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| Match Summary and Report | Team Records | Romania Pre-Match | England Pre-Match |
Match Summary
|
Type |
Romania |
England |
| Goal Attempts | 14 | 22 |
| Attempts on Target | 4 | 5 |
| Hit Bar/Post | 1 | 1 |
| Corner Kicks Won | 3 | 3 |
| Offside Calls Against | 1 | 3 |
| Fouls Conceded | 13 | 13 |
| Time of Possession | N.K. | N.K. |
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Romania Team
Romania Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 12-Stelea, Bogdan G. | - | - | - | - | 49 | 0 | 1988-active |
|
2- |
- | - | - | - | 71 | 12 | 1989-2000 |
|
13- |
- | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - |
| 16-Popescu, Gabriel | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | - |
| 5-Galca, Constantin | - | - | - | - | 36 | 4 | 1993-active |
|
6- |
- | - | - | - | 80 | 14 | 1988-2003 |
|
18- |
- | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 1996-2003 |
| 8-Munteanu, Dorinel | - | - | - | - | 65 | 7 | 1991-active |
| 9- |
- | - | - | - | 27 | 13 | 1993-active |
|
10- |
- | - | - | - | 112 | 33 | 1983-2000 |
| 11-Illie, Adrian B. | - | - | - | - | 22 | 5 | 1993-active |
Romania Substitutes
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 19-Stanga, Ovidiu, sub on 72nd min. for Hagi | - | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | - |
| 15-Marinescu, Lucian, sub on 81st min. for Ciobotariu | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - |
| 7-Lacatus, Marius M., sub on 86th min. for Moldovan | - | - | - | - | 83 | 13 | 1984-1998 |
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England Team
England Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 1-Seaman, David A. | 19-Sep-1963 | 34 | G | Arsenal FC | 42 | 0 | 1988-2002 |
| 2-Campbell, Sulzeer J. | 18-Sep-1974 | 23 | D | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 18 | 0 | 1996-active |
| 3-Le Saux, Graeme P. | 17-Oct-1968 | 29 | D | Chelsea FC | 27 | 1 | 1994-2000 |
| 4-Ince, Paul E.C., sub off 32nd min. | 21-Oct-1967 | 30 | M | Liverpool FC | 41 | 2 | 1992-2000 |
| 5-Adams, Tony A. | 10-Oct-1966 | 31 | D | Arsenal FC | 53 | 4 | 1987-2000 |
| 12-Neville, Gary A. | 18-Feb-1975 | 23 | D | Manchester United FC | 28 | 0 | 1995-active |
| 14-Anderton, Darren R. | 03-Mar-1972 | 26 | M | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 20 | 5 | 1994-2001 |
| 8-Batty, David | 02-Dec-1968 | 29 | M | Newcastle United FC | 33 | 0 | 1991-1999 |
| 9-Shearer, Alan | 13-Aug-1970 | 27 | F | Newcastle United FC | 41 | 19 | 1992-2000 |
| 10-Sheringham, Edward P., sub off 72nd min. | 02-Apr-1966 | 32 | F | Manchester United FC | 35 | 9 | 1993-2002 |
| 16-Scholes, Paul | 16-Nov-1974 | 23 | M | Manchester United FC | 9 | 4 | 1997-2004 |
England Substitutes
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 7-Beckham, David R. J., sub on 32nd min. for Ince | 02-May-1975 | 23 | M | Manchester United FC | 16 | 0 | 1996-active |
|
20- |
14-Dec-1979 | 18 | F | Liverpool FC | 7 | 2 | 1998-active |
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Match Report
Romania's Dan Petrescu clinched a 90th minute winning goal to deliver a 2-1 victory over England in the World Cup group G clash on Monday. Petrescu, who plays for Chelsea in the English Premiership, shrugged off a tackle by his London team mate Graeme Le Saux to push the ball past England goalkeeper David Seaman.
Earlier teenager Michael Owen had given England hope when he came off the substitutes' bench to score an equaliser for in the 83rd minute.
After the game, coach Glenn Hoddle held a relatively brief news conference at which he said his side should have "punished" Romania more. He told journalists the team was disappointed by the defeat, but not the performance.
The 18-year-old Owen, in only his seventh appearance for England, rifled in his second goal when he shot home from close range after a scramble following a cross from Alan Shearer. Romania had looked certain of going through when they took the lead with a 47th minute goal created by the quick-thinking of veteran midfielder Gheorghe Hagi and converted by striker Viorel Moldovan. The goal left England floundering after an evenly-balanced first half. It was Moldovan's 13th goal for his country.
A throw-in on the right flank was taken quickly and delivered to Hagi. The 33-year-old, in his 112th international match for Romania, barely glanced over his shoulder as he flicked it over his marker Sol Campbell. Moldovan, reacting faster than Tony Adams, chested the ball into space and then hit a rising right-foot shot wide of goalkeeper David Seaman's right hand.
The goal caught England cold immediately after the interval and left Romania with the relatively comfortable task of resisting their increasingly-desperate attacks. England played well in the opening period when Hagi, after two early fouls, was cautioned. One effort by Paul Scholes, tightly marked by Constantin Galca, was cleared off the line by Gheorghe Popescu. A hooked shot by Teddy Sheringham also went close, but Romania were more dangerous with Hagi pulling the strings deftly in midfield. - BBC Sport.
Source Notes
CNN/SI - Soccer World Cup 1998
Official FIFA Match report
BBC Sport
RSSSF Archive
CG