CLUJ. CFR Cluj didn’t concede much to UTA Arad to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. CFR Cluj was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Ionuţ Coza with the help of Marius Florin Badea and Ionel Valentin Dumitru. The 4th official was George Cătălin Găman. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.79 degrees Celsius or 38.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

CFR Cluj had a superior ball possession 66% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CFR Cluj was more pushing with 138 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough CFR Cluj to win the match​.

CFR Cluj shot 30 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, UTA Arad shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Karlo Muhar). Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, CFR Cluj will have 32 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad will have 19 points like CSM Iaşi to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away against SSC Farul on the 2nd of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).

UTA Arad will play away agasint Rapid Bucuresti on the 28th of February with a 3-3 head to head record.

CFR Cluj – Formation

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

The manager Andrea Mandorlini decided to play with the following team: Arlind Ajeti, Răzvan Sava (7.0), Vasile Mogos (8.1), Anton Krešić (7.3), Matei Cristian Ilie (7.3), Ziv Morgan (7.3), Karlo Muhar (8.4), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (8.7), Lovro Cvek (7.1), Durel Avounou (7.3), Luka Juričić (7.0) and Philip Otele (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Bîrligea (6.7), Robert Filip, Ciprian Deac (7.7), Luca Mihai, Matija Boben, Mário Camora (7.5), Tudor Lucaci, Alin Fica (7.3) and Ottó Hindrich.

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Luka Juričić for Daniel Bîrligea (70′), Lovro Cvek for Ciprian Deac (56′), Ziv Morgan for Mário Camora (82′) and Durel Avounou for Alin Fica (70′).

Player of the match: Panagiotis Tachtsidis​

The player that probably impressed the most for CFR Cluj was Panagiotis Tachtsidis.

His rating is (8.7) with 84 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

UTA Arad – Formation

UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mircea Rednic played with: Denis Dumitrascu, Florin Iacob (8.5), Marko Stolnik (8.4), Ibrahima Sory Conté (7.9), Alexandru Benga (7.3), Tiberiu Căpuşă (7.1), Marcelo Freitas (7.0), Cristian Mihai (7.3), Claudiu Micovschi  (7.0), Rares Pop (6.8), Kevin Luckassen (6.8) and Godberg Cooper (7.1).

They had on the bench: Diogo Rodrigues, Albert Stahl, Andrej Fabry (6.7), Catalin Carp (6.7), Danylo Kucher, Aly Abeid  (6.4), Eric Omondi (7.0), Darius Iurasciuc and Herald Marku (6.4).

UTA Arad could not rely on the presence of Aly Abeid  (injured).

Substitutions

UTA Arad made 5 changes: Kevin Luckassen for Catalin Carp (46′), Rares Pop for Eric Omondi (46′), Claudiu Micovschi  for Aly Abeid  (81′), Godberg Cooper for Andrej Fabry (86′) and Marcelo Freitas for Herald Marku (80′).

Player of the match: Florin Iacob​

The most impressive player for UTA Arad was the goalkeeper: Florin Iacob. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Voluntari – SSC Farul – 4-2
• CFR Cluj – UTA Arad – 0-0