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Goal and highlights
The match ends!
With Alexandru Mitriță's solitary goal, Romania beat Armenia at home to earn a win that brings them closer to the playoffs of the UEFA qualifiers for Qatar 2022.
90'
Four minutes of stoppage time are added.
88'
Sergis Adamyan, forward of Romania, also joins the cautioned.
87'
Alexandru Cicaldau and Valentin Mihaila, players of Romania, are yellow-carded.
84'
Armenia's last move: Aleksandre Karapetyan comes in for Salomon Udo.
81'
Romania also continues to move its roster: Nicolae Stanciu and Ianis Hagi come on for Dragos Nedelcu and Valentin Mihaila.
78'
Armenia makes another change: Erik Vardanyan takes the place of Eduard Spertsyan.
75'
Taron Voskanyan, defender of Armena, also receives a caution.
71'
Varazdat Haroyan, Armenia defender, joins the cautioned.
66'
Romania make another change: Cristian Manea replaces Adrei Ratiu.
65'
Eduard Spertsyan, Armenia's player, receives a yellow card.
62'
Romania has also changed its roster for the first time in the match, with Andrei Ivan and Olimpiu Vasile replacing Claudiu Keseru and Ionut Mitrita.
50'
Romania makes a triple move at the start of the second half: Tigran Barseghyan, Artak Grigoryan and Khoren Bayramyan come off and Lucas Zelarayan, Ishkhan Geloyan and Sargis Adamyan enter.
The second half is underway!
The match between Romania and Armenia restarts at Stadionul Steaua.
The first half is over!
After 45', Romania are taking advantage of their home advantage to beat Armenia by the minimum difference, which would give them a very valuable victory.
37'
Tigran Barseghyan, Armenia's attacker, becomes the first cautioned player of the match.
32'
After half an hour of play, and despite the fact that they have not generated much danger, Romania has been far superior to Armenia, and fortunately for their cause, this is already reflected on the scoreboard.
ROMANIA GOAL!
On a pass from Răzvan Marin, Alexandru Mitriță strikes inside the box from a corner kick to give the home side the lead.
12'
In the first minutes of the match, Romania has taken the initiative and, therefore, the possession of the ball; however, it has not yet managed to generate danger.
The match begins!
The Romanian and Armenian national teams are already facing each other in Bucharest.
Armenia: substitutes
Anatoli Aivazov, Stanislav Buchnev, Alik Arakelyan, Lucas Zelarayán, Erik Vardanyan, Jordy Monroy, Hrayr Mkoyan, Ishkhan Geloyan, Aleksandre Karapetyan, Karen Muradyan, Sargis Adamyan and Zhirayr Margaryan.
Romania: substitutes
Daniel Vlad, Horatiu Moldovan, Alin Toşca, Cristian Manea, Valentin Mihăilă, Andrei Ivan, Alexandru Maxim, Dragoş Nedelcu, Adrian Rus, Andrei Cordea, Olimpiu Moruţan and Alexandru Cristian Albu.
History between Romania and Armenia
Historically, both teams have faced each other five times, and so far there has been one draw, three victories for Romania and one for Armenia.
Referees for the match Romania vs Armenia
The referee for this match will be Daniele Orsato; Alessandro Giallatini, first assistant; Giorgio Peretti, second official; Luca Pairetto, fourth official; Maurizio Mariani, VAR; and Giacomo Paganessi, AVAR.
Armenia: confirmed roster
David Yurchenko; Davit Terteryan, Varazdat Haroyan, Taron Voskanyan, Artak Grigoryan, Khoren Bayramyan, Eduard Spertsyan, Tigran Barseghyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Solomon Udo (C) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Romania: confirmed roster
Florin Niță; Andrei Ratiu, Ionuţ Nedelcearu (C), Vlad Chiricheş, Alexandru Cicâldău, Nicusor Bancu, Claudiu Keșerü, Ianis Hagi, Răzvan Marin, Ionuţ Mitriță and Nicolae Stanciu.
How is Armenia doing?
Last week, in their visit to the Laugardalsvollur Stadium, they failed to manage their advantage and drew 1-1 against Iceland; their goal was scored by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
How is Romania coming along?
Last Friday, in their visit to the Imtech Arena, they did not take advantage of their early lead as they ended up being defeated by Germany 2-1, their only goal coming from Ianis Hagi.
Let's get started!
In almost an hour, Romania and Armenia will be playing for many of their chances to stay ain the UEFA qualifiers for next year's World Cup.
For now, both teams are already at the stadium, and in a few minutes they will take the field for warm-up exercises.
Let's get started!
In almost an hour, Romania and Armenia will be playing for many of their chances to stay ain the UEFA qualifiers for next year's World Cup.
For now, both teams are already at the stadium, and in a few minutes they will take the field for warm-up exercises.
Tune in here Romania vs Armenia Updates
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Armenia: last roster
D. Yurchenko; K. Hovhannisyan, T. Voskanyan, V. Haroyan, D. Terteyan, H. Mijitaryán, E. Spertsyan, S. Udo, T. Barseghyan, L. Zelarayán and S. Adamyan.
Romania: last roster
F. Nita; A. Tosca, A. Burca, V. Chiriches, A. Rus, A. Ratiu, V. Mihaila, N. Stanciu, R. Marín, I. Hagi and G. Puscas.
Armenia, looking to climb up the standings
The team coached by Spaniard Joaquín Caparrós is in fourth place in the sector with 10 points, after three wins, one draw and three losses; it has scored 10 goals for and conceded eight.
Romania, in search of the runner-up position
The team coached by Romanian Mirel Rădoi is in third place in the group with 12 points, the result of three wins, three draws and one loss; it has scored 15 goals and conceded 6.
Romania and Armenia, in need of a win.
This Monday afternoon in the city of Bucharest, the Romanians and Armenians will play a match that will be very important for their hopes of at least advancing to the playoffs. A positive result, plus an unfavorable result for Macedonia, would see the winner climb to the bottom of the group.
Nosferatus and Havakakan in Group J
The Romanian and Armenian teams are placed in the tenth and last sector of the qualifiers, along with the representatives of Germany, North Macedonia, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Format of the First Round of UEFA Qualification for Qatar 2022
The first stage of the Union of European Football Associations qualifiers is a Group Stage, in which 55 countries participate, divided into ten sectors.
At the end of the ten dates, after each team faces its four rivals in a reciprocal visit, the leaders of the groups will directly obtain their pass to the World Cup; meanwhile, the second-placed teams will access the playoffs of this confederation, where three more tickets will be at stake
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