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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Helsinki Olympic Stadium - Helsinki Tuesday 14 October 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Finland Group F - Matchday -10 Romania Last updated 12/07/2021 17:07CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 Olympic Stadium, 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 Bucharest 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, Angelo Niculescu's Romania beat Olavi Laaksonen's Finns 3-0 in Bucharest on 11 October 1970, Florea Dumitrache (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), Nicolae Lupescu (37), Emerich Dembroschi (55) and Mircea Lucescu (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, Adrian Mutu (50) and Florentin Petre (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. Ion Dumitru (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 Dudu Georgescu (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, Gheorghe Hagi (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 Albania. • 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 - - Niklas Moisander 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 - Midfielders - 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 - Tim Sparv 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 - Roman Eremenko 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 - - Sakari Mattila 14/07/1989 25 Aalesund - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Alexander Ring 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 - Teemu Pukki 29/03/1990 24 Brøndby - 2 0 0 0 34 8 - Joel Pohjanpalo 13/09/1994 20 Düsseldorf - 2 0 0 0 8 1 - Eero Markkanen 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 - Costel Pantilimon 01/02/1987 27 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Ciprian Tătăruşanu 09/02/1986 28 Fiorentina - 2 0 0 0 26 - - Silviu Lung 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 - - Gabriel Torje 22/11/1989 24 Konyaspor - 1 0 0 0 37 10 - Cristian Tănase 18/02/1987 27 Steaua - 1 0 0 0 38 6 - Alexandru Chipciu 18/05/1989 25 Steaua - 2 0 0 0 14 3 - Ovidiu Hoban 27/12/1982 31 Petrolul - 2 0 0 0 8 - - Mihai Pintilii 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 - Raul Rusescu 09/07/1988 26 Steaua - 1 1 0 0 6 1 - Bogdan Stancu 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 Scotland in 1987, joining Dundee United.