SFâNTU GHEORGHE. Sepsi was able to turn the tables against CFR Cluj to win 2-1. It was CFR Cluj to strike first with a goal of Panagiotis Tachtsidis at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Vitalie Damaşcan gave the win to Sepsi in the 85′ minute. Sepsi capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sfântu Gheorghe on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan assisted by Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Florian Alexandru Vișan. The 4th official was Claudiu Marcu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.68 degrees Celsius or 35.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sepsi was in firm control of the ball 56% while CFR Cluj was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sepsi was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sepsi won the match.
Sepsi shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sepsi received 3 yellow cards (Vitalie Damaşcan, Ákos Kecskés and Ion Gheorghe). Talking about the opposition, CFR Cluj received 1 yellow card (Alin Fica).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sepsi has 29 points like Universitatea Cluj and SSC Farul to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, CFR Cluj will stays with 33 points like Universitatea Craiova to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Sepsi will play away against Hermannstadt on the 21st of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Sepsi (5 draws).
CFR Cluj will host Universitatea Cluj on the 21st of December with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (3 draws).
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
24'
62'
70'
Sepsi started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Isnik Alimi, Roland Niczuly , Ákos Kecskés , Branislav Niňaj , Denis Ciobotariu , Bogdan Oteliță , Ion Gheorghe , Nicolae Păun , Roland Varga , Cosmin Matei , Marius Ștefănescu and Pavol Šafranko .
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Rodriguez, Dinu Moldovan, Florin Stefan , Vitalie Damaşcan , Darius Oroian, Mihai Bălașa, Sherif Kallaku , Gabriel Debeljuh and Mario Rondon .
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: Roland Varga for Vitalie Damaşcan (62′), Pavol Šafranko for Mario Rondon (62′), Branislav Niňaj for Florin Stefan (62′), Ion Gheorghe for Sherif Kallaku (46′) and Cosmin Matei for Mihai Bălașa (90′).
Player of the match: Sherif Kallaku
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was Sherif Kallaku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Andrea Mandorlini played with: Vasile Mogos, Karlo Muhar, Răzvan Sava , Anton Krešić , Matei Cristian Ilie , Ziv Morgan , Ermal Krasniqi , Panagiotis Tachtsidis , Lovro Cvek , Mário Camora , Durel Avounou and Philip Otele , Daniel Bîrligea .
These were the players on the bench: Luka Juričić , Robert Filip, Ciprian Deac , Isaac Nortey, Luca Mihai, Cristian Bălgrădean, Matija Boben, Alin Fica and Ottó Hindrich.
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Durel Avounou for Ciprian Deac (68′), Philip Otele for Alin Fica (68′), Daniel Bîrligea for Luka Juričić (82′) and Ziv Morgan for Robert Filip (90′).
Player of the match: Panagiotis Tachtsidis
The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Panagiotis Tachtsidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
