CLUJ-NAPOCA. CFR Cluj snatched a late win Voluntari 1-0 after B. Omrani scored just 1 goal (90′). CFR Cluj took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadionul CMC stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa with the help of Ciprian Florin Danșa and Romică Bîrdeș. The 4th official was Robert Constantin Avram.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
CFR Cluj was in firm control of the ball 58% while Voluntari was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CFR Cluj was more aggressive with 120 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the match.
CFR Cluj shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Voluntari shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
CFR Cluj received 1 yellow card (E. Culio). On the other side, Voluntari received 2 yellow cards (H. Tavares and Ricardinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, CFR Cluj will have 36 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Voluntari will stay with 24 points like FCSB and Botoşani to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away against Dinamo Bucureşti on the 7th of November with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (6 draws).
Voluntari will host FCSB on the 7th of November with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of FCSB (3 draws).
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
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CFR Cluj adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dan Vasile Petrescu decided to play with the following team: Cristian Bălgrădean, Cristian Manea, Rachid Bouhenna, Andrei Burcă, Mário Camora, Nana Boateng, Emmanuel Culio, Ciprian Deac, Billel Omrani, Claudiu Adrian Petrila and Denis Alibec.
The home team had on the bench: Ottó Hindrich, Daniel Graovac, Florin Ştefan, Mateo Sušić, Alexandru Chipciu, Adrian Gîdea, Valentin Costache, Alexandru Păun and Hadi Sacko.
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 3 changes: N. Boateng for A. Paun (77′), C. Manea for M. Susic (84′) and D. Alibec for H. Sacko (85′).
Voluntari – Formation
Voluntari
Also Voluntari adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Liviu Ciobotariu played with: Mihai Popa, Ricardinho, Gabriel Tamaş, Igor Armas, Cristian Ionuț Costin, Marius Briceag, Lukáš Droppa, Hélder Tavares, Vadim Rață, Ion Gheorghe and Adam Nemec.
These were the players on the bench: Victor Rîmniceanu, Cosmin Florin Achim, Alexandru Vlad, Lóránd Fülöp, Cristian Merloi, Neluț Roşu, Viktor Angelov, Idan Golan and Vlad Andres.
Substitutions
Voluntari made 2 changes: G. Tamas for C. Achim (76′) and C. Costin for L. Fulop (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
