Romania v Argentina, 03 July 1994

Score3-2 to Romania
RefereePierluigi Pairetto
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance90,469

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Kick Off: 13:30 Local (20:30 BST) Romania claimed their first ever win against Argentina

3 Romania

Manager: Anghel Iordanescu

2 Argentina

Manager: Alfio Basile

Goals:

Ilie Dumitrescu 9 G
Ilie Dumitrescu 17 G
Gheorghe Hagi 57 G

Goals:

Gabriel Batistuta penalty 15 P
Abel Balbo 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Florin Prunea
Defender Miodrag Belodedici
Defender Gheorghe Mihali
Defender Dan Petrescu
Defender Gheorghe Popescu
Defender Daniel Prodan
Midfielder Gheorghe Hagi (captain)
Midfielder Ionut Lupescu
Midfielder Dorinel Munteanu
Midfielder Tibor Selymes
Forward Ilie Dumitrescu

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Luis Islas
Defender Fernando Caceres
Defender José Chamot
Defender Oscar Ruggeri (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Roberto Sensini
Midfielder Jose Basualdo
Midfielder Fernando Redondo
Midfielder Diego Simeone
Forward Abel Balbo
Forward Gabriel Batistuta
Forward Ariel Ortega

Substitutions:

Constantin Gâlcă for Gheorghe Hagi 85
Corneliu Papura for Ilie Dumitrescu 88

Substitutions:

Ramon Bello for Roberto Sensini 60

Cards:

Gheorghe Popescu 50 Y
Tibor Selymes 68 Y
Ilie Dumitrescu 84 Y

Cards:

Oscar Ruggeri 33 Y
Fernando Redondo 55 Y
José Chamot 56 Y
Fernando Caceres 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea
Defender Corneliu Papura
Midfielder Iulian Chirita
Midfielder Constantin Gâlcă
Midfielder Basarab Panduru
Midfielder Ovidiu Stîngă
Forward Marian Ivan
Forward Viorel Moldovan
Forward Florin Răducioiu
Forward Ion Vlădoiu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea
Goalkeeper Norberto Scoponi
Defender Jorge Borelli
Defender Hernan Diaz
Defender Sergio Vazquez
Midfielder Alejandro Mancuso
Midfielder Hugo Perez
Midfielder Leonardo Rodriguez
Midfielder/Forward Diego Maradona
Forward Ramon Bello
Forward Claudio Caniggia