CRAIOVA. U Craiova 1948 overcomes Petrolul 52 with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Achim (78′) and a goal from V. Blanuta (90′).
The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Tuesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa who was helped by Mihai Marius Marica and Romică Bîrdeș. The 4th official was Iuliana Elena Demetrescu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.89 degrees Celsius or 48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 5 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 7
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 97
- 69 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
U Craiova 1948 was in firm control of the ball 55% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
U Craiova 1948 was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why U Craiova 1948 won the match.
U Craiova 1948 shot 20 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Petrolul 52 shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 received 3 yellow cards (Aurelian Chitu, Gabriel Compagnucci and Juan Bauza). On the other side, Petrolul 52 received 3 yellow cards (Jair, Florin Cristian Pârvu and Billel Omrani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, U Craiova 1948 has 27 points like Petrolul 52 to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Petrolul 52 will stays with 27 points like U Craiova 1948 to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will play away with Rapid Bucuresti on the 20th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of U Craiova 1948 (1 draw).
Petrolul 52 will host Dinamo Bucureşti on the 20th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (1 draw).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
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60'
78'
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giovanni Costantino decided to play with the following team: Ionut Gurau , Radu Negru , Gabriel Compagnucci , Léo Lacroix , Andrea Padula , Vlad Achim , Benjamin Van Durmen , Sekou Sidibe , Juan Bauza , Alexandru Blidar and Aurelian Chitu .
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Mascarenhas , Vladislav Blanuta , Sorin Mogosanu, Dragos Albu, Jibril Ibrahim, Danny Henriques, Vlad Pop, William Baeten and Gabriel Buta.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: Sekou Sidibe for William Baeten (71′), Alexandru Blidar for Vladislav Blanuta (60′), Andrea Padula for Matheus Mascarenhas (60′) and Juan Bauza for Dragos Albu (89′).
Player of the match: Ionut Gurau
The player that probably impressed the most for U Craiova 1948 was the goalkeeper: Ionut Gurau. His rating is 8.67. He performed 5 saves.
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52
Petrolul 52 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Florin Cristian Pârvu played with: Seniko Doua, Ismaël Diomandé, Lukáš Zima , Lucian Dumitriu , Guilherme Garutti , Bart Meijers , Marian Huja , Valentin Țicu , Jefferson Junior , Takayuki Seto and Jair , Alexandru Marian , Gheorghe Grozav .
These were the players on the bench: Billel Omrani , Denis Răzvan Radu , Mihai Roman II , Mihai Alexandru, Iustin Raducan, Andrei David Silviu Vraciu, Giorgi Abuashvili, Mihnea Radulescu and Zoran Mitrov.
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 3 changes: Guilherme Garutti for Mihai Roman II (81′), Alexandru Marian for Denis Răzvan Radu (81′) and Lucian Dumitriu for Billel Omrani (81′).
Player of the match: Valentin Țicu
The player that probably impressed the most for Petrolul 52 was Valentin Țicu.
His rating is with 46 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- CSM Iaşi – FCSB – 1-3
- U Craiova 1948 – Petrolul 52 – 2-0
