UTA Arad beats Universitatea Cluj 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CLUJ-NAPOCA. UTA Arad overcomes Universitatea Cluj 3-1.

February 5, 2024

CLUJ-NAPOCA. UTA Arad defeats Universitatea Cluj 3-1. UTA Arad got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Eric Omondi (13′) and Kevin Luckassen (36′). Universitatea Cluj tried to recover with a goal from Daniel Popa (45′). Nevertheless, the contest was closed by a goal (55′) scored by Andrej Fabry for UTA Arad. Universitatea Cluj was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%).

The match was played at the Cluj Arena stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Iulian Călin with the help of Romică Bîrdeș and Florian Alexandru Vișan. The 4th official was Rareș George Vidican. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.29 degrees Celsius or 46.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Universitatea Cluj

1 - 3

UTA Arad

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

21 Total 9
4 On Target 6
9 Off Target 1
8 Shots blocked 2

111 Attack 87
110 Dangerous attack 40
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 2

Fouls

5 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Universitatea Cluj had a superior ball possession 66% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Cluj was more pushing with 110 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, UTA Arad found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Universitatea Cluj shot 21 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad shot 9 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Universitatea Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Ante Roguljic and Alexandru Chipciu). On the other side, UTA Arad received 4 yellow cards (Ariel López, Claudiu Micovschi , Ibrahima Sory Conté and Vlad Morar).

Match Timeline

Thalisson Kelven(VAR)

13'

Eric Omondi(goal)

36'

Kevin Luckassen(goal)Eric Omondi

D. Popa(goal)Dan Nistor

45'

V. Gheorghe- sub ->Marco Fossati

46'

F. Anselmo- sub ->Bogdan Mitrea

46'

54'

Ibrahima Conté- Yellow

55'

Andrej Fabry(goal)Eric Omondi

A. Chipciu- Yellow

58'

Claudiu Micovschi - Yellow

A. Roguljić- sub ->Daniel Popa

67'

70'

Ariel López- sub ->Marcelo Freitas

70'

Vlad Morar- sub ->Andrej Fabry

74'

Vlad Morar- Yellow

83'

A. Roguljić- Yellow

90'

Ariel López- Yellow

90'

R. Pop- sub ->Claudiu Micovschi

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

FCSB

CFR Cluj

Universitatea Craiova

After this contest, Universitatea Cluj stays with 32 points like Hermannstadt to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad will has 30 points like U Craiova 1948 to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj will play away with Universitatea Craiova on the 10th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Universitatea Craiova (3 draws).

UTA Arad will host Botoşani on the 10th of February with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

Universitatea Cluj

P. Iliev 23.Bulgaria

6.8

B. Mitrea 3.Romania

6.4

46'

Thalisson Kelven 2.Brazil

6.7

L. Masoero 25.Argentina

6.6

A. Chipciu 27.Romania

7.3

58'

M. Fossati 21.Italy

7.0

46'

Roger Junio 8.Brazil

6.8

67'

D. Nistor 10.Romania

8.1

O. Bic 94.Romania

7.1

R. Silaghi 96.Romania

7.7

D. Popa 19.Romania

7.5

67'

45'

Substitutes

I. Chirilă 12.Romania

A. Gorcea 33.Romania

Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu 5.Romania

6.6

67'

A. Pițian 17.Romania

A. Chinteș 43.Romania

A. Roguljić 24.Croatia

7.3

67'

90'

Ș. Pănoiu 71.Romania

G. Simion 98.Romania

K. Doukoure 4.Ivory Coast

V. Gheorghe 20.Romania

7.0

46'

F. Anselmo 32.Argentina

7.1

46'

Universitatea Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ioan Ovidiu Sabău decided to play with the following team: Plamen Iliev (6.8), Thalisson Kelven (6.7), Lucas Masoero (6.6), Bogdan Mitrea (6.4), Alexandru Chipciu (7.3), Marco Fossati (7.0), Ovidiu Bic (7.1), Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira (6.8), Dan Nistor (8.1), Robert Silaghi (7.7) and Daniel Popa (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Doukoure, Valentin Gheorghe (7.0), Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (6.6), Iustin Chirilă, Andrei Pițian, Ante Roguljic (7.3), Federico Anselmo (7.1), Andrei Gorcea, Alin Chinteș, Stefan Panoiu and Gabriel Simion.

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 4 changes: Marco Fossati for Valentin Gheorghe (46′), Bogdan Mitrea for Federico Anselmo (46′), Daniel Popa for Ante Roguljic (67′) and Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira for Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (67′).

Player of the match: Dan Nistor

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was Dan Nistor.

His rating is 8.1 with 66 passes (83% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.

UTA Arad – Formation

UTA Arad

Danylo Kucher 13.Ukraine

6.4

Diogo Rodrigues 2.Portugal

6.8

Alexandru Benga 4.Romania

7.3

Ibrahima Conté 15.Guinea

6.8

54'

Tiberiu Căpuşă 98.Romania

7.0

Andrej Fabry 10.Slovakia

7.3

70'

55'

Marcelo Freitas 14.Brazil

7.0

70'

Claudiu Micovschi 19.Romania

7.0

90'

58'

C. Mihai 21.Romania

7.1

Eric Omondi 24.Kenya

8.5

90'

13'

Kevin Luckassen 42.Netherlands

7.0

83'

36'

Substitutes

Florin Iacob 93.Romania

Ariel López 5.Uruguay

6.7

70'

90'

Razvan Alin Trif 29.Romania

Marko Stolnik 30.Croatia

R. Pop 55.Romania

90'

Reagy Ofosu 11.Germany

6.4

83'

Vlad Morar 17.Romania

6.8

70'

74'

UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mircea Rednic played with: Danylo Kucher (6.4), Tiberiu Căpuşă (7.0), Ibrahima Sory Conté (6.8), Alexandru Benga (7.3), Diogo Rodrigues (6.8), Cristian Mihai (7.1), Marcelo Freitas (7.0), Claudiu Micovschi (7.0), Andrej Fabry (7.3), Eric Omondi (8.5) and Kevin Luckassen (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ariel López (6.7), Reagy Ofosu (6.4), Vlad Morar (6.8), Andrei Alexandru David, Razvan Alin Trif, Marko Stolnik, Rares Pop and Florin Iacob.

Substitutions

UTA Arad made 4 changes: Marcelo Freitas for Ariel López (70′), Andrej Fabry for Vlad Morar (70′), Kevin Luckassen for Reagy Ofosu (83′) and Claudiu Micovschi for Rares Pop (90′).