CLUJ. CFR Cluj defeats U Craiova 1948 with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Camora (2′) and a goal from P. Otele (26′). U Craiova 1948 was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrei Florin Chivulete with the support of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Andrei Gabriel Constantinescu. The 4th official was Mircea Florin Ardelean. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.18 degrees Celsius or 68.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 5 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 116 Attack 136
- 78 Dangerous attack 84
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
U Craiova 1948 had a strong ball possession 62% while CFR Cluj was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
U Craiova 1948 had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, CFR Cluj found a way to find the solution to win this match.
CFR Cluj shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 shot 15 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
CFR Cluj didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 received 2 yellow cards (Dragos Albu and William Baeten).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, CFR Cluj will have 22 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 will stay with 12 points like Sepsi to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away against SSC Farul on the 2nd of March with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).
U Craiova 1948 will host CSM Iaşi on the 28th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
68'
2'
CFR Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Andrea Mandorlini decided to play with the following team: Durel Avounou, Răzvan Sava , Vasile Mogoș , Anton Krešić , Arlind Ajeti , Mário Camora , Karlo Muhar , Panagiotis Tachtsidis , Lovro Cvek , Ciprian Deac , Daniel Bîrligea and Philip Otele .
The home team had on the bench: Luka Juričić , Ziv Morgan , Robert Filip , Jefté Betancor , Luca Mihai , Cristian Bălgrădean, Tudor Lucaci, Alin Fica and Ottó Hindrich.
CFR Cluj could not rely on the presence of Luca Mihai (injured).
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 5 changes: Mário Camora for Luca Mihai (68′), Ciprian Deac for Luka Juričić (61′), Daniel Bîrligea for Ziv Morgan (61′), Philip Otele for Jefté Betancor (74′) and Vasile Mogoș for Robert Filip (74′).
Best player: Răzvan Sava
The player that probably impressed the most for CFR Cluj was the goalkeeper: Răzvan Sava. His rating is 9.49. He performed 9 saves.
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
23'
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Paul Nelu Răducan played with: Robert Popa , Gabriel Compagnucci , Léo Lacroix , Danny Henriques , Radu Negru , Samuel Asamoah , Vlad Achim , Benjamin Van Durmen , William Baeten , Yassine Bahassa , Aurelian Chitu .
They had on the bench: Dragos Albu , Matheus Mascarenhas, Vladislav Blanuta , Jibril Ibrahim , Alexandru Blidar, Vlad Pop , Apostolos Diamantis, Ionut Gurau and Gabriel Buta.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 5 changes: Yassine Bahassa for Vladislav Blanuta (77′), Aurelian Chitu for Jibril Ibrahim (77′), Samuel Asamoah for Dragos Albu (77′), Benjamin Van Durmen for Gabriel Buta (88′) and William Baeten for Vlad Pop (83′).
Best player: Léo Lacroix
The most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Léo Lacroix.
His rating is with 58 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Universitatea Craiova – Botoşani – 5-1
- Hermannstadt – Rapid Bucuresti – 1-1
- CFR Cluj – U Craiova 1948 – 2-0
