Israel U19 Beat Romania 2–1 With Two Late Goals in Euro Qualifying

Israel’s under-19 national football team beat Romania 2–1 in Fermo, Italy, on Saturday, November 14, after scoring twice in the closing minutes. The result gave coach Ofir Haim’s team its first points in the second round of Euro 2027 qualifying and secured advancement to the final qualifying round. Alexandru Bota scored for Romania in the 21st minute. Liam Lusky brought Israel level in the 85th minute with an assist from Liron Shpigel, and Ido Yosef scored the winner three minutes into stoppage time. Israel had started this qualifying stage with a 3–2 defeat by Ukraine, in a match during which the Israeli team made six substitutions. The top three teams in each group advance to the third and final qualifying round. The victory left Israel with three points and Romania with none. Israel’s head-to-head advantage prevents Romania from overtaking it in the group standings. Israel’s last group match is against Italy on Tuesday, November 17; Romania faces Ukraine.