CLUJ-NAPOCA. Otelul conquers Universitatea Cluj 1-0 after A. Pop scored just 1 goal (25′). Universitatea Cluj was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Cluj Arena stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who had the assistance of Vasile Marinescu and Ferencz Tunyogi. The 4th official was Cristian Moldoveanu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.14 degrees Celsius or 37.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Universitatea Cluj

0 - 1

Otelul

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 77
  • 84 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 21
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Universitatea Cluj had a strong ball possession 63% while Otelul was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Cluj was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Otelul was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Universitatea Cluj shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Otelul shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Universitatea Cluj received 6 yellow cards (Dan Nistor, Filip Ilie, Filip Ilie, Gabriel Simion, George Cimpanu and Kevin Doukoure). On the opposite side, Otelul received 5 yellow cards (Alexandru Pop, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă, Diego Živulić, Milen Zhelev and Miguel Silva).

Match Timeline

23'
R. Tănasă- sub ->Ştefan Bodişteanu
23'
D. Živulić- sub ->Juri Cisotti
25'
A. Pop(goal)Frédéric Maciel
K. Doukoure- Yellow
28'
G. Simion- Yellow
54'
M. Fossati- sub ->Kevin Doukoure
59'
59'
61'
A. Pop- Yellow
62'
V. Jardan- sub ->Ionuț Neagu
64'
M. Zhelev- Yellow
68'
Miguel Silva- Yellow
Elvis Manu- sub ->Gabriel Simion
68'
72'
R. Silaghi- sub ->Ianis Stoica
74'
F. Ilie- sub ->Daniel Popa
75'
F. Ilie- Yellow
89'
90'
G. Cîrjan- sub ->Alexandru Pop
F. Ilie(VAR)
88'
90'
D. Nistor- Yellow
90'
90'
D. Živulić- Yellow
F. Ilie- Yellow
89'
90'
C. Dur-Bozoancă- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
9
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Sepsi
34
9
Rapid Bucuresti
29
9
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After this match, Universitatea Cluj stays with 29 points like Sepsi and SSC Farul to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Otelul will has 26 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj will play away with CFR Cluj on the 21st of December with a 10-2 head to head in favor of CFR Cluj (3 draws).

Otelul will host Botoşani on the 20th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Botoşani (2 draws).

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

Universitatea Cluj
G
P. Iliev 23.Bulgaria
6.7
D
B. Mitrea 3.Romania
7.5
D
Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu 5.Romania
7.0
D
L. Masoero 25.Argentina
D
D. Oancea 26.Romania
D
A. Chipciu 27.Romania
7.3
D
A. Pițian 17.Romania
6.8
M
K. Doukoure 4.Ivory Coast
6.8
59' 28'
M
I. Stoica 7.Romania
6.3
74'
M
D. Nistor 10.Romania
7.7
90'
M
G. Simion 98.Romania
6.6
68' 54'
M
V. Gheorghe 20.Romania
6.4
59'
F
D. Popa 19.Romania
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
A. Gorcea 33.Romania
D
Andrei Miron 6.Romania
D
A. Peteleu 77.Romania
M
M. Fossati 21.Italy
7.1
59'
M
Alexandru Cîmpanu 28.Romania
7.3
59' 72'
M
Doru Popadiuc 59.Romania
M
R. Silaghi 96.Romania
7.0
74'
F
F. Ilie 9.Romania
6.4
75' 89'
F
Elvis Manu 45.Netherlands
6.4
68'

Universitatea Cluj started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ioan Ovidiu Sabău decided to play with the following team: Lucas Masoero, Dorinel Oancea, Plamen Iliev (6.7), Alexandru Chipciu (7.3), Andrei Pițian (6.8), Bogdan Mitrea (7.5), Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (7.0), Kevin Doukoure (6.8), Gabriel Simion (6.6), Valentin Gheorghe (6.4), Dan Nistor (7.7), Ianis Stoica (6.3) and Daniel Popa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Andrei Miron, Filip Ilie (6.4), Marco Fossati (7.1), George Cimpanu (7.3), Andrei Gorcea, Elvis Manu (6.4), Doru Popadiuc, Andrei Peteleu and Robert Silaghi (7.0).

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 5 changes: Gabriel Simion for Elvis Manu (68′), Valentin Gheorghe for George Cimpanu (59′), Ianis Stoica for Robert Silaghi (74′), Kevin Doukoure for Marco Fossati (59′) and Daniel Popa for Filip Ilie (75′).

Player of the match: Dan Nistor​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was Dan Nistor.

His rating is 7.7 with 67 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 18. He performed 10 crosses.

Otelul – Formation

Otelul
G
C. Dur-Bozoancă 13.Romania
7.1
90'
D
D. Lovrić 25.Croatia
7.3
D
M. Adăscăliței 26.Romania
D
Miguel Silva 28.Portugal
6.4
68'
D
M. Zhelev 2.Bulgaria
7.0
64'
D
J. Cissé 6.Ivory Coast
7.5
M
Samuel Teles 21.Portugal
7.3
M
J. Cisotti 30.Italy
6.7
23'
M
I. Neagu 8.Romania
6.7
62'
F
A. Pop 11.Romania
7.3
90' 61' 25'
F
Ș. Bodișteanu 20.Romania
6.8
23'
F
Frédéric Maciel 67.Portugal
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
R. Stoian 12.Romania
D
F. Yabré 15.Burkina Faso
D
A. Rus 14.Romania
D
Rosario Latouchent 95.Martinique
6.7
90'
M
D. Živulić 31.Croatia
7.5
23' 90'
M
R. Tănasă 17.Romania
6.4
23'
M
V. Jardan 23.Moldova
7.0
62'
F
G. Cîrjan 7.Romania
6.7
90'
F
Kehinde Fatai 90.Nigeria

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

Dorin Toma played with: Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă (7.1), Milen Zhelev (7.0), Jonathan Cissé (7.5), Dragan Lovrić (7.3), Miguel Silva (6.4), Juri Cisotti (6.7), Ionuț Neagu (6.7), Teles (7.3), Frédéric Maciel (7.3), Alexandru Pop (7.3), Ştefan Bodişteanu (6.8).

They had on the bench: Francois Tobasegnou, Diego Živulić (7.5), George Carjan (6.7), Relu Marian Stoian, Andrei Rus, Razvan Andrei Tanasa (6.4), Vasile Jardan (7.0), Kehinde Fatai and Rosario Latouchent (6.7).

Otelul could not rely on the presence of Razvan Andrei Tanasa (injured) and Diego Živulić (injured).

Substitutions

Otelul made 5 changes: Ştefan Bodişteanu for Razvan Andrei Tanasa (23′), Juri Cisotti for Diego Živulić (23′), Alexandru Pop for George Carjan (90′), Frédéric Maciel for Rosario Latouchent (90′) and Ionuț Neagu for Vasile Jardan (62′).

Player of the match: Diego Živulić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Otelul was Diego Živulić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 23′.

Results of the day

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