CRAIOVA. U Craiova 1948 tops Botoşani 1-0 after G. Ganea scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Stadionul CFR, Craiova stadium in Craiova on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic who was helped by Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Mircea Cristian Orbuleț. The 4th official was Andrei Moroiţă. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 93 Attack 108
- 53 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 19
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. U Craiova 1948 was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Botoşani that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botoşani was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, U Craiova 1948 found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
U Craiova 1948 shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Botoşani shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Botoşani received 3 yellow cards (Rijad Sadiku, Antoni Ivanov and Ayrton Mboko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, U Craiova 1948 will have 40 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Botoşani will stay with 31 points like Chindia Târgovişte to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will play away with Hermannstadt on the 12th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
Botoşani will host Mioveni on the 10th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Botoşani (3 draws).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
73'
45'
U Craiova 1948 started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Nicolò Napoli decided to play with the following team: Ion-Cristian Gurau, Lorenzo Paramatti, Matheus Mascarenhas dos Santos Raimundo, André Lourenço Duarte, Danny Agostinho Henriques, Radu Alexandru Negru, William Baeten, Constantin Dragoș Albu, Yassine Bahassa, George Dănuţ Ganea and V. Blănuță.
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Van Durmen, Giovanni Piccolomo, Sorin Raducu Mogo?anu, Vlad Alexandru Achim, Ionuț Marius Zanfir, Samuel Asamoah, Jeremy Huyghebaert, Sekou Sidibe and Jibril Ibrahim.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 2 changes: Vladislav Blanuta for Jeremy Huyghebaert (61′) and G. Ganea for Sekou Sidibe (73′).
Botoşani – Formation
Botoşani
26'
Botoşani started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Flavius Vladimir Stoican played with: Eduard Adrian Pap, Alexandru Țigănașu, Gabriel Mutombo Kupa, Rijad Sadiku, Ayrton Mboko, Andrei Fernando Dragu, Victor Dican, Antoni Ivanov, Marius Iulian Cioiu, Sebastian Arpad Mailat and Sekou Camara.
These were the players on the bench: Răzvan Ducan, Bohui Zabou, Eduard Marian Florescu, Andrei Burlacu, George Ionuț Dragomir, Gabriel Eugen David, Mihai Roman, Kassim M’Dahoma and Virgile Pinson.
Substitutions
Botoşani made 5 changes: Alexandru Tiganasu for Virgile Pinson (26′), Antoni Ivanov for Bohui Zabou (70′), M. Cioiu for Andrei Burlacu (81′), Sebastian Mailat for Eduard Florescu (81′) and Sekou Camara for Mihai Roman (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
