CLUJ. CFR Cluj was finally too much to handle for Sepsi with the goal of Panagiotis Tachtsidis (41′ pen), Mário Camora (70′) and Daniel Bîrligea (81′). Sepsi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.98 degrees Celsius or 67.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sepsi had a superior ball possession 56% while CFR Cluj was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CFR Cluj was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the match​.

CFR Cluj shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sepsi shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

CFR Cluj didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sepsi received 1 yellow card (Isnik Alimi).

Standings

After playing this match, CFR Cluj will have 25 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sepsi will stay with 12 points like U Craiova 1948 and Universitatea Cluj to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away with SSC Farul on the 2nd of March with a 4-3 head to head in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).

Sepsi will play away agasint Botoşani on the 28th of February with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Botoşani (6 draws).

CFR Cluj – Formation

CFR Cluj started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Andrea Mandorlini decided to play with the following team: Răzvan Sava (7.0), Vasile Mogoș (7.0), Arlind Ajeti (7.0), Anton Krešić (7.3), Luca Mihai (7.1), Karlo Muhar (7.3), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (8.1), Lovro Cvek (7.1), Ziv Morgan (7.5), Luka Juričić (6.7) and Jefté Betancor (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ciprian Deac (6.7), Philip Otele (7.7), Daniel Bîrligea (7.7), Mário Camora (7.5), Robert Filip, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Matei Cristian Ilie, Alin Fica and Ottó Hindrich.

CFR Cluj could not rely on the presence of Daniel Bîrligea (injured).

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 5 changes: Luca Mihai for Mário Camora (62′), Luka Juričić for Daniel Bîrligea (63′), Jefté Betancor for Philip Otele (63′), Panagiotis Tachtsidis for Ciprian Deac (85′) and Lovro Cvek for Alin Fica (90′).

Best player: Panagiotis Tachtsidis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Panagiotis Tachtsidis.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 51 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Sepsi – Formation

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

Liviu Ciobotariu played with: Branislav Niňaj, Roland Niczuly (7.0), Darius Oroian (6.4), Mihai Bălașa (6.6), Ákos Kecskés (6.4), Florin Stefan (6.4), Marius Ștefănescu (6.4), Isnik Alimi (7.3), Francisco Junior (7.1), Ion Gheorghe (6.4) and Adnan Aganović (6.4), Gabriel Debeljuh (6.8).

They had on the bench: Vitalie Damașcan, Cosmin Matei (7.0), Pavol Šafranko (6.6), Dinu Moldovan, Denis Florin Renta, Sherif Kallaku, Krisztian Dobozi, Roland Varga and Mario Rondon (6.4).

Substitutions

Sepsi made 3 changes: Adnan Aganović for Cosmin Matei (64′), Gabriel Debeljuh for Pavol Šafranko (64′) and Francisco Junior for Mario Rondon (78′).

Best player: Isnik Alimi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was Isnik Alimi.

His rating is (7.3) with 77 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• CFR Cluj – Sepsi – 3-0