CLUJ. CFR Cluj succeeded in reverse the score against SSC Farul. It was SSC Farul to score first with a goal from Constantin Budescu. Notwithstanding, later CFR Cluj found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Karlo Muhar (31′), Karlo Muhar (64′) and Luka Juričić (68′). CFR Cluj made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan with the support of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Valentin Avram. The 4th official was Mircea Florin Ardelean. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.79 degrees Celsius or 67.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

CFR Cluj had a strong ball possession 58% while SSC Farul was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CFR Cluj was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the match​.

CFR Cluj shot 22 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, SSC Farul shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

CFR Cluj received 1 yellow card (Vasile Mogoș). Regarding the opposition, SSC Farul received 2 yellow cards (Gustavo Marins and Mihai Popescu).

Standings

After playing this encounter, CFR Cluj will have 30 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, SSC Farul will stay with 20 points like Hermannstadt and Petrolul 52 to sit in the 7th 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 5-3 head to head in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).

SSC Farul will play away agasint Botoşani on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of SSC Farul (1 draw).

CFR Cluj – Formation

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

The manager Andrea Mandorlini decided to play with the following team: Răzvan Sava (7.7), Anton Krešić (7.1), Arlind Ajeti (6.8), Matei Cristian Ilie (7.0), Vasile Mogoș (7.3), Karlo Muhar (9.2), Alin Fica (7.0), Lovro Cvek (7.1), Mário Camora (7.5), Philip Otele (8.5) and Jefté Betancor (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Juričić (7.3), Ziv Morgan (6.6), Ciprian Deac (6.7), Daniel Bîrligea (6.8), Robert Filip, Luca Mihai, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Cristian Bălgrădean and Ottó Hindrich.

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 5 changes: Alin Fica for Ciprian Deac (82′), Philip Otele for Daniel Bîrligea (82′), Jefté Betancor for Luka Juričić (46′), Mário Camora for Ziv Morgan (88′) and Vasile Mogoș for Luca Mihai (90′).

Best player: Karlo Muhar​

The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Karlo Muhar.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

SSC Farul – Formation

SSC Farul started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Gheorghe Hagi played with: Tudor Baluta, David Kiki, Marian Aioani (6.4), Damien Dussaut (6.3), Kevin Boli (6.3), Andrei Artean (7.3), Gustavo Marins (6.4), Mihai Popescu (6.0), Marco Borgnino (6.4), Constantin Budescu (7.5) and Constantin Grameni (6.4), Adrian Mazilu (7.0), Louis Munteanu (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Rivaldinho (7.0), Gustavo Costa, Dan Sirbu (6.6), Alexandru Buzbuchi, Diogo Queirós (6.4), Darius Grosu, Enes Sali, Nicolas Popescu (6.8) and Luca Banu (6.7).

Substitutions

SSC Farul made 5 changes: Constantin Grameni for Nicolas Popescu (79′), Mihai Popescu for Dan Sirbu (65′), Damien Dussaut for Diogo Queirós (65′), Adrian Mazilu for Rivaldinho (65′) and Marco Borgnino for Luca Banu (79′).

Best player: Constantin Budescu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SSC Farul was Constantin Budescu.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 33 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• CFR Cluj – SSC Farul – 3-1
• Botoşani – Universitatea Cluj – 0-3