FCSB and Universitatea Cluj draw 2-2 on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCHAREST. FCSB bounces back against Universitatea Cluj with a goal on the D. Nistor 26' and a goal on the B. Mitrea 88'.

By
Luke Meyer
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FCSB and Universitatea Cluj draw 2-2 on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCHAREST. FCSB recovers against Universitatea Cluj with a goal on the D. Nistor 26′ and a goal on the B. Mitrea 88′.

The match was played at the Arena Naţională stadium in Bucharest on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ionuţ Coza with the assistance of Mihai Marius Marica and Vladimir Urzică. The 4th official was Iulian Dima. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.58 degrees Celsius or 63.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FCSB

2 - 2

Team 1

Universitatea Cluj

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 92 Attack 107
  • 38 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FCSB was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Universitatea Cluj that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Cluj was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Universitatea Cluj to win the match​.

FCSB shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Universitatea Cluj shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FCSB received 4 yellow cards (Ovidiu Popescu, Florinel Coman, Risto Radunović and Alexandru Băluță). Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Cluj received 4 yellow cards (Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu, Lucas Masoero, Plamen Iliev and Andrei Peteleu).

Match Timeline

Joyskim Dawa(goal)Siyabonga Ngezana
8'
26'
D. Nistor(goal)Alexandru Chipciu
Adrian Şut(goal)
39'
38'
A. Peteleu- Yellow
Alexandru Băluță- Yellow
44'
Ovidiu Popescu- Yellow
45'
45'
46'
Mihai Lixandru- sub ->Joyskim Dawa
46'
46'
90'
P. Iliev- Yellow
59'
R. Silaghi- sub ->Filip Ilie
60'
V. Gheorghe- sub ->Andrei Peteleu
60'
D. Popa- sub ->Doru Popadiuc
Risto Radunovic- Yellow
69'
David Miculescu- sub ->Alexandru Băluță
73'
78'
L. Masoero- Yellow
81'
88'
B. Mitrea(goal)Dan Nistor
Florinel Coman- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Rapid Bucuresti
29
7
Sepsi
28
7
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 playing this match, FCSB will have 26 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Universitatea Cluj will have 12 points like Sepsi and U Craiova 1948 to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, FCSB will play away with Rapid Bucuresti on the 9th of March with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (11 draws).

Universitatea Cluj will host Botoşani on the 2nd of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Universitatea Cluj (4 draws).

FCSB – Formation

FCSB
G
Ș. Târnovanu 32.Romania
7.0
D
Alexandru Pantea  28.Romania
6.3
D
Siyabonga Ngezana 30.South Africa
7.8
D
Risto Radunovic 33.Montenegro
7.0
69'
D
Joyskim Dawa 5.Cameroon
7.1
46' Goals8'
M
Adrian Şut 8.Romania
7.5
Goals39'
M
Ovidiu Popescu 23.Romania
6.0
46' 45'
M
Darius Olaru 27.Romania
8.4
F
Florinel Coman 7.Romania
7.5
90'
F
Octavian Popescu 10.Romania
6.3
46'
F
Alexandru Băluță 25.Romania
5.7
73' 44'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Vlad 99.Romania
D
Valentin Crețu 2.Romania
D
Ionuț Panțîru 3.Romania
D
Denis Haruț  6.Romania
D
Cristian Ganea 24.Romania
M
Mihai Lixandru 16.Romania
6.3
46'
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
7.0
46'
F
Andrea Compagno 9.Italy
6.6
46'
F
David Miculescu 11.Romania
6.7
73'

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

The manager Mihai Doru Pintilii decided to play with the following team: Ștefan Târnovanu (7.0), Grigoras Pantea (6.3), Siyabonga Ngezana (7.8), Joyskim Dawa (7.1), Risto Radunović (7.0), Ovidiu Popescu (6.0), Adrian Șut (7.5), Darius Olaru (8.4), Alexandru Băluță (5.7), Florinel Coman (7.5) and Octavian Popescu (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Andrea Compagno (6.6), David Miculescu (6.7), Mihai Lixandru (6.3), Valentin Crețu, Ionuț Panțîru, Denis Haruț, Cristian Ganea, Damjan Đoković (7.0) and Andrei Vlad.

Substitutions

FCSB made 4 changes: Joyskim Dawa for Mihai Lixandru (46′), Ovidiu Popescu for Damjan Đoković (46′), Octavian Popescu for Andrea Compagno (46′) and Alexandru Băluță for David Miculescu (73′).

Best player: Darius Olaru​

The player that probably impressed the most for FCSB was Darius Olaru.

His rating is (8.4) with 42 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

Universitatea Cluj
G
A. Gorcea 33.Romania
7.5
D
B. Mitrea 3.Romania
7.9
Goals88'
D
Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu 5.Romania
6.4
45'
D
A. Peteleu 77.Romania
6.4
60' 38'
D
L. Masoero 25.Argentina
7.7
78'
M
K. Doukoure 4.Ivory Coast
6.8
81'
M
I. Stoica 7.Romania
M
Doru Popadiuc 59.Romania
6.8
60'
M
O. Bic 94.Romania
7.0
M
G. Simion 98.Romania
M
D. Nistor 10.Romania
8.5
Goals26'
M
A. Chipciu 27.Romania
7.3
F
F. Ilie 9.Romania
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
P. Iliev 23.Bulgaria
90'
D
Andrei Miron 6.Romania
D
D. Oancea 26.Romania
M
Ioan Filip 16.Romania
6.4
81'
M
V. Gheorghe 20.Romania
6.4
60'
M
M. Fossati 21.Italy
M
R. Silaghi 96.Romania
7.1
59'
F
D. Popa 19.Romania
7.1
60'
F
Albert Hofman 97.Romania

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

Ioan Ovidiu Sabău played with: Ianis Stoica, Gabriel Simion, Andrei Gorcea (7.5), Ionut Peteleu, Andrei Peteleu (6.4), Lucas Masoero (7.7), Bogdan Mitrea (7.9), Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (6.4), Kevin Doukoure (6.8), Ovidiu Bic (7.0) and Doru Popadiuc (6.8), Dan Nistor (8.5), Alexandru Chipciu (7.3), Filip Ilie (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Popa (7.1), Andrei Miron, Ioan Filip (6.4), Valentin Gheorghe (6.4), Marco Fossati, Plamen Iliev, Dorinel Oancea, Robert Silaghi (7.1) and Albert Hofman.

Universitatea Cluj could not rely on the presence of Valentin Gheorghe (injured) and Daniel Popa (injured).

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 4 changes: Filip Ilie for Robert Silaghi (59′), Andrei Peteleu for Valentin Gheorghe (60′), Doru Popadiuc for Daniel Popa (60′) and Kevin Doukoure for Ioan Filip (81′).

Best player: Dan Nistor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was Dan Nistor.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 57 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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