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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Arena Bucharest - Bucharest Monday 7 September 2015 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Romania Group F - Matchday -5 Greece Last updated 12/07/2021 18:05CET 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 15 1 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 07/09/2014 QR (GS) Greece - Romania 0-1 Piraeus Marica 10 (P) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 1-1 Torosidis 55 (og); 19/11/2013 PO Romania - Greece Bucharest agg: 2-4 Mitroglou 23 Mitroglou 14, 67, 15/11/2013 PO Greece - Romania 3-1 Piraeus Salpingidis 21; Stancu 19 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 26/04/1989 QR (GS) Greece - Romania 0-0 Athens Mateut 26, Hagi 40 02/11/1988 QR (GS) Romania - Greece 3-0 Bucharest (P), Sabău 84 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Dembrovski 36; 16/11/1969 QR (GS) Romania - Greece 1-1 Bucharest Domazos 49 Sideris 51, Dedes 60; 16/04/1969 QR (GS) Greece - Romania 2-2 Piraeus Dumitrache 54, 66 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Petschovski 51 (P), 03/11/1957 QR (GS) Romania - Greece 3-0 Bucharest Tătaru 64, Cacoveanu 67 Panakis 29; Ene 15, 16/06/1957 QR (GS) Greece - Romania 1-2 Athens Ozon 78 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 Romania - - - - 1 1 0 0 - - - - 1 1 0 0 1 0 Greece 1 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 1 FIFA* 2 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest 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 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 - - - - 8 3 4 1 13 8 Greece 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 2 - - - - 8 1 4 3 8 13 Friendlies Romania - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 14 5 6 58 30 Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 6 5 14 30 58 Total Romania 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 1 - - - - 34 18 9 7 72 38 Greece 5 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 - - - - 34 7 9 18 38 72 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 3 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest Match background Romania lost out to Greece a play-off for a 2014 FIFA World Cup finals place, but a Group F double over visitors whose qualifying hopes are now over will keep them on track for UEFA EURO 2016. • Alexandru Chipchiu is suspended after accumulating three bookings. The following players are a yellow card away from a ban: Claudiu Keseru (Romania), Nikos Karelis, Panagiotis Kone, Giannis Maniatis, Kostas Manolas and Andreas Samaris (Greece). Previous meetings • Greece's ill-starred UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign began with a 1-0 home defeat to Romania, Ciprian Marica scoring from the penalty spot in the first game of Claudio Ranieri's short spell as Greece coach. • The sides have met 34 times at senior level, with Romania's record in those games reading W18 D9 L7 (W11 D3 L1 in Romania – W6 D5 L5 in Greece). These matches include two friendlies played on neutral territory – a win for Romania in Belgrade in 1932 and a 2-2 draw in Sofia in 1935 – but not Greece's 3-2 win against Romania on 12 May 2002, which is not classed as an official FIFA game. • The balance of power between the two nations has shifted in recent years; it took 16 attempts for Greece to record their first win against Romania, a 2-1 success in Athens on 13 December 1978. Things are now much more even: since the turn of the millennium, Romania's seven official games against Greece have ended W3 D1 L3. • Greece eliminated Romania in the play-offs for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, winning 3-1 in Piraeus and earning a 1-1 draw in Bucharest. Form guide • Unbeaten Romania have the best defence in qualifying, with just one goal conceded in seven outings. • Romania are unbeaten in five qualifying home games (W3 D2) since a 2-0 loss to Turkey on 10 September 2013. • Greece are without a win on the road in Group F, coach Sergio Markarián tendering his resignation in the aftermath of their most recent away game, a 2-1 loss in the Faroe Islands. Trivia and links • This is Greece's 250th competitive game; this is their 124th UEFA European Championship game, while they have played 126 in the FIFA World Cup. • Romania defender Dragoş Grigore turns 29 on the day of the Greece game. • In 14 UEFA age-group meetings with Romania, Greece's record is W10 D0 L4. • In the 28 UEFA competition fixtures between Greek and Romanian clubs, the Greek sides' record is W11 D2 L15, though the Greek side has won the last three encounters without conceding. 