Otelul draws 0-0 with Rapid Bucuresti on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

GALAţI. Otelul and Rapid Bucuresti ended up goalless.

September 18, 2023

GALAţI. Otelul and Rapid Bucuresti didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Rapid Bucuresti was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu with the support of Mihai Marius Marica and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Sorin Dan Vădana. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.13 degrees Celsius or 79.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.

Match Statistics

Otelul

0 - 0

Rapid Bucuresti

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

10 Total 7
4 On Target 1
4 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 3

107 Attack 102
52 Dangerous attack 40
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

17 Total 17
6 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Rapid Bucuresti had a superior ball possession 57% while Otelul was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Otelul was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Otelul to win the match.

Otelul shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rapid Bucuresti shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Otelul received 6 yellow cards (Miguel Silva, Frédéric Maciel, Razvan Andrei Tanasa, Diego Živulić, Dragan Lovrić and Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței). Talking about the opposition, Rapid Bucuresti received 5 yellow cards (Paul Iacob, Alexandru Stan, Mattias Käit, Funsho Bamgboye and Xian Emmers).

Match Timeline

M. Adăscăliței- Yellow

21'

28'

Mattias Käit - sub ->Razvan Oaida

32'

Xian Emmers - Yellow

39'

Funsho Bamgboye- Yellow

D. Živulić- Yellow

45'

R. Tănasă- sub ->Ştefan Bodişteanu

46'

C. Ghiocel- sub ->Diego Živulić

53'

Miguel Silva- sub ->Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței

53'

58'

Funsho Bamgboye(VAR)

R. Tănasă- sub ->Borja Valle

66'

Kehinde Fatai- sub ->Alexandru Pop

74'

R. Tănasă- Yellow

73'

V. Jardan- sub ->Teles

77'

83'

Mattias Käit - Yellow

D. Lovrić- Yellow

83'

85'

Alexandru Albu- sub ->Xian Emmers

85'

87'

Paul Iacob- Yellow

Frédéric Maciel- Yellow

87'

Miguel Silva- Yellow

90'

Mattias Käit (yellowredcard)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

FCSB

CFR Cluj

Universitatea Craiova

After playing this match, Otelul will have 8 points like Dinamo Bucureşti to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Rapid Bucuresti will have 15 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will host CSM Iaşi on the 9th of March with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Otelul (5 draws).

Rapid Bucuresti will host FCSB on the 9th of March with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (11 draws).

Otelul – Formation

Otelul

C. Dur-Bozoancă 13.Romania

7.5

M. Zhelev 2.Bulgaria

7.7

Ariel López 5.Uruguay

7.5

F. Yabré 15.Burkina Faso

D. Lovrić 25.Croatia

6.7

83'

M. Adăscăliței 26.Romania

7.0

53'

21'

D. Živulić 31.Croatia

6.4

53'

45'

Samuel Teles 21.Portugal

7.0

77'

J. Cisotti 30.Italy

7.7

A. Pop 11.Romania

7.1

74'

Ș. Bodișteanu 20.Romania

6.6

46'

Frédéric Maciel 67.Portugal

6.6

87'

Substitutes

R. Stoian 12.Romania

A. Rus 14.Romania

C. Ghiocel 16.Romania

6.3

53'

Miguel Silva 28.Portugal

6.7

53'

90'

Rosario Latouchent 95.Martinique

R. Tănasă 17.Romania

7.0

46'

73'

V. Jardan 23.Moldova

7.0

77'

G. Cîrjan 7.Romania

Kehinde Fatai 90.Nigeria

6.7

74'

Otelul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dorinel Ionel Munteanu decided to play with the following team: Francois Tobasegnou, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă (7.5), Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței (7.0), Ariel López (7.5), Dragan Lovrić (6.7), Milen Zhelev (7.7), Teles (7.0), Diego Živulić (6.4), Juri Cisotti (7.7), Frédéric Maciel (6.6), Alexandru Pop (7.1) and Ştefan Bodişteanu (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: George Carjan, Relu Marian Stoian, Andrei Rus, Costin Ghiocel (6.3), Razvan Andrei Tanasa (7.0), Vasile Jardan (7.0), Miguel Silva (6.7), Kehinde Fatai (6.7) and Rosario Latouchent.

Substitutions

Otelul made 5 changes: Ştefan Bodişteanu for Razvan Andrei Tanasa (46′), Diego Živulić for Costin Ghiocel (53′), Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței for Miguel Silva (53′), Alexandru Pop for Kehinde Fatai (74′) and Teles for Vasile Jardan (77′).

Best player: Milen Zhelev

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Otelul was Milen Zhelev.

His rating is (7.7) with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

Rapid Bucuresti

Horaţiu Moldovan 31.Romania

8.1

Paul Iacob 6.Romania

7.7

87'

Cristian Săpunaru 22.Romania

7.1

A. Borza 24.Romania

7.9

Christopher Braun 47.Germany

7.1

Funsho Bamgboye 7.Nigeria

6.6

39'

Borja Valle 11.Spain

7.0

66'

Xian Emmers 25.Belgium

6.4

85'

32'

Răzvan Oaidă 26.Romania

6.4

28'

Claudiu Petrila 27.Romania

7.0

85'

Albion Rrahmani 9.Kosovo

7.5

Substitutes

Virgil Drăghia 90.Romania

Iulian Cristea 15.Romania

Răzvan Onea 19.Romania

Mattias Käit 4.Estonia

6.6

28'

83'

A. Ioniţă 10.Romania

6.8

Ș. Pănoiu 17.Romania

Alexandru Albu 23.Romania

6.4

85'

Cătălin Cîrjan 80.Romania

Alexandru Stan 30.Romania

6.8

85'

90'

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

Cristiano Bergodi played with: Horatiu Moldovan (8.1), Christopher Braun (7.1), Cristian Sapunaru (7.1), Paul Iacob (7.7), Andrei Borza (7.9), Razvan Oaida (6.4), Xian Emmers (6.4), Funsho Bamgboye (6.6), Borja Valle (7.0), Claudiu Petrila (7.0), Albion Rrahmani (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mattias Käit (6.6), Alexandru Ioniță (6.8), Iulian Cristea, Stefan Panoiu, Razvan Onea, Alexandru Albu (6.4), Alexandru Stan (6.8), Catalin Cirjan and Virgil Draghia.

Rapid Bucuresti could not rely on the presence of Mattias Käit (injured) and Alexandru Stan (injured).

Substitutions

Rapid Bucuresti made 4 changes: Razvan Oaida for Mattias Käit (28′), Borja Valle for Razvan Andrei Tanasa (66′), Xian Emmers for Alexandru Albu (85′) and Claudiu Petrila for Alexandru Stan (85′).