BUCHAREST. FCSB finds the way to recover against U Craiova 1948 with a goal on the C. Balan 41′ and a goal on the W. Baeten 76′.
The match was played at the Arena Naţională stadium in Bucharest on Sunday and it started at 7:55 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the collaboration of Mihai Ovidiu Artene and Marius Florin Badea. The 4th official was Lucian Ruşandu. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 12 Total 4
- 8 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 75
- 89 Dangerous attack 38
- 96 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FCSB was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. U Craiova 1948 that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FCSB was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FCSB to win the match.
FCSB shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
FCSB received 3 yellow cards (A. Sut, L. Cristea and R. Oaida). On the other side, U Craiova 1948 received 3 yellow cards (J. Huyghebaert, V. Achim and R. Negru).
L. Cristea (FCSB) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, FCSB will have 52 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, U Craiova 1948 will have 23 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, FCSB will play away against Academica Clinceni on the 9th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of FCSB (2 draws).
U Craiova 1948 will host Botoşani on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
FCSB – Formation
FCSB
61'
90'
75'
66'
FCSB started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Anton Petrea decided to play with the following team: Andrei Vlad, Valentin Crețu, Paulo Vinícius, Iulian Cristea, Risto Radunović, Darius Olaru, Adrian Șut, Răzvan Oaidă, Andrei Cordea, Florinel Coman and Octavian Popescu.
The home team had on the bench: Cătălin Straton, Andrei Miron, Valentin Gheorghe, Ovidiu Popescu, Andrei Burlacu, Andrei Dumiter, Claudiu Keșerü, Ianis Stoica and Andrei Tanasa.
Substitutions
FCSB made 4 changes: A. Sut for I. Stoica (46′), F. Coman for V. Gheorghe (46′), V. Cretu for C. Keseru (61′) and A. I. Cordea for A. Dumiter (80′).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nicolò Napoli played with: Robert Popa, Radu Negru, Dominik Kovačić, Bradley Diallo, Jeremy Huyghebaert, Samuel Asamoah, Vlad Achim, William Baeten, Juan Bauza, Benjamin van Durmen and Claudiu Balan.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sorin Marian Buşu, Lorenzo Paramatti, Catalin Albu, Francois Marquet, Andrea Compagno, Terell Ondaan, Sekou Sidibe, Sorin Mogosanu and Vlad Pop.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 3 changes: J. Bauza for S. Sidibe (69′), V. Achim for F. Marquet (76′) and C. Balan for A. Compagno (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- FCSB – U Craiova 1948 – 2-2
- Argeş – Academica Clinceni – 1-0