4 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest Squad list 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 28 Sunderland - 1 0 0 0 19 - - Ciprian Tătăruşanu 09/02/1986 29 Fiorentina - 6 0 0 0 30 - - Silviu Lung 04/06/1989 26 Astra - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders Rayo - Răzvan Raţ 26/05/1981 34 - 6 0 0 0 104 2 Vallecano - Dorin Goian 12/12/1980 34 Asteras - 1 0 0 0 60 5 - Cosmin Moţi 03/12/1984 30 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 6 - Dinamo - Alexandru Măţel 17/10/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 13 - Zagreb - Paul Papp 11/11/1989 25 Steaua - 4 2 0 0 16 3 - Dragoş Grigore 07/09/1986 28 Al-Sailiya - 7 0 0 0 13 - - Vlad Chiricheş 14/11/1989 25 Napoli - 7 0 0 0 33 - Midfielders - Lucian Sânmărtean 13/03/1980 35 Al-Ittihad - 5 0 0 0 13 - - Andrei Prepeliţă 08/12/1985 29 Ludogorets - 4 0 0 0 5 - - Gabriel Torje 22/11/1989 25 Osmanlıspor * 6 0 0 0 42 10 - Claudiu Bumba 05/01/1994 21 H. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 1 - Dinamo - Steliano Filip 15/05/1994 21 - 0 0 0 0 - - Bucureşti H. Beer - Ovidiu Hoban 27/12/1982 32 - 5 0 0 0 12 - Sheva - Mihai Pintilii 09/11/1984 30 H. Tel-Aviv - 6 0 0 0 24 1 - Alexandru Maxim 08/07/1990 25 Stuttgart - 6 0 0 0 22 2 Forwards - Claudiu Keșerü 02/12/1986 28 Ludogorets * 4 1 0 0 6 4 - Denis Alibec 05/01/1991 24 Astra - 0 0 0 0 - - - Constantin Budescu 19/02/1989 26 Astra - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Florin Andone 11/04/1993 22 Córdoba - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Adrian Popa 24/07/1988 27 Steaua - 2 0 0 0 7 - Coach - Anghel Iordanescu 04/05/1950 65 - 4 0 0 0 91 - 5 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest Greece Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orestis Karnezis 11/07/1985 30 Udinese - 7 0 0 0 30 - - Markos Vellidis 04/04/1987 28 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Stefanos Kapino 18/03/1994 21 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Loukas Vyntra 05/02/1981 34 H. Tel-Aviv - 3 0 0 0 54 - - Vangelis Moras 26/08/1981 34 Verona - 2 0 0 0 22 - - Sokratis Papastathopoulos 09/06/1988 27 Dortmund - 6 1 0 0 57 2 - Kyriakos Papadopoulos 23/02/1992 23 Leverkusen - 2 0 0 0 18 4 - Kostas Giannoulis 09/12/1987 27 Asteras - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Kostas Manolas 14/06/1991 24 Roma * 6 0 0 0 20 - - José Holebas 27/06/1984 31 Watford - 2 0 0 0 28 1 - Stelios Kitsiou 28/09/1993 21 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Christos Aravidis 13/03/1987 28 AEK - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Alexandros Tziolis 13/02/1985 30 PAOK - 1 0 0 0 51 1 - Panagiotis Kone 26/07/1987 28 Udinese * 5 0 0 0 25 1 - Andreas Samaris 13/06/1989 26 Benfica * 7 0 0 0 15 1 - Panagiotis Tachtsidis 15/02/1991 24 Genoa - 4 0 0 0 11 - - Giannis Fetfatzidis 21/12/1990 24 Al-Ahly - 2 0 0 0 24 3 - Kostas Fortounis 16/10/1992 22 Olympiacos - 2 0 0 0 14 - - Vangelis Platellas 01/12/1988 26 AEK - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Kostas Mitroglou 12/03/1988 27 Benfica - 5 0 0 0 41 8 - Nikos Karelis 24/02/1992 23 Panathinaikos * 5 1 0 0 6 1 - Taxiarchis Fountas 04/09/1995 20 Asteras - 2 0 0 0 3 - Coach - Kostas Tsanas 22/08/1967 48 - 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 Romania - Greece Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Bucharest, Bucharest Head coach Anghel Iordănescu Date of birth: 4 May 1950 Nationality: Romanian Playing career: FC Steaua București, OFI Crete FC Coaching career: FC Steaua București (twice), Anorthorsis Famagusta FC, Romania (three times), Greece, Al-Hilal, FC Rapid București, Al-Ain (twice), Al-Ittihad • The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) named Iordănescu 'Coach of the 20th Century' for his exploits with both Steaua and the national team, to which he was appointed for the third time on 27 October 2014.