GALAţI. Universitatea Craiova conquered Otelul 3-1 thanks to A. Mitrita who scored in the 80th and 83rd minute.
The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic who was helped by Alexandru Cerei and Valentin Avram. The 4th official was Valentin Porumbel. The weather was heavy snow. The temperature was freezing at -0.12 degrees Celsius or 31.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 3 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Otelul was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Universitatea Craiova that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Otelul was more pushing with 0 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Universitatea Craiova succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Otelul shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Universitatea Craiova shot 12 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Otelul received 1 yellow card (Kehinde Fatai). On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Otelul will stay with 20 points like Sepsi, Universitatea Cluj and Voluntari to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Craiova will have 29 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will host CSM Iaşi on the 9th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Otelul (6 draws).
Universitatea Craiova will host Rapid Bucuresti on the 2nd of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Universitatea Craiova (7 draws).
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
62'
82'Otelul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorinel Ionel Munteanu decided to play with the following team: Juri Cisotti, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă , Milen Zhelev , Jonathan Cissé , Dragan Lovrić , Miguel Silva , Vasile Jardan , Diego Živulić , Teles , Frédéric Maciel , Alexandru Pop and Ştefan Bodişteanu .
The home team had on the bench: Ariel López , George Carjan, Ionuț Neagu , Relu Marian Stoian, Andrei Rus, Francois Tobasegnou, Razvan Andrei Tanasa , Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței and Kehinde Fatai .
Substitutions
Otelul made 5 changes: Ştefan Bodişteanu for Razvan Andrei Tanasa (69′), Vasile Jardan for Ariel López (70′), Frédéric Maciel for Kehinde Fatai (60′), Teles for Ionuț Neagu (60′) and Milen Zhelev for Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței (62′).
Player of the match: Diego Živulić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Otelul was Diego Živulić.
His rating is with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova
80', 83'
Universitatea Craiova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Stefan Vladoiu, Laurentiu Popescu , Mihai Capatina , Vladimir Screciu , Raúl Silva , Nicuşor Bancu , Alexandru Cretu , Alexandru Mateiu , Marian Danciu , Alexandru Mitrita , Andrei Ivan and Elvir Koljic .
They had on the bench: Jasmin Kurtic , David Lazar, Alexandru Isfan, Stefan Baiaram , Basilio Ndong, Lyes Houri, Jovan Marković , Ante Roguljic and Atanas Trica.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 4 changes: Andrei Ivan for Ante Roguljic (72′), Elvir Koljic for Jovan Marković (34′), Marian Danciu for Stefan Baiaram (84′) and Alexandru Mateiu for Jasmin Kurtic (84′).
Player of the match: Alexandru Mitrita
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was Alexandru Mitrita.
His rating is with 2 goals, 28 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
