GALAţI. Sepsi beat Otelul.
The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Tuesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu with the support of Stelian Slabu and Ionel Valentin Dumitru. The 4th official was Ovidiu Robu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.49 degrees Celsius or 41.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Otelul was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sepsi that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Otelul was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sepsi found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Otelul shot 20 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sepsi shot 15 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Otelul received 4 yellow cards (Dorin Toma, Diego Živulić, George Carjan and Ştefan Bodişteanu). On the other side, Sepsi received 6 yellow cards (Florin Stefan, Roland Niczuly, Isnik Alimi, Ákos Kecskés, Vitalie Damaşcan and Cosmin Matei).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Otelul stays with 23 points to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Sepsi will has 26 points like Petrolul 52 to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will play away against Universitatea Cluj on the 16th of December with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Otelul (4 draws).
Sepsi will host CFR Cluj on the 16th of December with a 15-1 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (4 draws).
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
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Otelul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorinel Ionel Munteanu decided to play with the following team: Milen Zhelev, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă , Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței , Francois Tobasegnou , Dragan Lovrić , Miguel Silva , Juri Cisotti , 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 , Costin Ghiocel, Vasile Jardan, Kehinde Fatai and Rosario Latouchent.
Substitutions
Otelul made 5 changes: Diego Živulić for Ionuț Neagu (70′), Francois Tobasegnou for Ariel López (69′), Alexandru Pop for Kehinde Fatai (70′), Ştefan Bodişteanu for Andrei Rus (70′) and Teles for George Carjan (76′).
Player of the match: Frédéric Maciel
The most impressive player for Otelul was Frédéric Maciel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
Sepsi started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Bernd Storck played with: Roland Niczuly , Ákos Kecskés , Branislav Niňaj , Denis Ciobotariu , Bogdan Oteliță , Isnik Alimi , Jonathan Rodriguez , Roland Varga , Cosmin Matei , Marius Ștefănescu , Pavol Šafranko .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dinu Moldovan, Florin Stefan , Nicolae Păun , Ion Gheorghe , Vitalie Damaşcan , Darius Oroian , Mihai Bălașa, Sherif Kallaku and Mario Rondon.
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: Jonathan Rodriguez for Nicolae Păun (46′), Marius Ștefănescu for Florin Stefan (76′), Cosmin Matei for Ion Gheorghe (87′), Roland Varga for Vitalie Damaşcan (88′) and Bogdan Oteliță for Darius Oroian (76′).
Player of the match: Marius Ștefănescu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was Marius Ștefănescu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
