Bulgaria v Romania, 19 October 1988
| Score | 3-1 to Romania |
| Referee | Michal Listkiewicz |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 1 |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
View Bulgaria v Romania head to head
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Bulgaria
Goals:
| Hristo Kolev | 31 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Borislav Mihailov
Defender
Nikolay Iliev
Defender
Plamen Nikolov
Defender
Zaprian Rakov
Defender
Dimitar Vasev
Midfielder
Georgi Iordanov
Midfielder
Ayan Sadakov
Midfielder/Forward
Plamen Getov
Forward
Petar Alexandrov
Forward
Luboslav Penev
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Substitutions:
| Hristo Kolev for Petar Alexandrov | 30 |
| Ilian Kiriakov for Dimitar Vasev | 55 |
3
Romania
Manager: Emerich Jenei
Goals:
| Dorin Mateuţ | 25 |
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| Rodion Cămătaru | 79 |
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| Rodion Cămătaru | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Silviu Lung
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Ioan Andone
Defender
Miodrag Belodedici
Defender
Ştefan Iovan
Defender
Gheorghe Popescu
Defender
Iosif Rotariu
Defender
Gheorghe Hagi
Midfielder
Dorin Mateuţ
Midfielder
Ioan Sabău
Midfielder
Rodion Cămătaru
Forward
Marius Lăcătuş
Forward
Substitutions:
| Claudiu Vaiscovici for Marius Lăcătuş | 66 |
| Michael Klein for Dorin Mateuţ | 87 |