RANDERS. Randers defeated CFR Cluj to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Randers to strike first with a goal of A. Kamara at the 68′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Piesinger gave the win to Randers in the 76′ minute with a goal. Randers took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Cepheus Park Randers stadium in Randers on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the collaboration of Alan Mulvanny and Calum Spence. The 4th official was David Munro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Randers had a strong ball possession 59% while CFR Cluj was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Randers was was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Randers won the match.
Randers shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, CFR Cluj shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Randers received 1 yellow card (V. Hammershoy-Mistrati). On the opposite side, CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (M. Camora and N. Boateng).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this contest, Randers will have 7 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj will stay with 1 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa Conference League, Randers will play away with AZ on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
CFR Cluj will host Jablonec on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Jablonec (0 draws).
Randers – Formation
Randers
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76'
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Randers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Patrik Carlgren , Mikkel Kallesøe , Simon Piesinger , Erik Marxen , Björn Kopplin , Simon Tibbling , Frederik Lauenborg , Lasse Berg Johnsen , Jakob Ankersen , Marvin Egho and Filip Bundgaard .
The home team had on the bench: Alhaji Kamara , Andreas Søndergaard, Tosin Kehinde , Jonas Dakir, Vincent Onovo , Mads Enggaard, Vito Hammershøj-Mistrati , Issah Abdoulaye Salou, Jesper Lauridsen, Karl Dreier Leth, Tobias Klysner Breuner and Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen .
Substitutions
Randers made 5 changes: F. Bundgaard for T. Kehinde (46′), B. Kopplin for O. Bundgaard (53′), M. Egho for A. Kamara (66′), F. Lauenborg for V. Hammershoy-Mistrati (66′) and J. Ankersen for V. Onovo (84′).
Best player: Jakob Ankersen
The player that probably impressed the most for Randers was Jakob Ankersen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dan Vasile Petrescu played with: Cristian Bălgrădean , Cristian Manea , Daniel Graovac , Andrei Burcă , Mário Camora , Mihai Bordeianu , Nana Boateng , Ciprian Deac , Billel Omrani , Gabriel Debeljuh and Alexandru Păun .
These were the players on the bench: Ottó Hindrich, Cristiano Pereira, Mike Cestor, Rachid Bouhenna, Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson , Adrian Gadea, Denis Alibec , Emmanuel Culio, Florin Ştefan, Mateo Sušić , Valentin Costache and Jonathan Rodriguez .
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 5 changes: M. Bordeianu for R. M. Sigurjonsson (46′), G. Debeljuh for D. Alibec (71′), C. Manea for M. Susic (71′), A. Paun for V. Costache (84′) and N. Boateng for J. Rodriguez (84′).
Best player: Cristian Bălgrădean
The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was the goalkeeper: Cristian Bălgrădean. His rating is 7.93. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Randers – CFR Cluj – 2-1
- Jablonec – AZ – 1-1
- Bodø / Glimt – CSKA Sofia – 2-0
- Roma – Zorya – 4-0
- Anorthosis – Gent – 1-0
- Flora – Partizan – 1-0
- HJK – Alashkert – 1-0
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – LASK Linz – 0-1
- Qarabağ – Omonia Nicosia – 2-2
- Mura – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-1
- Rennes – Vitesse – 3-3
- Lincoln Red Imps – København – 0-4
- Slovan Bratislava – PAOK – 0-0
- Maccabi Haifa – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- Slavia Praha – Feyenoord – 2-2
- Kairat – Basel – 2-3
