A preview of a football game pitching Romania against Spain
Romania's national football side will be up against the representative of Spain in Bucharest on Thursday in a game counting towards the fifth leg of the European Championship next year. Spain currently ranks first in Group F with 12 points out of four games, while Romania comes next with seven points from two victories, a draw and a defeat, just like Sweden, the team on the third position, with less goals scored.
The Romanians have so far lost to Sweden 1-2 in an away game in March, but secured a 4-1 home win against the Faeroe Islands. In June they ended in a two-all draw their game against Norway and defeated Malta 4-0 in an away fixture.
The fixture against Spain will be taking place on National Arena in Bucharest and will be attended by 50 thousand spectators. The new pitch has been completely refurbished after having hosted several concerts this summer and the total value of works stands at 240 thousand euros. The city hall has concluded a four year contract of a total value of 4 million euros.
The match will be umpired by German referee of Turkish extraction Deniz Aytekin who has been a FIFA referee since 2011. Romania's lineup includes several young players from the country's under twenty-one team, which in June managed to qualify for the semifinals of the European Championship in Italy and San Marino.
In the same qualification campaign our footballers will be up against Malta in Ploiesti, southern Romania, on Sunday.
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