Hermannstadt and Sepsi draw 1-1 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

SIBIU. Hermannstadt and Sepsi draw 1-1. A. Daniel scored the first goal (6') for Hermannstadt. S. Kallaku made it even (80').

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David Brown
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Hermannstadt and Sepsi draw 1-1 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

SIBIU. Hermannstadt and Sepsi draw 1-1. A. Daniel scored the first goal (6′) for Hermannstadt. S. Kallaku made it even (80′). Sepsi was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%)​

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ionuţ Coza with the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Alexandru Vodă. The 4th official was Cătălin Ion Buşi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Hermannstadt

1 - 1

Team 1

Sepsi

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 9 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 49 Attack 69
  • 22 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sepsi had a strong ball possession 68% while Hermannstadt was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sepsi was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sepsi to win the contest​.

Hermannstadt shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sepsi shot 8 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hermannstadt received 2 yellow cards (Baba Alhassan and Sota Mino). Talking about the opposition, Sepsi received 5 yellow cards (Isnik Alimi, Bernd Storck, Marius Ștefănescu, Branislav Niňaj and Vitalie Damaşcan).

Match Timeline

A. Jipa(goal)Gabriel Iancu
6'
12'
C. Neguț- sub ->Daniel Paraschiv
20'
30'
Sherif Kallaku- sub ->Cosmin Matei
S. Mino- Yellow
39'
45'
Branislav Ninaj- Yellow
46'
Roland Varga- sub ->Vitalie Damaşcan
56'
Marius Ștefănescu- Yellow
62'
F. Ștefan- sub ->Ákos Kecskés
I. Biceanu- sub ->Gabriel Iancu
64'
A. Murgia- sub ->Sota Mino
64'
70'
Pavol Safranko(VAR)
71'
Isnik Alimi - Yellow
P. Antoche- sub ->Silviu Balaure
74'
C. Bucuroiu- sub ->Alexandru Daniel Jipa
74'
80'
Sherif Kallaku(goal)Pavol Šafranko
81'
Adnan Aganovic- sub ->Marius Ștefănescu
81'
Gabriel Debeljuh- sub ->Pavol Šafranko
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
34
6
Rapid Bucuresti
29
6
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 match, Hermannstadt has 29 points like Universitatea Cluj to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Sepsi will has 30 points like SSC Farul to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt will play away with Universitatea Cluj on the 20th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Cluj (1 draw).

Sepsi will host CSM Iaşi on the 20th of January with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Sepsi (4 draws).

Hermannstadt – Formation

Hermannstadt
G
C. Căbuz 25.Romania
6.7
D
Ionuț Stoica 4.Romania
D
M. Butean 17.Romania
6.8
D
V. Găman 27.Romania
6.7
D
A. Oroian 51.Romania
6.3
D
F. Bejan 5.Romania
6.8
M
S. Mino 14.Japan
6.8
64' 39'
M
S. Balaure 96.Romania
7.1
74'
M
A. Jipa 97.Romania
8.1
74' Goals6'
M
Baba Alhassan 8.Ghana
6.6
89'
F
G. Iancu 10.Romania
7.9
64'
F
D. Paraschiv 30.Romania
6.4
20'
Substitutes
G
V. Muțiu 31.Romania
D
P. Medina 2.Mexico
M
A. Murgia 16.Italy
6.8
64'
M
P. Antoche 6.Romania
6.6
74'
M
Cristian Bărbuț 20.Romania
M
I. Biceanu 29.Romania
6.7
64'
F
Rúben Fonseca 99.Portugal
F
C. Bucuroiu 21.Romania
6.6
74'
F
C. Neguț 26.Romania
6.4
20'

Hermannstadt started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: Ionuț Stoica, Cătălin Căbuz (6.7), Alexandru Oroian (6.3), Valerică Găman (6.7), Florin Bejan (6.8), Mihai Butean (6.8), Silviu Balaure (7.1), Baba Alhassan (6.6), Sota Mino (6.8), Alexandru Daniel Jipa (8.1), Gabriel Iancu (7.9) and Daniel Paraschiv (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Murgia (6.8), Rúben Fonseca, Paolo Medina, Marius Antoche (6.6), Cristian Bărbuț, Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu (6.6), Cristian Neguț (6.4), Ionuț Biceanu (6.7) and Vlad Muțiu.

Hermannstadt could not rely on the presence of Cristian Neguț (injured).

Substitutions

Hermannstadt made 5 changes: Daniel Paraschiv for Cristian Neguț (20′), Alexandru Daniel Jipa for Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu (74′), Silviu Balaure for Marius Antoche (74′), Sota Mino for Alessandro Murgia (64′) and Gabriel Iancu for Ionuț Biceanu (64′).

Player of the match: Alexandru Daniel Jipa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hermannstadt was Alexandru Daniel Jipa.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Sepsi – Formation

Sepsi
G
Roland Niczuly  33.Romania
6.7
D
Ákos Kecskés 4.Hungary
7.0
62'
D
Denis Ciobotariu 13.Romania
7.3
D
Bogdan Oteliță 25.Romania
7.0
D
Branislav Ninaj 82.Slovakia
7.1
45'
M
Nicolae Păun 6.Romania
7.8
M
I. Gheorghe 8.Romania
M
Cosmin Matei 10.Romania
6.4
30'
M
Marius Ștefănescu 11.Romania
6.7
81' 56'
M
Vitalie Damascan 9.Moldova
6.6
46' 12'
M
Isnik Alimi  21.Albania
7.1
71'
F
Pavol Safranko 18.Slovakia
7.3
81'
Substitutes
G
Dinu Moldovan 1.Romania
D
F. Ștefan 3.Romania
7.1
62'
D
D. Oroian 17.Romania
D
Mihai Bălașa 44.Romania
M
Sherif Kallaku 59.Albania
7.3
30' Goals80'
M
Adnan Aganovic 77.Croatia
7.0
81'
F
Roland Varga 97.Hungary
7.0
46'
F
Gabriel Debeljuh 96.Croatia
6.7
81'
F
Mario Rondón 99.Venezuela

Sepsi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Bernd Storck played with: Ion Gheorghe, Roland Niczuly (6.7), Bogdan Oteliță (7.0), Ákos Kecskés (7.0), Branislav Niňaj (7.1), Denis Ciobotariu (7.3), Isnik Alimi (7.1), Nicolae Păun (7.8), Marius Ștefănescu (6.7), Cosmin Matei (6.4), Vitalie Damaşcan (6.6) and Pavol Šafranko (7.3).

They had on the bench: Roland Varga (7.0), Dinu Moldovan, Florin Stefan (7.1), Darius Oroian, Mihai Bălașa, Sherif Kallaku (7.3), Adnan Aganović (7.0), Gabriel Debeljuh (6.7) and Mario Rondon.

Sepsi could not rely on the presence of Sherif Kallaku (injured).

Substitutions

Sepsi made 5 changes: Cosmin Matei for Sherif Kallaku (30′), Ákos Kecskés for Florin Stefan (62′), Vitalie Damaşcan for Roland Varga (46′), Marius Ștefănescu for Adnan Aganović (81′) and Pavol Šafranko for Gabriel Debeljuh (81′).

Player of the match: Nicolae Păun​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was Nicolae Păun.

His rating is 7.8 with 74 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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