Inter conquers Sheriff 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TIRASPOL. Inter prevails over Sheriff 3-1.

Inter conquers Sheriff 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TIRASPOL. Inter overcomes Sheriff 3-1. Inter was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with M. Brozovic (54′), M. Skriniar (66′) and A. Sanchez (82′). Sheriff reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 2′) by A. Traore, but there was not much to do for them. Inter was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena stadium in Tiraspol on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who had the assistance of Rafael Foltyn and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 7 Total 22
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 53 Attack 153
  • 19 Dangerous attack 62
  • 78 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Inter had a strong ball possession 65% while Sheriff was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Inter was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the encounter.​

Sheriff shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sheriff received 4 yellow cards (E. Addo, Fernando Costanza, D. Kolovos and Cristiano). Talking about the opposition, Inter received 2 yellow cards (M. Darmian and M. Skriniar).

Match Timeline

35'
43'
Matteo Darmian- Yellow
46'
Denzel Dumfries- sub ->M. Darmian
51'
54'
61'
62'
63'
64'
66'
67'
73'
81'
Alexis Sánchez- sub ->L. Martinez
81'
81'
82'
Alexis Sánchez(goal)
85'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
5
6
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
10
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
5
6

After this match, Sheriff will stay with 6 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Inter will have 7 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Sheriff will play away with Shakhtar Donetsk on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sheriff (0 draws).

Inter will play away agasint Real Madrid on the 7th of December with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).

Sheriff – Formation

Sheriff
G
6.8
D
Cristiano 15.Brazil
7.0
51'
D
Danilo Arboleda 2.Colombia
7.0
D
Fernando Costanza 13.Brazil
6.5
63'
M
Sébastien Thill 31.Luxembourg
7.6
M
Dimitrios Kolovos 22.Greece
6.1
73' 61'
M
Edmund Addo 21.Ghana
5.9
62' 35'
M
Adama Traoré 9.Mali
6.5
Goals90'
M
Frank Castañeda 10.Colombia
6.2
F
Jasur Yakhshiboev 17.Uzbekistan
6.6
81'
Substitutes
G
Serghei Paşcenco 33.Moldova
G
Dumitru Celeadnic 1.Moldova
D
Serafim Cojocari 19.Moldova
D
Keston Julien 16.Trinidad and Tobago
6.4
81'
D
Stjepan Radeljic 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1
62'
M
Bruno 77.Brazil
6.6
73'
M
Alexandr Belousov 8.Moldova
M
Maxim Cojocaru 98.Moldova

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

The manager Yury Vernydub decided to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis (6.8), Fernando Costanza (6.5), Danilo Arboleda (7.0), Gustavo Dulanto (6.7), Cristiano (7.0), Edmund Addo (5.9), Sebastien Thill (7.6), Adama Traore (6.5), Dimitrios Kolovos (6.1), Frank Castañeda (6.2) and Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Bruno (6.6), Serghei Paşcenco, Alexandr Belousov, Serafim Cojocari, Maxim Cojocaru, Keston Julien (6.4), Dumitru Celeadnic and Stjepan Radeljić (6.1).

Substitutions

Sheriff made 3 changes: E. Addo for S. Radeljic (62′), D. Kolovos for Bruno (73′) and J. Jakhshibaev for K. Julien (81′).

Best player: Sebastien Thill​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheriff was Sebastien Thill.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Inter – Formation

Inter
G
Samir Handanovič 1.Slovenia
6.6
D
Stefan de Vrij  6.Netherlands
7.1
85'
D
Milan Skriniar  37.Slovakia
7.2
67' Goals66'
D
6.2
M
Matteo Darmian 36.Italy
6.9
46' 43'
M
Federico Dimarco 32.Italy
6.9
64'
M
Arturo Vidal 22.Chile
8.3
M
Marcelo Brozovic 77.Croatia
9.0
Goals54'
M
Nicolò Barella 23.Italy
7.1
F
Edin Džeko 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
81'
F
Lautaro Martínez  10.Argentina
7.2
81'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Radu 97.Romania
D
A. Ranocchia 13.Italy
6.4
85'
D
A. Kolarov 11.Serbia
D
D
Denzel Dumfries 2.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
Ivan Perisic 14.Croatia
6.3
64'
M
M
Stefano Sensi 12.Italy
M
Matías Vecino 8.Uruguay
F
Alexis Sánchez 7.Chile
7.2
81' Goals82'
F
Joaquín Correa 19.Argentina
6.4
81'

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

Regarding the opposition, Simone Inzaghi played with: Samir Handanovič (6.6), Milan Škriniar (7.2), Stefan de Vrij (7.1), Alessandro Bastoni (6.2), Matteo Darmian (6.9), Nicolò Barella (7.1), Marcelo Brozović (9.0), Arturo Vidal (8.3), Federico Dimarco (6.9), Edin Džeko (6.6) and Lautaro Martínez (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ivan Perišić (6.3), Andrea Ranocchia (6.4), Andrei Radu, Aleksandar Kolarov, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Denzel Dumfries (7.1), Roberto Gagliardini, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Stefano Sensi, Alexis Sánchez (7.2), Joaquín Correa (6.4) and Matías Vecino.

Substitutions

Inter made 5 changes: M. Darmian for D. Dumfries (46′), F. Dimarco for I. Perisic (64′), L. Martinez for A. Sanchez (81′), E. Dzeko for J. Correa (81′) and S. de Vrij for A. Ranocchia (85′).

Best player: Marcelo Brozović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Marcelo Brozović.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 83 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​