Romania v Northern Ireland, 16 October 1985
| Score | 1-0 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | Henning Lund-Sorensen |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 3 |
| Venue | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
View Romania v Northern Ireland head to head
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Romania
Manager: Mircea Lucescu
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Silviu Lung
Defender
Gino Iorgulescu
Defender
Ştefan Iovan
Defender
Michael Klein
Defender
Nicolae Negrilă
Defender
Mircea Rednic
Defender
Nicolae Ungureanu
Midfielder
László Bölöni
Midfielder
Gheorghe Hagi
(captain)
Midfielder
Dorin Mateuţ
Forward
Marcel Coras
Substitutions:
| Ion Geolgău for Nicolae Negrilă | 46 |
| Victor Piţurcă for Marcel Coras | 62 |
1
Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
Goals:
| Jimmy Quinn | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Pat Jennings
Goalkeeper
Mal Donaghy
Defender
Alan McDonald
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Defender
John O'Neill
Defender
David McCreery
Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy
Midfielder
Ian Stewart
Midfielder
Steve Penney
Forward
Jimmy Quinn
Forward
Norman Whiteside
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nigel Worthington for Ian Stewart | 46 |
| Gerry Armstrong for Steve Penney | 73 |