FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981

First stage

Italy - Romania

0:1 (0:0)

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
20	08 October 1981	20:45	Melbourne / Olympic Park	9000

Match Officials

Referee Robert B. VALENTINE (SCO)	Assistant Referee 1 Jan REDELFS (GER)
	Assistant Referee 2 George COURTNEY (ENG)

Goals scored

Romulus GABOR (ROU) 56' Penalty goal

Italy

Line-up

[12]
Giulio DRAGO (GK)
[3]
Andrea ICARDI
[4]
Andrea MANZO
[5]
Riccardo FERRI
[7]
Pietro MARIANI
[8]
Giovanni KOETTING
[13]
Roberto FONTANINI
[14]
Ubaldo RIGHETTI
[15]
Marcello GAMBERINI (-79')
[16]
Fausto PARI
[18]
Nicola COPPOLA

Substitute(s)

[1]
Carlo RICCETELLI
[2]
Pasquale BRUNO
[6]
Domenico PROGNA
[9]
Giuseppe GALDERISI
[10]
Francesco MILETI
[11]
Gianfranco CINELLO
[17]
Dario DONA (+79')

Romania

Line-up

[1]
Iosif LOVAS (GK)
[3]
Ioan ANDONE
[4]
Augustin EDUARD
[5]
Mircea REDNIC
[6]
Costel ILIE (-76')
[8]
Gavril BALINT
[9]
Stere SERTOV
[10]
Mihaita HANGHIUC
[11]
Romulus GABOR
[13]
Marin MATEI
[17]
Mircea BOLBA

Substitute(s)

[2]
Gheorghe VISCREANU
[7]
Dorel ZAMFIR
[12]
Constantin GIRJOABA
[14]
Doru VUSCAN
[15]
Cornel FISIC (+76')
[16]
Decebal BALAUR
[18]
Horatiu LASCONI

Cautions

Roberto FONTANINI (ITA) 1'
, Riccardo FERRI (ITA) 1'
, Marin MATEI (ROU) 1'

Expulsions

a.e.t.:	After extra time	(C):	Captain	PSO:	Penalty Shoot-out
GK:	Goalkeeper	N:	Not eligible to play	I:	Injured
Y:	Yellow cards	Pos:	Positions	A:	Absent
D:	Defender	M:	Midfielder	Min:	Minutes played
GF:	Goals for	GA:	Goals against	PK:	Penalty Kicks
FC:	Fouls Committed	FS:	Fouls Suffered	R:	Direct Expulsions
F:	Forward	SG/S:	Shots on Goal/Shots	Y: 2Y=R:	Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution