SFâNTU GHEORGHE. Sepsi and Petrolul 52 didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Sepsi was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sfântu Gheorghe on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic with the assistance of Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei. The 4th official was Cătălin Ion Buşi. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 11.46 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 3 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 123 Attack 94
- 58 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sepsi had a superior ball possession 56% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sepsi was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sepsi to win the match.
Sepsi shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Petrolul 52 shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sepsi received 3 yellow cards (Darius Oroian, Branislav Niňaj and Florin Stefan). On the opposite side, Petrolul 52 received 4 yellow cards (Paul Papp, Lucian Dumitriu, Billel Omrani and Jefferson Junior).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sepsi will have 19 points like Universitatea Cluj to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Petrolul 52 will have 21 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Sepsi will play away against Botoşani on the 28th of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Botoşani (6 draws).
Petrolul 52 will host CSM Iaşi on the 17th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
88'
60'
Sepsi started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liviu Ciobotariu decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Rodriguez, Roland Niczuly , Mihai Bălașa , Ákos Kecskés , Branislav Niňaj , Florin Stefan , Isnik Alimi , Ion Gheorghe , Marius Ștefănescu , Adnan Aganović , Darius Oroian and Pavol Šafranko .
The home team had on the bench: Denis Ciobotariu, Gabriel Debeljuh , Dinu Moldovan, Vitalie Damașcan, Cosmin Matei , Denis Florin Renta, Sherif Kallaku, Roland Varga and Mario Rondon.
Substitutions
Sepsi made 4 changes: Branislav Niňaj for Cosmin Matei (60′), Pavol Šafranko for Gabriel Debeljuh (60′), Ion Gheorghe for Roland Varga (75′) and Adnan Aganović for Mario Rondon (89′).
Best player: Isnik Alimi
The most impressive player for Sepsi was Isnik Alimi.
His rating is with 86 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52
Petrolul 52 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Florin Cristian Pârvu played with: Zoran Petrović, Seniko Doua, Lukáš Zima , Denis Răzvan Radu , Paul Papp , Bart Meijers , Marian Huja , Lucian Dumitriu , Jair , Jefferson Junior , Ismaël Diomandé and Gheorghe Grozav , Alexandru Marian .
They had on the bench: Takayuki Seto , Iustin Raducan, Pedro Justiniano , Billel Omrani , Mihai Roman II, Mihai Alexandru, Giorgi Abuashvili , Guilherme Garutti and Mihnea Radulescu .
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 5 changes: Alexandru Marian for Giorgi Abuashvili (65′), Jefferson Junior for Takayuki Seto (65′), Ismaël Diomandé for Billel Omrani (71′), Gheorghe Grozav for Pedro Justiniano (83′) and Denis Răzvan Radu for Mihnea Radulescu (83′).
Best player: Paul Papp
The player that probably impressed the most for Petrolul 52 was Paul Papp.
His rating is with 45 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
