CLUJ. CFR Cluj demolishes Universitatea Cluj 4-0 with goals of Karlo Muhar (2′), Daniel Bîrligea (41′), Philip Otele (77′) and Philip Otele (86′). Universitatea Cluj lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.13 degrees Celsius or 39.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Universitatea Cluj had a superior ball possession 60% while CFR Cluj was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Cluj had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, CFR Cluj was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

CFR Cluj shot 18 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Cluj shot 18 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Bîrligea and Andrea Mandorlini). Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Cluj didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this contest, CFR Cluj has 36 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Universitatea Cluj will stays with 29 points like Hermannstadt to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away against Botoşani on the 20th of January with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of CFR Cluj (6 draws).

Universitatea Cluj will host Hermannstadt on the 20th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Cluj (1 draw).

CFR Cluj – Formation

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

The manager Andrea Mandorlini decided to play with the following team: Răzvan Sava (8.1), Matija Boben (7.5), Anton Krešić (7.8), Matei Cristian Ilie (7.5), Ermal Krasniqi (8.5), Karlo Muhar (8.7), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (7.5), Mário Camora (7.1), Durel Avounou (8.1), Philip Otele (8.4) and Daniel Bîrligea (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ziv Morgan, Lovro Cvek, Luka Juričić, Cristian Manea, Robert Filip, Ciprian Deac, Luca Mihai, Alin Fica and Ottó Hindrich.

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Panagiotis Tachtsidis for Lovro Cvek (90′), Philip Otele for Ciprian Deac (90′), Daniel Bîrligea for Luka Juričić (90′) and Ermal Krasniqi for Cristian Manea (90′).

Player of the match: Karlo Muhar​

The player that probably impressed the most for CFR Cluj was Karlo Muhar.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 53 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 17 duels out of 26.

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

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

Ioan Ovidiu Sabău played with: Dan Nistor, Plamen Iliev (6.8), Andrei Peteleu (7.1), Lucas Masoero (6.8), Bogdan Mitrea (6.0), Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (6.3), Kevin Doukoure (6.7), Marco Fossati (7.1), Ianis Stoica (6.8), Elvis Manu (6.6) and Alexandru Chipciu (6.3), Daniel Popa (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrei Pițian, Valentin Gheorghe (6.3), Gabriel Simion, George Cimpanu (7.5), Andrei Miron, Filip Ilie (6.8), Andrei Gorcea, Doru Popadiuc and Robert Silaghi (6.6).

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 4 changes: Elvis Manu for George Cimpanu (46′), Marco Fossati for Filip Ilie (73′), Ianis Stoica for Robert Silaghi (73′) and Andrei Peteleu for Valentin Gheorghe (73′).

Player of the match: George Cimpanu​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was George Cimpanu.

His rating is 7.5 with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

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

• CFR Cluj – Universitatea Cluj – 4-0
• Hermannstadt – Sepsi – 1-1