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
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 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 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.