFA Delegate Jacob Erel (ISR) UEFA Referee observer Oguz Sarvan (TUR)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Paolo Tagliavento 19/09/1972 3 59

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 06/06/2007 U21 QR Denmark Finland 0-1 Aalborg 04/08/2009 UEL 3QR AC Omonia FC Vaslui 1-1 02/12/2009 UEL GS FC Timişoara AFC Ajax 1-2 Timisoara 08/10/2010 U21 PO England Romania 2-1 Norwich 23/10/2012 UCL GS Galatasaray AŞ CFR 1907 Cluj 1-1 21/02/2013 UEL R32 FC Steaua Bucureşti AFC Ajax 2-0 Bucharest

8 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Competition facts

9 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Match-by-match lineups Finland

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Faroe Islands 1-3 Finland Goals: 1-0 Holst 41, 1-1 Riski 53, 1-2 Riski 78, 1-3 R. Eremenko 82 Finland: Mäenpää, Moisander, Toivio, R. Eremenko, P. Hetemaj, Pukki (88 Pohjanpalo), Riski, Arkivuo, Sparv, Uronen (75 Markkanen), Ring Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Finland 1-1 Greece Goals: 0-1 Karelis 24, 1-1 Hurme 55 Finland: Mäenpää, Moisander, Toivio, R. Eremenko, P. Hetemaj (46 Hämäläinen), Pukki (70 Pohjanpalo), Riski (88 Tainio), Arkivuo, Sparv, Ring, Hurme Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Finland-Romania Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Hungary-Finland Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Northern Ireland-Finland Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Finland-Hungary Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Greece-Finland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Finland-Faroe Islands Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Romania-Finland Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Finland-Northern Ireland Romania

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Greece 0-1 Romania Goals: 0-1 Marica 10 (P) Romania: Tătăruşanu, Raţ, Tamaş, Hoban (84 Prepeliţă), Chiricheş, Chipciu (90 Torje), Pintilii, Marica, Maxim (68 Enache), Stancu, Grigore Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Romania 1-1 Hungary Goals: 1-0 Rusescu 45, 1-1 Dzsudzsák 82 Romania: Tătăruşanu, Raţ, Hoban, Chiricheş, Chipciu, Pintilii, Rusescu, Goian (5 Gardoş), Sânmărtean (67 C. Tănase), Maxim (84 Stancu), Grigore Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Finland-Romania Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Romania-Northern Ireland Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Romania-Faroe Islands

10 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Northern Ireland-Romania Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Hungary-Romania Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Romania-Greece Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Romania-Finland Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Faroe Islands-Romania

11 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Finland History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 8-0: Finland v San Marino, 17/11/10 Qualifying defeat 8-1: Greece v Finland, 11/10/78 Overall appearances 38: 33: Sami Hyypiä 29: Joonas Kolkka 28: Jonatan Johansson 27: Petri Pasanen Overall goals 10: Mixu Paatelainen 10: Jari Litmanen 10: Mikael Forssell 5: Jonatan Johansson 4: Kasper Hämäläinen 4: 4: Sami Hyypiä 4: Atik Ismail 4: Joonas Kolkka

UEFA European Championship records: Romania History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – group stage 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – quarter-finals 1996 – group stage 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – group stage 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 2-3: England v Romania, 20/06/00

12 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Final tournament loss 2-0: Netherlands v Romania, 17/06/08 2-0: v Romania, 24/06/00 Qualifying win 7-0: Romania v Liechtenstein, 02/09/98 7-0: Romania v , 23/04/67 0-7: v Romania, 16/10/02 Qualifying defeat 7-1: v Romania, 24/05/67 6-0: v Romania, 01/11/62 Final tournament appearances 8: Gheorghe Hagi 7: 7: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: Constantin Gâlcă 6: 6: Adrian Mutu 6: Final tournament goals 1: Viorel Moldovan 1: Cristian Chivu 1: Dorinel Munteanu 1: Ioan Ganea 1: Florin Răducioiu 1: Laszlo Bölöni 1: Marcel Coraş 1: Adrian Mutu Overall appearances 36: Gheorghe Popescu 35: Dorinel Munteanu 32: Gheorghe Hagi 31: Dan Petrescu 31: 31: Răzvan Raţ Overall goals 16: Adrian Mutu 9: 9: Florin Răducioiu 8: Gheorghe Hagi 8: Dorinel Munteanu 8: Ioan Ganea

13 Finland - Romania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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