SIBIU. Hermannstadt succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Voluntari. It was Voluntari to score first with a goal from Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson. Nevertheless, later Hermannstadt found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Dragoș Petru Iancu (51′), Daniel Paraschiv (57′) and Petrişor Petrescu (84′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ovidiu Alin Hațegan with the collaboration of Ciprian Florin Danșa and Adrian Popescu. The 4th official was Cătălin Popa.

Match Statistics​

Hermannstadt

3 - 1

Voluntari

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 85 Attack 85
  • 57 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hermannstadt was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Voluntari that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hermannstadt was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hermannstadt won the match​.

Hermannstadt shot 17 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Voluntari shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hermannstadt received 2 yellow cards (Baba Alhassan and Silviu Balaure). On the other side, Voluntari received 4 yellow cards (Octavian Vâlceanu, Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson, Patricio Matricardi and Andrei Dumiter).

Also, Voluntari didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Igor Armaș (Voluntari) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (82′).

Match Timeline

21'
22'
Patricio Matricardi- Yellow
27'
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson(goal)Igor Armaș
43'
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson- Yellow
D. Iancu- sub ->Alexandru Daniel Jipa
46'
S. Balaure- Yellow
49'
D. Iancu(goal)Silviu Balaure
51'
55'
Octavian Vâlceanu- Yellow
D. Paraschiv(penalty)
57'
C. Neguț- sub ->Gabriel Iancu
66'
75'
Angelo Cocian- sub ->Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
75'
Andrei Dumiter- sub ->Mihai Radut
76'
Patricio Matricardi(yellowredcard)
A. Murgia- sub ->Baba Alhassan
77'
77'
81'
Nicolae Carnat- sub ->Daniel Florea
82'
Igor Armaş - Red
82'
Igor Armaş (VAR)
84'
86'
Rúben Fonseca- sub ->Daniel Paraschiv
88'
90'
Andrei Dumiter- Yellow

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 this encounter, Hermannstadt will have 12 points like Sepsi and U Craiova 1948 to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Voluntari will stay with 10 points like Universitatea Cluj to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt will host Otelul on the 2nd of March with a 0-0 head to head.

Voluntari will play away agasint CSM Iaşi on the 10th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Voluntari (6 draws).

Hermannstadt – Formation

Hermannstadt
G
C. Căbuz 25.Romania
7.1
D
Ionuț Stoica 4.Romania
7.0
D
M. Butean 17.Romania
7.7
D
V. Găman 27.Romania
6.8
D
A. Oroian 51.Romania
7.0
M
Baba Alhassan 8.Ghana
7.7
77' 21'
M
S. Balaure 96.Romania
7.5
77' 49'
M
A. Jipa 97.Romania
6.4
46'
M
I. Biceanu 29.Romania
7.5
F
G. Iancu 10.Romania
6.3
66'
F
D. Paraschiv 30.Romania
9.1
88' 57'
Substitutes
G
V. Muțiu 31.Romania
D
P. Medina 2.Mexico
D
F. Bejan 5.Romania
M
A. Murgia 16.Italy
6.4
77'
M
P. Antoche 6.Romania
M
Petrişor Petrescu 7.Romania
7.7
77' 84'
M
D. Iancu 11.Romania
7.7
46' 51'
F
C. Neguț 26.Romania
7.0
66'
F
Rúben Fonseca 99.Portugal
6.4
88'

Hermannstadt started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: Cătălin Căbuz (7.1), Mihai Butean (7.7), Valerică Găman (6.8), Ionuț Stoica (7.0), Alexandru Oroian (7.0), Silviu Balaure (7.5), Baba Alhassan (7.7), Ionuț Biceanu (7.5), Alexandru Daniel Jipa (6.4), Gabriel Iancu (6.3) and Daniel Paraschiv (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Murgia (6.4), Paolo Medina, Florin Bejan, Marius Antoche, Petrişor Petrescu (7.7), Dragoș Petru Iancu (7.7), Cristian Neguț (7.0), Vlad Muțiu and Rúben Fonseca (6.4).

Substitutions

Hermannstadt made 5 changes: Gabriel Iancu for Cristian Neguț (66′), Daniel Paraschiv for Rúben Fonseca (88′), Baba Alhassan for Alessandro Murgia (77′), Silviu Balaure for Petrişor Petrescu (77′) and Alexandru Daniel Jipa for Dragoș Petru Iancu (46′).

Best player: Daniel Paraschiv​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hermannstadt was Daniel Paraschiv.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.

Voluntari – Formation

Voluntari
G
Octavian Vâlceanu 1.Romania
6.1
55'
D
Igor Armaş 5.Moldova
7.1
82'
D
Ricardinho 24.Portugal
6.4
D
Patricio Matricardi 34.Argentina
5.8
22'
M
Ljuban Crepulja 4.Croatia
M
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson 16.Iceland
7.9
75' 43' 27'
M
Doru Andrei 17.Romania
7.5
M
Vadim Rață 22.Moldova
7.0
M
Radu Boboc 27.Romania
6.8
M
Mihai Răduț 8.Romania
7.0
75'
M
Daniel Florea 11.Romania
7.0
81'
F
Adam Nemec 77.Slovakia
6.8
86'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Fernández 88.Spain
D
Cristian Paz 2.Argentina
D
Ionut Andres 28.Romania
6.8
86'
M
Luka Bozickovic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Angelo Cocian 25.Romania
6.8
75'
M
Roberto Voican 72.Romania
F
Andrei Dumiter 9.Romania
6.3
75' 90'
F
Andreas Niță 21.Romania
F
Nicolae Carnat 23.Romania
6.7
81'

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

Marin Dună played with: Ljuban Crepulja, Octavian Vâlceanu (6.1), Ricardinho (6.4), Patricio Matricardi (5.8), Igor Armaș (7.1), Doru Andrei (7.5), Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson (7.9), Vadim Rață (7.0), Mihai Radut (7.0), Radu Boboc (6.8) and Daniel Florea (7.0), Adam Nemec (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Andrei Dumiter (6.3), Cristian Paz, Luka Božičković, Andreas Niță, Nicolae Carnat (6.7), Angelo Cocian (6.8), Ionut Andres (6.8), Roberto Voican and Jesús Fernández.

Substitutions

Voluntari made 4 changes: Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson for Angelo Cocian (75′), Mihai Radut for Andrei Dumiter (75′), Adam Nemec for Ionut Andres (86′) and Daniel Florea for Nicolae Carnat (81′).

Best player: Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Voluntari was Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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