Recap
The 1-1 home draw with Israel was a lucky result for Romania. They serious problems on counter-attacks, appeared without ideas in midfield throughout and scored the only goal after a mistake by Israeli goalkeeper. Coach Iordanescu has some key absences like talented goalkeeper Radu (Bournemouth), the captain central defender Chiricheș (Steaua) and the talented winger Mann (Parma). Kosovo showed a competitive face in the 2-2 home draw with Switzerland in Primoz Gliha’s debut on the bench. They gave possession of the ball and “hit” the open field with the fastest forwards, while faced serious problems on the left side of the defense. The presence of striker Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca), who scored both goals gives a big boost to the squad, while they have other quality players like Rashica (Besiktas), Zhegrova (Lille), Muric (Burnley), Rrahmani (Napoli), Vojvoda (Torino), and Paqarada (Koln). Kosovo showed a fighting face against leaders Switzerland, having four draws in five group matches. The differences between the team is small, and match will be decided in the details.