After the game between Romania and Kosovo was abandoned when the score was 0-0, UEFA has now announced the score for the Nation League game: 3-0 for Romania. In addition, UEFA imposed a fine of 6,000 euros “against the Kosovo Football Association for the improper behavior of its team,” as it said in a statement.
On Friday evening, the Kosovo players left the pitch in Bucharest in stoppage time and never returned. The reason for this is said to have been “Serbia chants” from the stands. Romanian fans also displayed banners that focused on their country’s connection to Serbia. After more than 30 minutes of waiting, the Danish referee Morten Krogh decided to call off the game. “It’s just about our message that something like that has no place in the stadium. It’s about respectful cooperation, that’s above the result,” national coach Franco Foda recently told Kicker when asked whether he would accept a game rating against Kosovo.
The Romanian Football Association even has to pay a fine totaling 128,000 euros, and the national team’s next home game will take place behind closed doors. UEFA justified this, among other things, by saying that Romanian fans behaved racistly during the game and threw objects and also spread “messages that are not suitable for a sporting event”.
