CRAIOVA. CFR Cluj had a surprising win over U Craiova 1948 with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. M. (65′) and a goal from C. Deac (89′). CFR Cluj took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadionul CFR, Craiova stadium in Craiova on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who was helped by Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Szabolcs Kovacs. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 2 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 99
- 66 Dangerous attack 79
- 85 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
CFR Cluj had a superior ball possession 56% while U Craiova 1948 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CFR Cluj has a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the contest.
U Craiova 1948 shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, CFR Cluj shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 received 1 yellow card (J. Huyghebaert). On the opposite side, CFR Cluj received 3 yellow cards (B. Omrani, H. Sacko and A. Burca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, U Craiova 1948 will stay with 14 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, CFR Cluj will have 42 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will play away against Dinamo Bucureşti on the 26th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of U Craiova 1948 (0 draws).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
66'
68'
U Craiova 1948 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eugen Trică decided to play with the following team: Sorin Mogosanu, Lorenzo Paramatti, Dominik Kovačić, Marko Gajić, Jeremy Huyghebaert, Samuel Asamoah, Catalin Albu, William Baeten, Sekou Sidibe, Claudiu Balan and Terell Ondaan.
The home team had on the bench: Sorin Marian Buşu, Vlad Achim, Francois Marquet, Juan Bauza, Andrea Compagno, Radu Negru, Vlad Pop, Robert Popa and Alexandru Raicea.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 3 changes: W. Baeten for A. Compagno (68′), S. Sidibe for R. Negru (74′) and T. Ondaan for J. Bauza (74′).
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
89'
Also CFR Cluj adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dan Vasile Petrescu played with: Ottó Hindrich, Cristian Manea, Daniel Graovac, Andrei Burcă, Mário Camora, Mihai Bordeianu, Nana Boateng, Ciprian Deac, Billel Omrani, Gabriel Debeljuh and Hadi Sacko.
These were the players on the bench: Karlo Letica, Florin Ştefan, Alexandru Chipciu, Emmanuel Culio, Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson, Valentin Costache, Alexandru Păun, Rachid Bouhenna and Rareș Cristian Balan.
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 5 changes: H. Sacko for A. Paun (46′), M. Bordeianu for R. M. Sigurjonsson (46′), B. Omrani for E. Culio (72′), N. Boateng for R. Bouhenna (87′) and C. Deac for V. Costache (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
