ARAD. UTA Arad bounces back against Rapid Bucuresti with 2 goals from F. Bamgboye from a goal on the 45′ and a goal on the 12′.

The match was played at the Stadionul Motorul stadium in Arad on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic who had the assistance of Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei. The 4th official was Florin Ovidiu Mazilu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.97 degrees Celsius or 76.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. UTA Arad was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Rapid Bucuresti that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

UTA Arad was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough UTA Arad to win the match​.

UTA Arad shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

UTA Arad received 3 yellow cards (Marcelo Freitas, Marko Stolnik and Kevin Luckassen). On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti received 1 yellow card (Cristiano Bergodi).

Standings

After playing this match, UTA Arad will have 11 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti will have 23 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, UTA Arad will play away against Rapid Bucuresti on the 28th of February with a 3-3 head to head record.

Rapid Bucuresti will host FCSB on the 9th of March with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (11 draws).

UTA Arad – Formation

UTA Arad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Mircea Rednic decided to play with the following team: Godberg Cooper, Andrej Fabry, Florin Iacob (6.8), Tiberiu Căpuşă (7.0), Marko Stolnik (7.0), Alexandru Benga (7.0), Denis Dumitrascu (6.6), Albert Stahl (6.3), Marcelo Freitas (7.1), Catalin Carp (6.3), Claudiu Micovschi  (7.5), Rares Pop (7.3) and Kevin Luckassen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aly Abeid (7.5), Cristian Mihai (6.4), Diogo Rodrigues (6.4), Herald Marku, Ivaylo Markov, Reagy Ofosu (7.7), Danylo Kucher, Eric Johana Omondi (6.8) and Darius Iurasciuc.

Substitutions

UTA Arad made 5 changes: Catalin Carp for Cristian Mihai (46′), Albert Stahl for Reagy Ofosu (46′), Denis Dumitrascu for Aly Abeid (72′), Rares Pop for Eric Johana Omondi (72′) and Kevin Luckassen for Diogo Rodrigues (80′).

Best player: Reagy Ofosu​

The most impressive player for UTA Arad was Reagy Ofosu.

His rating is (7.7) with 18 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

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

Cristiano Bergodi played with: Albion Rrahmani, Alexandru Ionita II, Xian Emmers, Horatiu Moldovan (7.0), Christopher Braun (6.6), Cristian Sapunaru (6.7), Paul Iacob (7.5), Andrei Borza (6.7), Razvan Oaida (7.1), Alexandru Albu (6.7), Alexandru Ioniță (7.0), Funsho Bamgboye (8.8) and Alexandru Stan (7.0), Claudiu Petrila (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mattias Käit (6.4), Borja Valle (6.8), Stefan Panoiu, Razvan Onea, Dragos Grigore, Catalin Cirjan, Virgil Draghia, Omar El Sawy and Jayson Papeau (6.4).

Substitutions

Rapid Bucuresti made 4 changes: Alexandru Stan for Jayson Papeau (72′), Alexandru Albu for Mattias Käit (88′), Claudiu Petrila for Stefan Panoiu (88′) and Alexandru Ionita II for Borja Valle (79′).

Best player: Funsho Bamgboye​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rapid Bucuresti was Funsho Bamgboye.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• UTA Arad – Rapid Bucuresti – 2-2