BUCUREşTI. Voluntari bested Rapid Bucuresti to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Voluntari to strike first with a goal of Adam Nemec at the 66′. Then Ricardinho scored again for Voluntari in the 73′ minute. Eventually, Jayson Papeau reduced the distance for Rapid Bucuresti (82′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Rapid Bucuresti was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Valentin Stănescu stadium in Bucureşti. The referee was Iulian Călin who had the assistance of George Florin Neacșu and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was Bogdan Dumitrache. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.54 degrees Celsius or 38.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rapid Bucuresti stays with 31 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Voluntari will has 24 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Rapid Bucuresti will play away with Petrolul 52 on the 16th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Petrolul 52 (0 draws).
Voluntari will host U Craiova 1948 on the 16th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Voluntari (2 draws).
Rapid Bucuresti – Formation
Rapid Bucuresti
81'
82'
Rapid Bucuresti started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Cristiano Bergodi decided to play with the following team: Alexandru Ionita II, Omar El Sawy, Horaţiu Moldovan , Christopher Braun , Cristian Sapunaru , Paul Iacob , Andrei Borza , Razvan Oaida , Mattias Käit , Funsho Bamgboye , Borja Valle , Jayson Papeau and Kévin Soni .
The home team had on the bench: Razvan Onea, Alexandru Albu , Alexandru Ioniță , Juvhel Tsoumou , Iulian Cristea, Stefan Panoiu , Dragos Grigore, Catalin Cirjan and Virgil Draghia.
Substitutions
Rapid Bucuresti made 5 changes: Razvan Oaida for Catalin Cirjan (81′), Mattias Käit for Alexandru Albu (46′), Kévin Soni for Alexandru Ioniţă (46′), Borja Valle for Juvhel Tsoumou (74′) and Funsho Bamgboye for Stefan Panoiu (69′).
Player of the match: Jayson Papeau
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rapid Bucuresti was Jayson Papeau.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Voluntari – Formation
Voluntari
76'
Voluntari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ilie Poenaru played with: Andrei Dumiter, Radu Boboc, Jesús Fernández , Ricardinho , Patricio Matricardi , Igor Armaş , Ljuban Crepulja , Nicolae Carnat , Vadim Rata , Doru Andrei , Naser Aliji , Robert Popescu and Adam Nemec .
These were the players on the bench: Octavian Vâlceanu, Cristian Paz , Lukas Droppa , Daniel Florea , Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson , Andreas Nita, Angelo Cocian, Ionut Andres and Roberto Voican .
Substitutions
Voluntari made 6 changes: Nicolae Carnat for Cristian Paz (62′), Robert Popescu for Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson (62′), Adam Nemec for Daniel Florea (80′), Vadim Rata for Lukas Droppa (90′), Doru Andrei for Roberto Voican (90′) and Doru Andrei for Roberto Voican (90′).
Player of the match: Ricardinho
The most impressive player for Voluntari was Ricardinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
