18:48
The first half ends
The first half ends here. There were many chances in this first half of the game, decided for the moment by a goal from Gakpo.
18:47
45’+2 – Chance Dragus
Dragus dangerous but his right-footed shot from distance is easily blocked by Verbruggen.
18:45
45′ – Recovery time begins
There will be three minutes of added time.
18:44
44′ – Simons misses a penalty in motion!
A sensational opportunity wasted by Simons! The PSG midfielder gets confused, misses the moment to shoot and misses a penalty in motion.
18:39
39′ – There is only Holland
Another chance for the Oranje, it’s practically a siege in the Romania area. There’s only Holland on the pitch at this point, Hagi and his teammates are no longer able to move up and press like in the first minutes of the game.
18:38
38′ – Mogos out
First (obligatory) change in the ranks of Romania. After the clash with Dumfries, Mogos can’t make it and leaves the place to Racovitan.
18:32
33′ – Mogos-Dumfries clash
Game stopped after a clash between Mogos and Dumfries, in which the former got the worst of it.
18:30
31′ – Romania at risk
Romania almost scores an own goal with Dragusin who slides to avoid Depay’s tap-in on a Dumfries cross.
18:25
26′ – De Vrij close to doubling the lead
De Vrij very close to doubling the lead! The Inter defender, completely unmarked in the area following Depay’s corner, receives the ball at the far post, but his header only hits the outside of the net.
18:23
24′ – Romania chance
After the disadvantage, Romania tries to immediately grab the equaliser. Hagi opens for Stanciu who crosses in the centre but Man’s shot from a good position is not clean.
18:19
20′ – Goal! Romania-Netherlands 0-1
Holland take the lead with Gakpo! The Liverpool striker cuts in from the left and beats Nita at the near post.
18:13
14′ – Dangerous Man
Romania dangerous with Man: his left-footed shot from the edge of the area ends just over the crossbar.
18:10
11′ – Depay tries
Chance for Depay but he is offside.
18:07
8′ – Romania at a thousand miles an hour
Also encouraged by their many fans present at the stadium, Romania started strong. Holland suffers the pressure. Hagi, who plays with a visible bandage on his head, tries to serve Dragus in the area, but Ake blocks him.
18:05
6′ – Simons tries
Xavi Simons tries, Nita blocks without difficulty.
18:02
3′ – Hagi, clash with Dumfries
Hagi loses blood after a clash with Dumfries: Romania’s medical staff intervene on the pitch to treat the small cut to his head suffered after the accidental elbow he received.
18:00
1′ – Romania-Holland begins
Kick-off in Monaco: Romania-Holland has begun. First ball entrusted to the Oranje.
17:55
National anthems moment
Teams on the field, it’s time for the national anthems: starting with the Dutch one.
17:52
Stanciu first from Romania-Holland
“We know it will be a very tough match, but we are looking forward to it. We will play with enthusiasm and I hope our fans will cheer us on like they did last time. I don’t know if you will see many goals, but I can tell you that every match we play, we play to win. We are more than ready for this and I hope everything goes well for us to play in the quarter-finals. Today we will play for our country!” Nicolae Stanciu spoke to UEFA microphones before the match.
17:45
Romania-Holland, the precedents
This will be only the second ever meeting in a major tournament (World Cup/EURO) between Romania and the Netherlands, after the Dutch won 2-0 in the group stage of EURO 2008. Romania have won just one of their 14 matches against the Netherlands in all competitions (D3 L10), losing the last four since winning 1-0 in the Euro qualifiers in October 2007. Romania have also scored just three goals in those 14 matches, conceding 29. Romania have reached the knockout stages of a major tournament (World Cup/EURO) for the first time since EURO 2000, when they were eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals; Romania have only once progressed past a knockout stage in a major tournament, beating Argentina 3-2 in the 1994 World Cup round of 16. The Netherlands have lost their last three knockout games at the European Championship, against Portugal (1-2 in the 2004 semi-final), Russia (1-3 in the 2008 quarter-final) and the Czech Republic (0-2 in the 2020 round of 16); the Dutch could become only the second team to lose four consecutive knockout games in the history of the tournament, after Yugoslavia between 1968 and 2000. This will be Romania’s 20th match at the European Championship, making them the 16th team to achieve this feat; They have won just two of their previous 19 games (D6 L12) and even if they win their next one, it would already be a new record low for wins by a team in their first 20 games in the competition – previously held by Switzerland, who won four of their first 20 games.
17:38
Teams in the locker rooms
There is less and less time left until the start of Romania-Holland and the teams return to the locker rooms after the warm-up.
17:30
Euro 2024 quarter finals scoreboard
While we wait for the kick-off in Munich (and for tonight’s match between Austria and Turkey), all the Euro 2024 quarter-final matches are starting to take shape: THE DRAWING
17:25
Where to watch Romania vs Netherlands on TV
Find out everything about the challenge between Romania and Holland at Euro 2024: HERE info and channels to follow it in real time.
17:19
Romania welcomed with a roar
A roar from the stands greeted Romania: Iordanescu’s national team is one of the revelations of Euro 2024.
17:15
Holland and Romania in the field
With less than an hour to go until kick-off, the teams take to the field to warm up.
17:00
Romania-Netherlands, official lineups
ROMANIA (4-1-4-1): Rivet; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Mogos; M. Marin; Man, R. Marin, Stanciu, Hagi; dear Ct: Iordanescu.
IF (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Akè; Bergwijn, Depay, Gakpo. Ct: Koeman.
16:48
Romania-Holland, probable lineups
ROMANIA (4-1-4-1): Rivet; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Sorescu; M. Marin; Hagi, R. Marin, Stanciu, Mihaila; dear Available: Moldovan, Tarnovanu, Rus, Nedelcearu, Mogos, Racovitan, Cicaldau, Olaru, Sut, Alibec, Puscas, Coman, Man, Birligea. Unavailable: -. Disqualified: Bank. Be wary: Burca, M. Marin, R. Marin, Puscas. Ct: Iordanescu.
IF (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Akè; Schouten, Reijnders; Depay. Available: B.B. Unavailable: -. Disqualified: -. Be wary: Schouten, Veerman. Ct: Koeman.
