Voluntari beats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 with a goal scored by V. Rata. HIGHLIGHTS

VOLUNTARI. Voluntari defeats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 after V. Rata scored just 1 goal (50').

Voluntari beats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 with a goal scored by V. Rata. HIGHLIGHTS

VOLUNTARI. Voluntari tops Universitatea Craiova 1-0 after V. Rata scored just 1 goal (50′). Universitatea Craiova was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu stadium in Voluntari on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic with the assistance of Alexandru Cerei and Valentin Avram. The 4th official was Andrei Moroiţă. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 5 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 110 Attack 167
  • 59 Dangerous attack 99
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Universitatea Craiova was in firm control of the ball 63% while Voluntari was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Craiova was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Voluntari was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Voluntari shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Voluntari received 4 yellow cards (Ricardinho, Vadim Rata, C. Paz and A. Vlad). On the other side, Universitatea Craiova received 1 yellow card (Elvir Koljic ).

Match Timeline

Ricardinho- Yellow
35'
Vadim Rață(goal)
50'
57'
57'
57'
Jovan Marković- sub ->Ante Roguljic
Vadim Rață- Yellow
65'
69'
Elvir Koljic - Yellow
Alexandru Vlad- sub ->N. Aliji
76'
79'
Stefan Baiaram- sub ->Alexandru Mateiu
79'
80'
Cristian Paz- sub ->U. Meleke
80'
Daniel Florea- sub ->Vitalie Damascan
87'
Andrei Dumiter- sub ->A. Nemec
87'
Cristian Paz- Yellow
90'
Alexandru Vlad- Yellow
90'

Standings

After this contest, Voluntari will have 29 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova will stay with 45 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Voluntari will play away against Mioveni on the 1st of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Voluntari (1 draw).

Universitatea Craiova will host Argeş on the 1st of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Craiova (3 draws).

Voluntari – Formation

Voluntari
G
Mihai Popa 71.Romania
D
Igor Armaş  5.Moldova
D
Naser Aliji 7.Albania
76'
D
Patricio Matricardi 34.Argentina
D
Ricardinho 24.Portugal
35'
D
Ulrich Meleke 3.Ivory Coast
80'
M
Vadim Rață 22.Moldova
65' Goals50'
M
Hélder Tavares 18.Cape Verde
M
Marcelo Lopes  14.Portugal
80'
F
Adam Nemec 77.Slovakia
87'
F
Vitalie Damascan 9.Moldova
87'
Substitutes
G
D
Cristian Costin 98.Romania
80'
D
Alexandru Vlad 23.Romania
76' 90'
D
Cristian Paz 2.Argentina
80' 90'
M
Mihai Răduț 8.Romania
M
Roberto Voican 72.Romania
M
George Merloi  10.Romania
F
Andrei Dumiter 13.Romania
87'
F
Daniel Florea 11.Romania
87'

Voluntari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Liviu Ciobotariu decided to play with the following team: Mihai Maximilian Popa, Igor Armaş, Naser Aliji, Patricio Martín Matricardi, Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda, Ulrich Meleke, Vadim Raţă, Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares, Marcelo André Veiga Lopes, Adam Nemec and Vitalie Damaşcan.

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Ionuţ Costin, Alexandru Nicolae Vlad, Mihai Cosmin Răduţ, Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter, Daniel Constantin Florea, Roberto Voican, George Cristian Merloi, Cristian Ignacio Paz and Jesús Fernández Collado.

Substitutions

Voluntari made 5 changes: N. Aliji for Alexandru Vlad (76′), Marcelo Lopes for Cristian Ionuț Costin (80′), U. Meleke for Cristian Paz (80′), A. Nemec for Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter (87′) and Vitalie Damascan for Daniel Florea (87′).

Universitatea Craiova – Formation

Universitatea Craiova
G
Laurentiu Popescu 21.Romania
D
Raúl Silva 34.Brazil
D
Gjoko Zajkov 26.Macedonia
D
Stefan Vladoiu 2.Romania
M
Basilio Ndong 12.Equatorial Guinea
M
Alexandru Mateiu 8.Romania
79'
M
Ante Roguljic 24.Croatia
57'
M
David Sala 35.Romania
57'
F
Elvir Koljic  19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
79' 69'
F
Andrei Ivan 9.Romania
F
George Cimpanu 7.Romania
57'
Substitutes
Juraj Badelj 15.Croatia
G
David Lazar 1.Romania
D
V. Găman 25.Romania
D
Bogdan Mitrea 3.Romania
M
Stefan Baiaram 10.Romania
79'
F
Rivaldinho 17.Brazil
79'
F
Alexandru Isfan 31.Romania
57'
F
Jovan Marković 20.Romania
57'
F
Sergiu Hanca 33.Romania
57'

Universitatea Craiova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mirel Matei Radoi played with: Iulian-Laurenţiu Popescu, Raúl Michel Melo da Silva, Gjoko Zajkov, Ştefan Marinel Vlădoiu, Basilio Ndong Owono Nchamaaa, Alexandru Mateiu, Ante Roguljić, David Sala, Elvir Koljič, Andrei Virgil Ivan and George Alexandru Cimpanu.

These were the players on the bench: Ștefan Baiaram, Rivaldo Vitor Ferreira Mosca, Marius Valerică Găman, Alexandru Mihai Ișfan, Jovan Markovic, Bogdan Alexandru Mitrea, David Beniamin Lazar, Juraj Badelj and Sergiu Cătălin Hanca.

Substitutions

Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: Ante Roguljic for Jovan Markovic (57′), D. Sala for Alexandru Ișfan (57′), George Cimpanu for Sergiu Hanca (57′), Alexandru Mateiu for Stefan Baiaram (79′) and Elvir Koljic  for Rivaldinho (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​