the year 1993 would be significantly more successful for răducioiu internationally, as he scored two goals against czechoslovakia in košice, even though romania lost 5–2. răducioiu's second goal came in the 55th minute, to tie the game at 2–2. however, slovak player peter dubovsky scored a second half hat trick to beat romania. his first goal came just four minutes after răducioiu's second, and in the final eight minutes, dubosky scored twice to win the game, even though the czechoslovak had had two players sent off.