SIBIU. Hermannstadt prevailed over Universitatea Craiova to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Hermannstadt to strike first with a goal of Gabriel Iancu at the 51′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexandru Oroian gave the win to Hermannstadt in the 61′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa with the support of Imre-Laszlo Bucsi and Romică Bîrdeș. The 4th official was Lucian Ruşandu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.63 degrees Celsius or 38.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hermannstadt has 28 points like SSC Farul to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova will stays with 32 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt will play away against FCSB on the 16th of December with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of FCSB (2 draws).
Universitatea Craiova will host CSM Iaşi on the 16th of December with a 13-4 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Craiova (4 draws).
Hermannstadt – Formation
Hermannstadt
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Hermannstadt started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: Sota Mino, Cătălin Căbuz , Mihai Butean , Valerică Găman , Ionuț Stoica , Alexandru Oroian , Silviu Balaure , Alessandro Murgia , Baba Alhassan , Alexandru Daniel Jipa , Gabriel Iancu and Daniel Paraschiv .
The home team had on the bench: Florin Bejan , Rúben Fonseca, Paolo Medina , Marius Antoche , Adrian Petre, Cristian Bărbuț, Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu , Ionuț Biceanu and Vlad Muțiu.
Hermannstadt could not rely on the presence of Marius Antoche (injured) and Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu (injured).
Substitutions
Hermannstadt made 5 changes: Silviu Balaure for Ionuț Biceanu (74′), Gabriel Iancu for Florin Bejan (74′), Baba Alhassan for Marius Antoche (78′), Alexandru Daniel Jipa for Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu (86′) and Alexandru Oroian for Paolo Medina (86′).
Player of the match: Baba Alhassan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hermannstadt was Baba Alhassan even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 10.
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Stefan Vladoiu, Vladimir Screciu, Laurentiu Popescu , Mihai Capatina , Alexandru Cretu , Raúl Silva , Nicuşor Bancu , Ante Roguljic , Jasmin Kurtic , Marian Danciu , Alexandru Mitrita and Andrei Ivan , Elvir Koljic .
They had on the bench: Jovan Marković , David Lazar, Jean Baptiste Mendy, Alexandru Isfan , Stefan Baiaram , Basilio Ndong, Florin Borta, Karlo Tomasec and Atanas Trica.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 3 changes: Marian Danciu for Stefan Baiaram (56′), Andrei Ivan for Alexandru Isfan (59′) and Elvir Koljic for Jovan Marković (69′).
Player of the match: Elvir Koljic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was Elvir Koljic .
His rating is with 17 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- SSC Farul – Petrolul 52 – 3-1
- CFR Cluj – FCSB – 1-1
- Hermannstadt – Universitatea Craiova – 2-1
