Women’s football / Romania - Norway 0-2, in the first round of the play-off for the World Championship

Romania’s women’s national football team were defeated 0-2 on Friday at the Arcul de Triumf Stadium by Norway’s national team in the first round of the play-off for qualification for the World Cup finals, scheduled to take place next year in Brazil.

The Tricolours were dominated from the first minute of the match, and Guro Reiten opened the scoring for Norway in the 10th minute.Norway pressured the Romanians in their own penalty area, and Frida Maanum scored the second goal for the Nordic side in the 34th minute. Romania had just one major chance through Ioana Stancu, but the ball went wide.

The winner of the first round will play against the winner of the Albania - Wales tie.

STARTING LINE-UPS

ROMANIA: 1. Andreea Părăluță – 3. Melinda Nagy (2. Ana Maria Stanciu 46′), 6. Maria Ficzay, 15. Brigitta Goder, 13. Erika Gered – 5. Teodora Nicoară, 19. Olga Iordăchiuși, 4. Cristina Botojel, 10. Mihaela Ciolacu, 16. Ioana Stancu – 22. Carmen MarcuReserves: 12. Cosmina Roșu, 23. Sara Câmpean – 17. Claudia Bistrian, 18. Anda Jivan, 21. Andreea Pînzariu, 8. Sonia Bumbar, 14. Andrea Herczeg, 11. Denysa Pînzariu, 9. Oana Negrea, 20. Adina Borodi, 7. Bianca Ienovan

Head coach: Massimo Pedrazzini

NORWAY: 1. Cecilie Fisckerstrand – 13. Thea Bjelde, 5. Guro Bergsvand, 16. Mathilde Harviken, 4. Julie Blakstad – 21. Lisa Naalsund, 7. Ingrid Engen, 11. Guro Reiten – 18. Frida Maanum, 14. Ada Hegerberg – captain, 22. Signe GaupsetReserves: 12. Selma Panengstuen, 23. Sunniva Skoglund – 2. Marit Bratberg Lund, 3. Marthine Ostenstad, 6. Emilie Woldvik, 8. Vilde Boe Risa, 9. Elisabeth Terland, 15. Justine Kielland, 17. Emma Stolen Godo, 19. Cathinka Tandberg, 20. Synne Jensen

Head coach: Gemma Grainger