GALAţI. Botoşani prevails over Otelul 2-0 after E. Florescu scores a double.
The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Friday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Bogdan Dumitrache assisted by Cosmin Vatamanu and Ionuț Marius Bobe. The 4th official was Horia Gabriel Mladinovici. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.62 degrees Celsius or 43.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Otelul had a superior ball possession 58% while Botoşani was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Otelul was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Botoşani succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Otelul shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Botoşani shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Otelul received 1 yellow card (Teles). On the other side, Botoşani received 2 yellow cards (Alin Șeroni and Gabriel David).
(Otelul) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Otelul stays with 26 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Botoşani will has 12 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will play away with Voluntari on the 20th of January with a 0-0 head to head record.
Botoşani will host CFR Cluj on the 20th of January with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of CFR Cluj (6 draws).
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
46'
22'
64'
Otelul adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorin Toma decided to play with the following team: Dragan Lovrić, Miguel Silva, Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoancă , Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței , Francois Tobasegnou , Jonathan Cissé , Milen Zhelev , Vasile Jardan , Diego Živulić , Teles , Frédéric Maciel , Alexandru Pop and Razvan Andrei Tanasa .
The home team had on the bench: Ionuț Neagu , Gabriel Ursu, Ariel López, George Carjan , Andrei Rus , Costin Ghiocel, Ştefan Bodişteanu, Kehinde Fatai and Rosario Latouchent .
Substitutions
Otelul made 5 changes: Razvan Andrei Tanasa for Andrei Rus (46′), Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței for Rosario Latouchent (46′), Teles for Ionuț Neagu (71′), Alexandru Pop for George Carjan (63′) and Vasile Jardan for Kehinde Fatai (71′).
Player of the match: Alexandru Pop
The most impressive player for Otelul was Alexandru Pop.
His rating is with 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14.
Botoşani – Formation
Botoşani
66', 90'
Also Botoşani adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mihai Ciobanu played with: Romario Benzar, Júnior Pius, Virgile Pinson, Răzvan Ducan , Charles Petro , Rijad Sadiku , Alin Șeroni , Alexandru Țigănașu , Gabriel David , Victor Dican , Eduard Florescu , Andrei Dragu and Miroslav Ilicic , Adams Friday .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marius Cioiu , George Dragomir , Jean-Armel Drolé , Răzvan Creț, Codrin Cărăușu, Andrei Ureche, Lóránd Fülöp and Carlo Casap.
Substitutions
Botoşani made 4 changes: Gabriel David for George Dragomir (68′), Andrei Dragu for Marius Cioiu (67′), Miroslav Ilicic for Lóránd Fülöp (90′) and Adams Friday for Jean-Armel Drolé (81′).
Player of the match: Eduard Florescu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Botoşani was Eduard Florescu.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
