BOTOşANI. Botoşani finds the way to recover against UTA Arad with a goal on the C. Carp 48′ and a goal on the G. Cooper 90′. UTA Arad was much better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Botoşani on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Vlad Băban assisted by Gheorghiță Bălan and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was Marius Omuț. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.06 degrees Celsius or 84.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
UTA Arad had a superior ball possession 69% while Botoşani was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
UTA Arad was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough UTA Arad to win the encounter.
Botoşani shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Botoşani received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel David and Virgile Pinson). Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad received 1 yellow card (Cristian Mihai).
Also, UTA Arad didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Catalin Carp (UTA Arad) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Botoşani will have 6 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad will have 8 points like Dinamo Bucureşti to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Botoşani will host SSC Farul on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of SSC Farul (1 draw).
UTA Arad will play away agasint Rapid Bucuresti on the 28th of February with a 3-3 head to head.
Botoşani – Formation
Botoşani
56'
30'
33'
Botoşani started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dan Alexa decided to play with the following team: Razvan Ducan , Romario Benzar , Júnior Pius , Alin Seroni , Razvan Cret , Adams Friday , Eduard Florescu , Victor Dican , Virgile Pinson , Kablan Davy N’Goma and Miroslav Ilicic .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Tiganasu , Gabriel David , Gabriel Mutombo , Marius Cioiu , Fabrice Olinga, Jaly Mouaddib, Codrin Carausu, Andrei Ureche and Cyril Zabou .
Botoşani could not rely on the presence of Alexandru Tiganasu (injured), Gabriel David (injured) and Marius Cioiu (injured).
Substitutions
Botoşani made 5 changes: Romario Benzar for Alexandru Tiganasu (56′), Razvan Cret for Gabriel David (55′), Miroslav Ilicic for Gabriel Mutombo (71′), Adams Friday for Marius Cioiu (85′) and Virgile Pinson for Cyril Zabou (71′).
Best player: Adams Friday
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Botoşani was Adams Friday.
His rating is with 12 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
82'
UTA Arad started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Mircea Rednic played with: Florin Iacob , Diogo Rodrigues , Marko Stolnik , Alexandru Benga , Aly Abeid , Claudiu Micovschi , Cristian Mihai , Herald Marku , Denis Dumitrascu , Andrej Fabry and Aleksandar Vučenović .
They had on the bench: Catalin Carp , Godberg Cooper , Marcelo Freitas , Rares Pop , Albert Stahl , Danylo Kucher, Raul Ionuț Stanciu, Frederik Holst and Darius Iurasciuc.
UTA Arad could not rely on the presence of Catalin Carp (injured).
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 5 changes: Herald Marku for Marcelo Freitas (46′), Denis Dumitrascu for Catalin Carp (46′), Cristian Mihai for Rares Pop (46′), Diogo Rodrigues for Albert Stahl (87′) and Marko Stolnik for Godberg Cooper (72′).
Best player: Florin Iacob
The player that probably impressed the most for UTA Arad was the goalkeeper: Florin Iacob. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Botoşani – UTA Arad – 2-2
- Voluntari – CSM Iaşi – 1-2
- Universitatea Cluj – Universitatea Craiova – 1-1
