SIBIU. Hermannstadt topped Argeş to win 2-1. It was Hermannstadt to strike first with a goal of Vesel Limaj at the 12′. Then Daniel Paraschiv scored again for Hermannstadt in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Kevin Koubemba reduced the distance for Argeş (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu assisted by Ciprian Florin Danșa and Bogdan Mihai Gheorghe. The 4th official was Florin Andrei. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 126 Attack 108
- 86 Dangerous attack 65
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Hermannstadt was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Argeş that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hermannstadt had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hermannstadt won the match.
Hermannstadt shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Argeş shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Hermannstadt received 2 yellow cards (P. Petrescu and Raul Oprut). Talking about the opposition, Argeş received 2 yellow cards (Alin Dobrosavlevici and Andreias Calcan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Hermannstadt will have 31 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Argeş will stay with 16 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt will play away with UTA Arad on the 2nd of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Hermannstadt (3 draws).
Argeş will play away agasint U Craiova 1948 on the 14th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of U Craiova 1948 (0 draws).
Hermannstadt – Formation
Hermannstadt started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: Karlo Letica, Florin Bejan, Ionuț Stoica, Mihai Ionuţ Butean, Raul Oprut, Silviu Nicolae Balaure, Vesel Limaj, Călin Popescu, Sota Mino, Baba Alhassan and Daniel George Paraschiv.
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Bărbuţ, Seydou Saeed Issah, Vlad Ionuț Muțiu, Alexandru Laurențiu Oroian, Paolo Medina Etienne, Petrișor Ionuț Petrescu, Valentin Buhăcianu, Matko Babić and Ionut Biceanu.
Substitutions
Hermannstadt made 6 changes: B. Alhassan for Wesley Jobello (62′), B. Alhassan for Ionuț Biceanu (65′), S. Balaure for Cristian Bărbuț (66′), Raul Oprut for Paolo Medina (78′), C. Popescu for Alexandru Oroian (79′) and Vesel Limaj for Seydou Issah (90′).
Argeş – Formation
Argeş started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Bogdan Argeș Vintilă played with: George Mihai Micle, Alin Dobrosavlevici, Brendon Lucas da Silva Estevam, Costinel Andrei Tofan, Grigore Ioan Turda, Facundo Emanuel Rizzi, Ionuț Andrei Șerban, Tony N’Jike, Atair Mimito Rocha Biai, Kevin Koubemba and Andreas Calcan.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ianis Nikolas Christian Pîrvu, Mario Zebić, Geani Crețu, Derlis David Meza Colli, Antonio Jakoliš, Claudiu Constantin Moisie, Andrei Costin Tîrcoveanu, Sebastian Micu and Wesley Jobello.
Substitutions
Argeş made 4 changes: Facundo Rizzi for Antonio Jakoliš (46′), Alin Dobrosavlevici for Derlis David Meza Colli (62′), Alin Dobrosavlevici for Mario Zebić (62′) and Andreias Calcan for Ianis Nikolas Christian Pîrvu (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Hermannstadt – Argeş – 2-1
- Botoşani – U Craiova 1948 – 0-0
- SSC Farul – CFR Cluj – 1-0