Romania v Bulgaria, 09 September 1981
| Score | 2-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Basile Vourakis |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
View Romania v Bulgaria head to head
1
Romania
Manager: Valentin Stanescu
Goals:
| Ilie Balaci | penalty | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Cristian Gheorghe
Defender
Ion Munteanu
Defender
Nicolae Negrilă
Defender
Alexandre Nicolae
Defender
Stefan Sameș
Defender
Costică Stefănescu
Midfielder
Ilie Balaci
Midfielder
Aurel Beldeanu
Midfielder
Zoltan Crişan
Midfielder
Aurel Ticleanu
Substitutions:
| Michael Klein for Aurel Beldeanu | 46 |
| Constant Solomon for Costică Stefănescu | 46 |
| Vasile Soiman for Zoltan Crişan | 58 |
| Nicolae Ungureanu for Ion Munteanu | 71 |
2
Bulgaria
Goals:
| Tzvetan Yonchev | 58 |
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| Kostadin Kostadinov | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Georgi Velinov
Goalkeeper
Georgi Bonev
Defender
Georgi Dimitrov
Defender
Plamen Nikolov
Defender
Kostadin Kostadinov
Forward
Tzvetan Yonchev
Forward
Substitutions:
| Emil Spasov for G Slatkov | 17 |