BUCUREşTI. U Craiova 1948 tops Dinamo Bucureşti 1-0 after W. Baeten scored just 1 goal (61′). Dinamo Bucureşti lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare stadium in Bucureşti on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Florin Andrei assisted by Adrian Vornicu and Alexandru Vodă. The 4th official was Vlad Băban. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.14 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Dinamo Bucureşti

0 - 1

U Craiova 1948

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 105 Attack 91
  • 73 Dangerous attack 42
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dinamo Bucureşti had a superior ball possession 60% while U Craiova 1948 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Bucureşti had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, U Craiova 1948 found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Dinamo Bucureşti shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, U Craiova 1948 shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Dinamo Bucureşti received 1 yellow card (Dennis Politic). Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 received 2 yellow cards (Vlad Achim and Andrea Padula).

Match Timeline

46'
Radu Negru- sub ->Gabriel Compagnucci
61'
William Baeten (goal)Dragos Albu
Gonçalo Gregório- sub ->Andrei Bani
63'
76'
Vlad Pop- sub ->Dragos Albu
77'
Andrea Padula- sub ->Sekou Sidibe
79'
Andrea Padula- Yellow
Hakim Abdallah- sub ->Lamine Ghezali
82'
83'
Jibril Ibrahim- sub ->Andrea Padula
90'
Vlad Achim- Yellow
Dennis Politic- Yellow
90'
90'
Vladislav Blănuță- sub ->Aurelian Chitu

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
9
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Sepsi
34
9
Rapid Bucuresti
29
9
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After playing this match, Dinamo Bucureşti will stay with 8 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 will have 12 points like Sepsi to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

Dinamo Bucureşti – Formation

Dinamo Bucureşti
G
Adnan Golubovic 1.Slovenia
6.4
D
Lucas 5.Brazil
7.5
D
Quentin Bena 4.France
7.3
D
Răzvan Patriche 23.Romania
D
Josué Homawoo 28.Togo
6.7
M
Andrei Bani 22.Romania
7.0
63'
M
Gorka Larrucea 8.Spain
6.8
M
Christian Ilic 16.Croatia
7.3
M
C. Amzăr 31.Romania
6.4
M
Cristian Costin 98.Romania
7.7
F
Lamine Ghezali 99.France
6.3
82'
F
Dennis Politic 17.Romania
7.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Filip Dujmovic 91.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Deniz Giafer 24.Romania
D
R. Grigore 27.Romania
D
Gabriel Moura 2.Brazil
M
Iulian Rosu 6.Romania
M
Ioan Borcea 18.Romania
F
Gonçalo Gregório 7.Portugal
7.3
63'
F
Catalin Tira 9.Romania
F
Hakim Abdallah 19.Madagascar
6.8
82'

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

The manager Ovidiu Nicusor Burca decided to play with the following team: Goncalo Gregorio, Razvan Patriche, Adnan Golubovic (6.4), Lucas (7.5), Quentin Bena (7.3), Josué Homawoo (6.7), Cristian Costin (7.7), Andrei Bani (7.0), Gorka Larrucea (6.8), Christian Ilic (7.3), Costin Amzar (6.4), Lamine Ghezali  (6.3) and Dennis Politic (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Moura, Iulian Rosu, Gonçalo Gregório (7.3), Catalin Tira, Ioan Borcea, Hakim Abdallah (6.8), Deniz Giafer, Ricardo Grigore and Filip Dujmovic.

Substitutions

Dinamo Bucureşti made 2 changes: Andrei Bani for Gonçalo Gregório (63′) and Lamine Ghezali  for Hakim Abdallah (82′).

Best player: Dennis Politic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Bucureşti was Dennis Politic.

His rating is (7.7) with 17 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

U Craiova 1948
G
Robert Popa 31.Romania
7.5
D
Léo Lacroix 4.Switzerland
7.7
D
Danny Henriques 14.Netherlands
7.7
D
Matheus Mascarenhas 16.Brazil
7.0
D
Gabriel Compagnucci 18.Argentina
6.7
46'
M
Sekou Sidibe 51.Belgium
7.5
77'
M
Vlad Achim 6.Romania
7.0
90'
M
Dragoș Albu 8.Romania
7.3
76'
M
Juan Bauza 10.Argentina
M
William Baeten 24.Belgium
8.1
61'
M
Benjamin Van Durmen 30.Belgium
6.4
F
Aurelian Chițu 11.Romania
6.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Ionuț Gurău 50.Romania
D
Radu Negru 2.Romania
6.7
46'
D
Andrea Padula 72.Italy
77' 79'
D
Gabriel Buta 79.Romania
M
Alexandru Blidar 15.Romania
M
Vlad Pop 23.Romania
6.4
76'
M
S. Asamoah 77.Togo
F
Jibril Ibrahim 9.Nigeria
7.0
83'
F
Vladislav Blănuță 99.Romania
90'

U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nicolae Constantin Dică played with: Juan Bauza, Robert Popa (7.5), Gabriel Compagnucci (6.7), Léo Lacroix (7.7), Danny Henriques (7.7), Matheus Mascarenhas (7.0), Dragos Albu (7.3), Vlad Achim (7.0), Sekou Sidibe (7.5), William Baeten (8.1), Benjamin Van Durmen (6.4), Aurelian Chitu (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Radu Negru (6.7), Jibril Ibrahim (7.0), Alexandru Blidar, Vlad Pop (6.4), Ionut Gurau, Andrea Padula, Samuel Asamoah, Gabriel Buta and Vladislav Blanuta.

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 5 changes: Aurelian Chitu for Vladislav Blanuta (90′), Andrea Padula for Jibril Ibrahim (83′), Gabriel Compagnucci for Radu Negru (46′), Sekou Sidibe for Andrea Padula (77′) and Dragos Albu for Vlad Pop (76′).

Best player: William Baeten​

The player that probably impressed the most for U Craiova 1948 was William Baeten.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​