ORHEI. Sepsi snatched a late win Universitatea Craiova 1-0 after M. Stefanescu scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Complexul Sportiv Raional stadium in Orhei on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu with the assistance of Mircea Cristian Orbuleț and Alexandru Vodă. The 4th official was Ionuţ Coza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 3 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 99 Attack 110
- 73 Dangerous attack 71
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Universitatea Craiova was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sepsi that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Universitatea Craiova had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Sepsi was able to find the solution to win this match.
Universitatea Craiova shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sepsi shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Craiova didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sepsi received 7 yellow cards (Enriko Papa, R. Ispas, Radoslav Dimitrov, Márk Tamás, Cosmin Matei, Denis Ciobotariu and Marius Stefanescu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Universitatea Craiova will stay with 40 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Sepsi will have 29 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eugen Neagoe decided to play with the following team: Iulian-Laurenţiu Popescu, Gjoko Zajkov, Ştefan Marinel Vlădoiu, Basilio Ndong Owono Nchamaaa, Juraj Badelj, Alexandru Crețu, Vladimir Screciu, Alexandru Mihai Ișfan, Andrei Virgil Ivan, Jovan Markovic and George Alexandru Cimpanu.
The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Mateiu, Nicușor Silviu Bancu, Elvir Koljič, Raúl Michel Melo da Silva, Nicușor Cosmin Stana, Ante Roguljić, Bogdan Alexandru Mitrea, Marius Valerică Găman and David Beniamin Lazar.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: Alexandru Isfan for Ante Roguljic (46′), Alexandru Cretu for Alexandru Mateiu (46′), Jovan Marković for Elvir Koljić (58′), Stefan Vladoiu for Raul Silva (75′) and Juraj Badelj for Valerică Găman (83′).
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Cristiano Bergodi played with: Roland Csaba Niczuly, Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov, Márk Tamás, Denis Ciobotariu, Rares Ispas, Adnan Aganović, Francisco Santos Júnior, Enriko Papa, Ion Gheorghe, Roland Varga and Pavol Šafranko.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cosmin Gabriel Matei, Marius Ştefănescu, Jonathan Yoni Emanuel Rodriguez, Nicolae Ionuț Păun, Denis Florian Renta, Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández, Răzvan Cătălin Began, Akos Nistor and Alexandru Tudorie.
Sepsi could not rely on the presence of Mario Rondón (injured).
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: Francisco Júnior for Jonathan Emanuel Rodriguez (31′), Enriko Papa for Nicolae Ionuț Păun (46′), Adnan Aganovic for Cosmin Matei (67′), Roland Varga for Marius Stefanescu (67′) and Pavol Safranko for Mario Rondon (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.