CONSTANțA. SSC Farul bested Sepsi to win 2-1. It was SSC Farul to strike first with an early goal of Ionut Larie at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Constantin Budescu gave the win to SSC Farul in the 55′ minute with a goal. SSC Farul made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Farul stadium in Constanța on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu with the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu. The 4th official was Robert Constantin Avram. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.53 degrees Celsius or 76.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
SSC Farul had a superior ball possession 56% while Sepsi was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SSC Farul was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SSC Farul won the match.
SSC Farul shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sepsi shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
SSC Farul received 2 yellow cards (Mihai Popescu and Andrei Artean). On the other side, Sepsi received 3 yellow cards (Florin Stefan, Ákos Kecskés and Branislav Niňaj).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, SSC Farul will have 15 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Sepsi will stay with 12 points like U Craiova 1948 to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, SSC Farul will play away against Botoşani on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of SSC Farul (1 draw).
Sepsi will play away agasint Botoşani on the 28th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Botoşani (6 draws).
SSC Farul – Formation
SSC Farul adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gheorghe Hagi decided to play with the following team: Marian Aioani , Dan Sirbu , Ionut Larie , Andrei Artean , David Kiki , Tudor Baluta , Dragos Nedelcu , Constantin Grameni , Adrian Mazilu , Louis Munteanu and Constantin Budescu .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Buzbuchi, Mihai Popescu , Rivaldinho , Ionut Vina , Kevin Boli , Narek Grigoryan , Enes Sali, Nicolas Popescu and Damien Dussaut.
SSC Farul could not rely on the presence of Mihai Popescu (injured) and Kevin Boli (injured).
Substitutions
SSC Farul made 5 changes: Dragos Nedelcu for Mihai Popescu (37′), Adrian Mazilu for Narek Grigoryan (77′), David Kiki for Kevin Boli (68′), Louis Munteanu for Rivaldinho (77′) and Constantin Grameni for Ionut Vina (77′).
Best player: Tudor Baluta
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SSC Farul was Tudor Baluta even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Sepsi – Formation
Also Sepsi adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Liviu Ciobotariu played with: Denis Ciobotariu, Roland Niczuly , Darius Oroian , Bogdan Oteliță, Mihai Bălașa , Branislav Niňaj , Florin Stefan , Ion Gheorghe , Isnik Alimi , Cosmin Matei and Marius Ștefănescu , Pavol Šafranko , Vitalie Damașcan .
They had on the bench: Ákos Kecskés , Francisco Junior, Roland Varga , Dinu Moldovan, Sherif Kallaku, Adnan Aganović , Gabriel Debeljuh , Mario Rondon and Krisztian Dobozi.
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: Branislav Niňaj for Ákos Kecskés (79′), Isnik Alimi for Mario Rondon (79′), Vitalie Damașcan for Gabriel Debeljuh (62′), Pavol Šafranko for Roland Varga (62′) and Cosmin Matei for Adnan Aganović (62′).
Best player: Roland Niczuly
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was the goalkeeper: Roland Niczuly. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.