GALAţI. Otelul and Petrolul 52 didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Otelul was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Szabolcs Kovacs who had the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 115 Attack 86
- 106 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Otelul had a superior ball possession 65% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Otelul was putting more pressure with 106 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Otelul to win the match.
Otelul shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Petrolul 52 shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Otelul received 2 yellow cards (Ştefan Bodişteanu and João Lameira). On the opposite side, Petrolul 52 received 2 yellow cards (Bart Meijers and Alexandru Isfan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Otelul has 28 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Petrolul 52 will has 31 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will play away with Rapid Bucuresti on the 3rd of February with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (6 draws).
Petrolul 52 will host CFR Cluj on the 3rd of February with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of CFR Cluj (0 draws).
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
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Otelul started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dorin Toma decided to play with the following team: Teles, Relu Marian Stoian , Milen Zhelev , Jonathan Cissé , Dragan Lovrić , Miguel Silva , João Lameira , Diego Živulić , Frédéric Maciel , Juri Cisotti , Ştefan Bodişteanu and Anes Rušević .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Pop , Costin Ghiocel, George Carjan , Francois Tobasegnou, Razvan Andrei Tanasa, Ștefan Farcaș, Dan Lucian Panait, Denis Bordun, Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței, Pablo Gaitan, Kehinde Fatai and Eduard Pap.
Substitutions
Otelul made 3 changes: Frédéric Maciel for Kehinde Fatai (90′), João Lameira for Alexandru Pop (65′) and Anes Rušević for George Carjan (80′).
Player of the match: Dragan Lovrić
The most impressive player for Otelul was Dragan Lovrić.
His rating is with 32 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 14.
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52
Petrolul 52 started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Florin Cristian Pârvu played with: Seniko Doua, Lukáš Zima , Paul Papp , Bart Meijers , Marian Huja , Lucian Dumitriu , Ismaël Diomandé , Takayuki Seto , Valentin Țicu , Alexandru Marian , Jair and Gheorghe Grozav .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jefferson Junior , Mihai Roman II, Mario Bratu, Mihai Alexandru, Iustin Raducan, Christian Irobiso , Denis Răzvan Radu , Giorgi Abuashvili, Alexandru Isfan , Guilherme Garutti, Andrei Cristian Jercalau and Augustin Cristian Dumitrache.
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 4 changes: Ismaël Diomandé for Alexandru Isfan (46′), Alexandru Marian for Denis Răzvan Radu (66′), Lucian Dumitriu for Christian Irobiso (66′) and Gheorghe Grozav for Jefferson Junior (85′).
Player of the match: Bart Meijers
The player that probably impressed the most for Petrolul 52 was Bart Meijers.
His rating is with 24 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Dinamo Bucureşti – Rapid Bucuresti – 1-2
- Otelul – Petrolul 52 – 0-0
- UTA Arad – Sepsi – 2-1
