Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the World Cup playoff between Greece and Romania

Maniatis is in agony after a two-footed challenge, he needs treatment

Samaras fires a shot straight at the keeper from 25 yards with a low effort

Bourceanu is booked for a rash challenge as Greece threatened to break

Romania win a corner but Torje's delivery from the right is hooked clear by the home side

Slick move from Romania but Siovas makes a great challenge to stop Torje crossing the ball

The game has calmed down after that crazy period of play with three goals in seven minutes

ANOTHER GOAL: Salpigidis gives the Greeks the lead again by sliding in from six yards out

Stancu was nearly off the pitch as he headed the ball into the net after a pinpoint delivery

GOAL! Stancu heads in the equaliser at the back post from a free-kick

Siovas gets a touch on a free-kick into the box but the keeper manages to save it

It was a high ball into the box and the striker had acres of space to volley the ball into the net

GOAL! Mitroglou gives the Greeks the lead with a neat finish as Romania fail to play the off-side trap

Poor clearance from Karnezis and the visitors have a throw near the box. But they fail to capitalise and the Greeks clear

Samaras is playing quite deep at the moment and is chasing everything down in trademark fashion

Torje blasts a curling effort wide from 30 yards, an ambitious effort

Romania are passing the ball nicely but the Greeks look dogged in chasing them down

Torje beats his man and puts in a low cross into the box but Marica fails to control

Mitroglou appeals for a penalty after falling over in the box from an apparent push but the ref waves play on

The visitors will kick off in their all yellow strip while the Greeks are in their blue shirts

Five minutes until kick-off and it looks like a lively atmosphere in the stadium, Greece need to make home advantage count

The second leg will be played in Romania on Tuesday for a place at next summer's World Cup