FCSB prevails over U Craiova 1948 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCHAREST. FCSB beat U Craiova 1948 to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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FCSB prevails over U Craiova 1948 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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BUCHAREST. FCSB beat U Craiova 1948 to win 2-1. It was FCSB to strike first with an early goal of Florinel Coman at the 9′. Then Darius Olaru  scored again for FCSB in the 12′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Vladislav Blanuta reduced the distance for U Craiova 1948 (65′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

FCSB remained with 10 players after Valentin Cretu received a red card in the 57′. Nonetheless, FCSB still was capable to win this match playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Arena Naţională stadium in Bucharest on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Adrian Viorel Cojocaru assisted by Imre-Laszlo Bucsi and Marius Florin Badea. The 4th official was Lucian Ruşandu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 11.69 degrees Celsius or 53.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FCSB

2 - 1

Team 1

U Craiova 1948

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 118
  • 37 Dangerous attack 79
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FCSB was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. U Craiova 1948 that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

U Craiova 1948 was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, FCSB was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

FCSB shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FCSB received 4 yellow cards (Alexandru Baluta, Ovidiu Popescu, Eduard Radaslavescu and Valentin Cretu). Talking about the opposition, U Craiova 1948 didn’t receive any yellow card.

(FCSB) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (57′).

Match Timeline

Florinel Coman(goal)
9'
Darius Olaru(penalty)
12'
Valentin Crețu- Yellow
44'
46'
Danny Henriques- sub ->Radu Negru
Valentin Crețu- Red
57'
60'
Vlad Achim- sub ->Dragos Albu
Ovidiu Popescu- sub ->Florinel Coman
65'
65'
Vladislav Blănuță(goal)Yassine Bahassa
71'
William Baeten - sub ->Sekou Sidibe
71'
Jibril Ibrahim- sub ->Yassine Bahassa
Joyskim Dawa- sub ->Darius Olaru 
85'
Alexandru Băluță- Yellow
90'
David Miculescu- sub ->Alexandru Baluta
90'
Ovidiu Popescu- Yellow
90'
E. Radaslavescu- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
34
6
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Rapid Bucuresti
29
6
Sepsi
28
6
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After playing this contest, FCSB will have 34 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 will stay with 15 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, FCSB will play away with Rapid Bucuresti on the 9th of March with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (11 draws).

U Craiova 1948 will host CSM Iaşi on the 28th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.

FCSB – Formation

FCSB
G
Ș. Târnovanu 32.Romania
6.6
D
Valentin Crețu 2.Romania
6.4
44' 57'
D
Alexandru Pantea  28.Romania
D
Siyabonga Ngezana 30.South Africa
6.8
D
Risto Radunovic 33.Montenegro
7.1
D
Mihai Lixandru 16.Romania
7.0
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
7.0
M
Adrian Şut 8.Romania
7.3
M
Darius Olaru 27.Romania
7.5
85' Goals12'
F
E. Radaslavescu 80.Romania
6.8
90'
F
Florinel Coman 7.Romania
8.1
65' Goals9'
F
Andrea Compagno 9.Italy
F
Alexandru Băluță 25.Romania
7.3
90' 90'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Vlad 99.Romania
D
Joyskim Dawa 5.Cameroon
6.8
85'
D
Denis Haruț  6.Romania
D
George Gogescu 15.Romania
D
Cristian Ganea 24.Romania
M
Ovidiu Popescu 23.Romania
6.8
65' 90'
M
M. Toma 22.Romania
M
Dorin Rotariu 29.Romania
F
David Miculescu 11.Romania
90'

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

The manager Ilias Charalambous decided to play with the following team: Andrea Compagno, Alexandru Pantea, Stefan Tarnovanu (6.6), Valentin Cretu (6.4), Siyabonga Ngezana (6.8), Mihai Lixandru (7.0), Risto Radunovic (7.1), Damjan Djokovic (7.0), Adrian Sut (7.3), Darius Olaru  (7.5), Alexandru Baluta (7.3), Eduard Radaslavescu (6.8) and Florinel Coman (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Joyskim Dawa (6.8), Ovidiu Popescu (6.8), Denis Harut, David Miculescu, George Gogescu, Mihai Toma, Cristian Ganea, Dorin Rotariu and Andrei Vlad.

Substitutions

FCSB made 3 changes: Florinel Coman for Ovidiu Popescu (65′), Alexandru Baluta for David Miculescu (90′) and Darius Olaru  for Joyskim Dawa (85′).

Best player: Florinel Coman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FCSB was Florinel Coman.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

U Craiova 1948
G
Ionuț Gurău 50.Romania
6.8
D
Radu Negru 2.Romania
6.8
46'
D
Léo Lacroix 4.Switzerland
7.0
D
Matheus Mascarenhas 16.Brazil
6.0
D
Gabriel Compagnucci 18.Argentina
6.6
M
Aurelian Chițu 11.Romania
7.0
M
Yassine Bahassa 28.France
7.0
71'
M
Benjamin Van Durmen 30.Belgium
7.3
M
Sekou Sidibe 51.Belgium
7.0
71'
M
Dragoș Albu 8.Romania
7.0
60'
F
Vladislav Blănuță 99.Romania
7.8
Goals65'
Substitutes
G
Robert Popa 31.Romania
D
Danny Henriques 14.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
William Baeten  24.Belgium
6.7
71'
M
Vlad Achim 6.Romania
6.8
60'
M
Alexandru Blidar 15.Romania
M
Vlad Pop 23.Romania
M
S. Asamoah 77.Togo
F
Jibril Ibrahim 9.Nigeria
6.8
71'
F
Mario Ilie 27.Romania

U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni Costantino played with: Ionut Gurau (6.8), Radu Negru (6.8), Gabriel Compagnucci (6.6), Léo Lacroix (7.0), Matheus Mascarenhas (6.0), Dragos Albu (7.0), Benjamin Van Durmen (7.3), Sekou Sidibe (7.0), Aurelian Chitu (7.0), Yassine Bahassa (7.0), Vladislav Blanuta (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vlad Achim (6.8), William Baeten (6.7), Jibril Ibrahim (6.8), Danny Henriques (7.1), Alexandru Blidar, Vlad Pop, Mario Ilie, Robert Popa and Samuel Asamoah.

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: Dragos Albu for Vlad Achim (60′), Sekou Sidibe for William Baeten (71′), Yassine Bahassa for Jibril Ibrahim (71′) and Radu Negru for Danny Henriques (46′).

Best player: Vladislav Blanuta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Vladislav Blanuta.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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