PLOIEşTI. CFR Cluj was capable to reverse the score against Petrolul 52 to win 2-1. It was Petrolul 52 to strike first with a goal of Christian Irobiso at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ciprian Deac gave the win to CFR Cluj in the 90′ minute. CFR Cluj was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadionul Ilie Oană stadium in Ploieşti on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu assisted by Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Mihai Marius Marica. The 4th official was George Cătălin Găman. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.45 degrees Celsius or 43.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 7 Total 17
- 4 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 98 Attack 141
- 40 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
CFR Cluj was in firm control of the ball 66% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CFR Cluj was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the encounter.
Petrolul 52 shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, CFR Cluj shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Petrolul 52 received 4 yellow cards (Marian Huja, Seniko Doua, Christian Irobiso and Sergiu Hanca). On the other side, CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Petar Mamić and Omar El Kaddouri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Petrolul 52 stays with 31 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj will has 42 points like Rapid Bucuresti to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Petrolul 52 will play away with Hermannstadt on the 10th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Hermannstadt (1 draw).
CFR Cluj will host Rapid Bucuresti on the 10th of February with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (5 draws).
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52
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64'
23'
Petrolul 52 started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Florin Cristian Pârvu decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Zima , Seniko Doua , Paul Papp , Bart Meijers , Marian Huja , Valentin Țicu , Alexandru Marian , Takayuki Seto , Jair , Gheorghe Grozav and Christian Irobiso .
The home team had on the bench: Lucian Dumitriu, Ismaël Diomandé , Mihai Roman II, Mario Bratu, Mihai Alexandru, Iustin Raducan, David Paraschiv, Sergiu Hanca , Denis Răzvan Radu , Alexandru Isfan , Guilherme Garutti and Augustin Cristian Dumitrache.
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 4 changes: Gheorghe Grozav for Sergiu Hanca (64′), Christian Irobiso for Alexandru Isfan (63′), Alexandru Marian for Denis Răzvan Radu (75′) and Takayuki Seto for Ismaël Diomandé (75′).
Player of the match: Takayuki Seto
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Petrolul 52 was Takayuki Seto.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Mutu played with: George Daniel Birligea, Răzvan Sava , Cristian Manea , Matija Boben , Matei Cristian Ilie , Petar Mamić , Karlo Muhar , Kader Keita , Panagiotis Tachtsidis , Ciprian Deac and Daniel Bîrligea , Philip Otele .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Arlind Ajeti, Omar El Kaddouri , Robert Filip , Valentin Yacabo Serebe, Vasile Mogoș , Durel Avounou, Cristian Bălgrădean, Alin Fica, Ottó Hindrich and Peter Godly Michael .
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Daniel Bîrligea for Peter Godly Michael (55′), Philip Otele for Robert Filip (82′), Panagiotis Tachtsidis for Omar El Kaddouri (64′) and Petar Mamić for Vasile Mogoș (64′).
Player of the match: Ciprian Deac
The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Ciprian Deac.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Rapid Bucuresti – Otelul – 2-1
- Petrolul 52 – CFR Cluj – 1-2
