Universitatea Craiova manages to draw 2-2 with UTA Arad after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ARAD. UTA Arad finds its way back against Universitatea Craiova with a goal on the N. Bancu 45' and a goal on the A. Mitrita 76'.

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Luke Meyer
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Universitatea Craiova manages to draw 2-2 with UTA Arad after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ARAD. UTA Arad finds the way to recover against Universitatea Craiova with a goal on the N. Bancu 45′ and a goal on the A. Mitrita 76′. Universitatea Craiova was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (71%)​

Jasmin Kurtic didn’t convert a decisive penalty (55′). That would have allowed Universitatea Craiova to win the match.​

Jasmin Kurtic didn’t convert 1 penalty (55′) for ​Universitatea Craiova.

The match was played at the Stadionul Motorul stadium in Arad on Wednesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Szabolcs Kovacs with the help of Ferencz Tunyogi and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was Sorin Dan Vădana. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold at 7.19 degrees Celsius or 44.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

UTA Arad

2 - 2

Team 1

Universitatea Craiova

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 10 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 127
  • 36 Dangerous attack 105
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Universitatea Craiova had a superior ball possession 71% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Craiova was more pushing with 105 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Universitatea Craiova to win the match​.

UTA Arad shot 10 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

UTA Arad received 3 yellow cards (Cristian Mihai, Aly Abeid  and Mircea Rednic). Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Craiova received 1 yellow card (Raúl Silva).

Match Timeline

Claudiu Micovschi (goal)Godberg Cooper
3'
7'
Raúl Silva(own-goal)
13'
Alexandru Mateiu- sub ->Vladimir Screciu
Albert Stahl- sub ->Claudiu Micovschi 
19'
45'
Nicuşor Bancu (goal)Alexandru Mitrita
Marcelo Freitas(VAR)
40'
55'
Andrej Fabry- sub ->Rares Pop
56'
Eric Omondi- sub ->Albert Stahl
56'
Herald Marku- sub ->Marcelo Freitas
57'
61'
Raúl Silva- Yellow
62'
Andrei Ivan- sub ->Ante Roguljic
62'
Elvir Koljic- sub ->Jovan Marković
62'
Atanas Trica- sub ->Marian Danciu
68'
Lyes Houri- sub ->Jasmin Kurtic
76'
Alexandru Mitriţă(goal)Lyes Houri
Tiberiu Căpuşă- sub ->Godberg Cooper
84'
90'
C. Mihai- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Rapid Bucuresti
29
7
Sepsi
28
7
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 contest, UTA Arad has 24 points like Voluntari to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Universitatea Craiova will has 34 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, UTA Arad will play away against FCSB on the 20th of January with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of FCSB (3 draws).

Universitatea Craiova will host SSC Farul on the 20th of January with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

UTA Arad – Formation

UTA Arad
G
Florin Iacob 93.Romania
7.3
D
Alexandru Benga 4.Romania
6.7
D
Ibrahima Conté 15.Guinea
6.4
D
Aly Abeid  18.Mauritania
6.6
90'
D
Marko Stolnik 30.Croatia
7.0
D
Diogo Rodrigues 2.Portugal
6.7
M
Catalin Carp 8.Moldova
M
Claudiu Micovschi  19.Romania
8.7
19' Goals3'
M
C. Mihai 21.Romania
7.0
90'
M
Marcelo Freitas 14.Brazil
6.7
57'
M
R. Pop 55.Romania
6.8
56'
F
Godberg Cooper 9.Ghana
7.5
84'
Substitutes
G
Danylo Kucher 13.Ukraine
D
Tiberiu Căpuşă 98.Romania
6.6
84'
D
Darius Iurasciuc 26.Romania
D
Denis Dumitrascu 80.Romania
M
Andrej Fabry 10.Slovakia
6.3
56'
M
Albert Stahl 7.Romania
6.4
19'
M
Herald Marku 27.Albania
7.3
57'
F
Eric Omondi 24.Kenya
6.6
56'

UTA Arad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Mircea Rednic decided to play with the following team: Catalin Carp, Florin Iacob (7.3), Diogo Rodrigues (6.7), Marko Stolnik (7.0), Ibrahima Sory Conté (6.4), Alexandru Benga (6.7), Aly Abeid  (6.6), Rares Pop (6.8), Cristian Mihai (7.0), Marcelo Freitas (6.7), Claudiu Micovschi  (8.7) and Godberg Cooper (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Andrej Fabry (6.3), Eric Omondi (6.6), Tiberiu Căpuşă (6.6), Albert Stahl (6.4), Danylo Kucher, Raul Alexandru Stanciu, Darius Iurasciuc, Herald Marku (7.3) and Denis Dumitrascu.

UTA Arad could not rely on the presence of Albert Stahl (injured).

Substitutions

UTA Arad made 5 changes: Claudiu Micovschi  for Albert Stahl (19′), Godberg Cooper for Tiberiu Căpuşă (84′), Marcelo Freitas for Herald Marku (57′), Rares Pop for Andrej Fabry (56′) and Albert Stahl for Eric Omondi (56′).

Player of the match: Claudiu Micovschi ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for UTA Arad was Claudiu Micovschi .

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Universitatea Craiova – Formation

Universitatea Craiova
G
Laurențiu Popescu 21.Romania
6.6
D
Vladimir Screciu 6.Romania
5.7
13'
D
Nicuşor Bancu  11.Romania
8.4
Goals45'
D
Mihai Căpățînă 23.Romania
7.5
D
Raúl Silva 34.Brazil
6.4
61'
M
Alexandru Creţu 4.Romania
7.0
M
A. Roguljić 24.Croatia
7.1
62'
M
Jasmin Kurtic 27.Slovenia
6.4
68'
M
Alexandru Mitriţă 28.Romania
8.7
Goals76'
M
Marian Danciu 37.Romania
6.7
62'
F
Jovan Marković 20.Romania
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
M. Goga 38.Romania
D
Ștefan Vlădoiu 2.Romania
M
Alexandru Mateiu 8.Romania
7.5
13'
M
A. Ișfan 7.Romania
M
Ș. Baiaram 10.Romania
M
Lyes Houri 14.France
7.3
68'
F
Elvir Koljic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
62'
F
Andrei Ivan 9.Romania
6.7
62'
F
Atanas Trica 88.Romania
6.8
62'

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

Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Laurentiu Popescu (6.6), Mihai Capatina (7.5), Vladimir Screciu (5.7), Raúl Silva (6.4), Nicuşor Bancu (8.4), Alexandru Cretu (7.0), Jasmin Kurtic (6.4), Marian Danciu (6.7), Ante Roguljic (7.1), Alexandru Mitrita (8.7), Jovan Marković (6.4).

They had on the bench: Alexandru Mateiu (7.5), Elvir Koljic  (6.8), Stefan Vladoiu, Alexandru Isfan, Andrei Ivan (6.7), Stefan Baiaram, Lyes Houri (7.3), Matei Goga and Atanas Trica (6.8).

Universitatea Craiova could not rely on the presence of Alexandru Mateiu (injured).

Substitutions

Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: Vladimir Screciu for Alexandru Mateiu (13′), Ante Roguljic for Andrei Ivan (62′), Jovan Marković for Elvir Koljic  (62′), Marian Danciu for Atanas Trica (62′) and Jasmin Kurtic for Lyes Houri (68′).

Player of the match: Alexandru Mitrita​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was Alexandru Mitrita.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 62 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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