CRAIOVA. SSC Farul prevailed over Universitatea Craiova to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was SSC Farul to strike first with a goal of Rivaldinho at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Louis Munteanu gave the win to SSC Farul in the 43′ minute with a goal. Universitatea Craiova lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium in Craiova on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu who was helped by Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Adrian Radu Ghinguleac. The 4th official was Bogdan Dumitrache. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.02 degrees Celsius or 35.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 21 Total 16
- 8 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 7
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 90
- 83 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Universitatea Craiova had a strong ball possession 58% while SSC Farul was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Universitatea Craiova was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, SSC Farul was able to find the solution to win this match.
Universitatea Craiova shot 21 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, SSC Farul shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Craiova received 1 yellow card (Stefan Baiaram). On the opposite side, SSC Farul received 1 yellow card (Louis Munteanu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Universitatea Craiova stays with 34 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, SSC Farul will has 33 points like Sepsi to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova will host FCSB on the 27th of January with a 30-6 head to head in favor of FCSB (7 draws).
SSC Farul will host U Craiova 1948 on the 27th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of SSC Farul (1 draw).
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova
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Universitatea Craiova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov decided to play with the following team: Jean Baptiste Mendy, Vladimir Screciu, Ante Roguljic, Laurentiu Popescu , Stefan Vladoiu , Denil Maldonado , Raúl Silva , Nicuşor Bancu , Alexandru Cretu , Alexandru Mateiu , Stefan Baiaram , Alexandru Mitrita , Andrei Ivan and Elvir Koljic .
The home team had on the bench: Jovan Marković , Mihai Capatina , Marian Danciu , David Lazar, Lyes Houri , Juraj Badelj, Pyry Soiri , George Cimpanu, Karlo Tomasec, Gjoko Zajkov, Denis Benga and Ștefan Daniel Bană.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: Alexandru Mateiu for Lyes Houri (58′), Stefan Baiaram for Marian Danciu (81′), Andrei Ivan for Mihai Capatina (65′), Elvir Koljic for Jovan Marković (65′) and Stefan Vladoiu for Pyry Soiri (65′).
Player of the match: Alexandru Mitrita
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was Alexandru Mitrita.
His rating is with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
SSC Farul – Formation
SSC Farul
SSC Farul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gheorghe Hagi played with: Constantin Budescu, Dan Sirbu, Constantin Grameni, Marian Aioani , Kevin Boli , Ionut Larie , Mihai Popescu , Damien Dussaut , Ionut Vina , Diogo Queirós , Enes Sali , Narek Grigoryan , Louis Munteanu and Rivaldinho .
These were the players on the bench: Dragos Nedelcu , Alexandru Buzbuchi, Cristian Ganea , Gabriel Danuleasa, Luca Andronache, David Kiki , Ionuț Cojocaru, Stefan Musat, Gustavo Marins, Darius Grosu, Nicolas Popescu and Luca Banu .
Substitutions
SSC Farul made 5 changes: Rivaldinho for Cristian Ganea (59′), Narek Grigoryan for David Kiki (59′), Enes Sali for Nicolas Popescu (83′), Diogo Queirós for Dragos Nedelcu (73′) and Ionut Vina for Luca Banu (83′).
Player of the match: Marian Aioani
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SSC Farul was the goalkeeper: Marian Aioani. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
