Romania's coach Anghel Iordanescu looks on before their Euro 2016 Group F qualifying soccer match against Northern Ireland at National Arena in Bucharest November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The poor condition of the pitch affected Romania's performance in their laboured 1-0 home win over Group F underdogs the Faroe Islands in Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier in Ploiesti, said coach Anghel Iordanescu.
Against the well-organised Faroes, the Romanians struggled to get their zippy passing game going on the Ilie Oana stadium's surface that appeared in a bad state after a couple of rainy days and favoured the physically stronger visitors.
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