Friendly

Romania 2–0 Northern Ireland

Friday 26 May 2006 · Chicago, United States (neutral)

Romania2–0Northern Ireland

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Balan Niculae

7′1–0Tiberiu Balan Romania
13′2–0Daniel Niculae Romania

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Romania

Came on

Dorin GoianDF↑64′
Mirel Matei RadoiDF↑64′
Tiberiu BalanMF●↑64′
Daniel NiculaeFW●↑64′

Northern Ireland

Came on

Tony CapaldiDF↑64′
Ivan SprouleFW↑64′
5Gareth McAuleyDF↑80′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Romania: 1834 → 1838
Northern Ireland: 1508 → 1504

Expected score for Romania: 86.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 9, 1984–2024.

Romania wins: 2
Draws: 4
Northern Ireland wins: 3

Form either side

Romania

Before

1–2 v Ivory Coast 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Nigeria 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–0 v Armenia 28 Feb 2006 · Cyprus International Tournament 2006
2–0 v Slovenia 1 Mar 2006 · Cyprus International Tournament 2006
0–2 v Uruguay 23 May 2006 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Colombia 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Cyprus 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Bulgaria 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–0 v Albania 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–1 v Belarus 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Northern Ireland

Before

2–3 v Wales 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Austria 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Portugal 15 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Estonia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Uruguay 21 May 2006 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Finland 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
0–3 v Iceland 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–2 v Spain 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–0 v Denmark 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v Latvia 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Every Romania v Northern Ireland match9

From Romania's side.


22 Mar 2024	Northern Ireland	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Nov 2020	Northern Ireland	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
4 Sep 2020	Northern Ireland	1–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
13 Jun 2015	Northern Ireland	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2015	—
14 Nov 2014	Northern Ireland	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2014	—
26 May 2006	Northern Ireland	2–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Mar 1994	Northern Ireland	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
16 Oct 1985	Northern Ireland	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
12 Sep 1984	Northern Ireland	2–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1984	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN