Rapid Bucuresti seizes a 2-1 win against Otelul. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCUREşTI. Rapid Bucuresti topped Otelul to win 2-1. A goal from J. Cisotti was decisive in the 87min.

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Luke Meyer
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Rapid Bucuresti seizes a 2-1 win against Otelul. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCUREşTI. Rapid Bucuresti bested Otelul to win 2-1. A goal from J. Cisotti was decisive in the 87min. It was Rapid Bucuresti to strike first with an early goal of Albion Rrahmani at the 5′. Then Borisav Burmaz scored again for Rapid Bucuresti in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Juri Cisotti reduced the distance for Otelul (87′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Otelul lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Valentin Stănescu stadium in Bucureşti. The referee was Ionuţ Coza with the support of Valentin Avram and Cosmin Vatamanu. The 4th official was Cătălin Ion Buşi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.01 degrees Celsius or 42.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rapid Bucuresti

2 - 1

Team 1

Otelul

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 99 Attack 141
  • 48 Dangerous attack 85
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 21 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Otelul had a strong ball possession 59% while Rapid Bucuresti was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Otelul had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rapid Bucuresti found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Rapid Bucuresti shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Otelul shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rapid Bucuresti received 1 yellow card (Damjan Djokovic). On the opposite side, Otelul received 1 yellow card (Jonathan Cissé).

Match Timeline

Albion Rrahmani(goal)
5'
Borisav Burmaz(goal)Jayson Papeau
45'
45'
J. Cissé- Yellow
46'
A. Rus- sub ->Razvan Andrei Tanasa
46'
D. Živulić- sub ->Miguel Silva
Damjan Djokovic- Yellow
57'
59'
A. Pop- sub ->João Lameira
Răzvan Oaidă- sub ->Damjan Djokovic
66'
Claudiu Petrila- sub ->Jayson Papeau
78'
Funsho Bamgboye- sub ->Ermal Krasniqi
79'
82'
M. Adăscăliței- sub ->Frédéric Maciel
82'
G. Cîrjan- sub ->Anes Rušević
87'
J. Cisotti(goal)
Florent Hasani- sub ->Albion Rrahmani
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
34
6
Rapid Bucuresti
29
6
Sepsi
28
7
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After this contest, Rapid Bucuresti has 42 points like CFR Cluj to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Otelul will stays with 28 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Rapid Bucuresti will play away against CFR Cluj on the 10th of February with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (5 draws).

Otelul will host U Craiova 1948 on the 10th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Otelul (0 draws).

Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

Rapid Bucuresti
G
M. Aioani 16.Romania
7.5
D
A. Borza 24.Romania
7.0
D
Paul Iacob 6.Romania
7.0
D
Răzvan Onea 19.Romania
7.0
D
Cristian Săpunaru  22.Romania
6.8
D
Christopher Braun 47.Germany
M
Borisav Burmaz 11.Serbia
7.5
Goals45'
M
Ermal Krasniqi 77.Kosovo
7.1
79'
M
Alexandru Albu 23.Romania
6.8
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
7.0
66' 57'
M
Jayson Papeau 96.France
7.0
78'
F
Albion Rrahmani 9.Kosovo
7.3
90' Goals5'
Substitutes
G
Virgil Drăghia 90.Romania
D
R. Bădescu 3.Romania
D
Iulian Cristea 15.Romania
M
A. Ioniţă 10.Romania
M
Răzvan Oaidă 26.Romania
6.4
66'
M
Claudiu Petrila 27.Romania
6.6
78'
M
Cătălin Cîrjan 80.Romania
M
Omar El Sawy 91.Romania
F
Funsho Bamgboye 7.Nigeria
6.8
79'
F
Florent Hasani 8.Kosovo
90'

Rapid Bucuresti started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Cristiano Bergodi decided to play with the following team: Christopher Braun, Marian Aioani (7.5), Razvan Onea (7.0), Cristian Sapunaru (6.8), Paul Iacob (7.0), Andrei Borza (7.0), Alexandru Albu (6.8), Damjan Djokovic (7.0), Ermal Krasniqi (7.1), Borisav Burmaz (7.5), Jayson Papeau (7.0) and Albion Rrahmani (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Florent Hasani, Omar El Sawy, Robert Badescu, Funsho Bamgboye (6.8), Alexandru Ioniță, Iulian Cristea, Razvan Oaida (6.4), Claudiu Petrila (6.6), Catalin Cirjan and Virgil Draghia.

Substitutions

Rapid Bucuresti made 4 changes: Albion Rrahmani for Florent Hasani (90′), Damjan Djokovic for Razvan Oaida (66′), Jayson Papeau for Claudiu Petrila (78′) and Ermal Krasniqi for Funsho Bamgboye (79′).

Player of the match: Borisav Burmaz​

The most impressive player for Rapid Bucuresti was Borisav Burmaz.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 24 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Otelul – Formation

Otelul
G
R. Stoian 12.Romania
6.4
D
M. Zhelev 2.Bulgaria
6.6
D
J. Cissé 6.Ivory Coast
6.7
45'
D
D. Lovrić 25.Croatia
7.0
D
Miguel Silva 28.Portugal
6.1
46'
M
R. Tănasă 17.Romania
6.6
46'
M
Samuel Teles 21.Portugal
7.1
M
Ș. Bodișteanu 20.Romania
M
J. Cisotti 30.Italy
8.5
Goals87'
M
João Lameira 66.Portugal
6.8
59'
M
Frédéric Maciel 67.Portugal
6.4
82'
F
A. Rušević 9.Serbia
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
E. Pap 94.Romania
D
C. Mocanu 3.Romania
D
A. Rus 14.Romania
7.7
46'
D
F. Yabré 15.Burkina Faso
D
C. Ghiocel 16.Romania
M
D. Bordun 24.Romania
M
M. Adăscăliței 26.Romania
6.4
82'
M
P. Gaitán 27.Argentina
M
D. Živulić 31.Croatia
7.0
46'
F
G. Cîrjan 7.Romania
6.7
82'
F
A. Pop 11.Romania
7.0
59'
F
Kehinde Fatai 90.Nigeria

Otelul started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Dorinel Ionel Munteanu played with: Anes Rusevic, Ştefan Bodişteanu, Relu Marian Stoian (6.4), Milen Zhelev (6.6), Jonathan Cissé (6.7), Dragan Lovrić (7.0), Miguel Silva (6.1), João Lameira (6.8), Frédéric Maciel (6.4), Teles (7.1), Juri Cisotti (8.5) and Razvan Andrei Tanasa (6.6), Anes Rušević (6.6).

They had on the bench: Diego Živulić (7.0), Claudio Mocanu, George Carjan (6.7), Alexandru Pop (7.0), Andrei Rus (7.7), Francois Tobasegnou, Costin Ghiocel, Denis Bordun, Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței (6.4), Pablo Gaitan, Kehinde Fatai and Eduard Pap.

Otelul could not rely on the presence of Alexandru Pop (injured).

Substitutions

Otelul made 5 changes: Razvan Andrei Tanasa for Andrei Rus (46′), Miguel Silva for Diego Živulić (46′), Frédéric Maciel for Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței (82′), João Lameira for Alexandru Pop (59′) and Anes Rušević for George Carjan (82′).

Player of the match: Juri Cisotti​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Otelul was Juri Cisotti.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 46 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​