MEDIAş. CFR Cluj topped Gaz Metan Mediaş to win 2-1. A goal from C. Negut was decisive in the 90min. It was CFR Cluj to strike first with a goal of C. Petrila at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Negut gave the win to CFR Cluj in the 90′ minute with a goal. CFR Cluj was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan stadium in Mediaş on Saturday and it started at 7:55 pm local time. The referee was Ionuţ Coza assisted by Mihai Marius Marica and Bogdan Mihai Gheorghe. The 4th official was Horia Gabriel Mladinovici. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -3.8 degrees Celsius or 25.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 12 Total 20
- 2 On Target 9
- 10 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 132
- 50 Dangerous attack 83
- 97 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
CFR Cluj had a superior ball possession 69% while Gaz Metan Mediaş was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CFR Cluj was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the match.
Gaz Metan Mediaş shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Gaz Metan Mediaş received 3 yellow cards (C. Irobiso, F. Junior and A. Buzbuchi). Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj received 1 yellow card (C. Petrila).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gaz Metan Mediaş will stay with 22 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj will have 64 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Gaz Metan Mediaş will play away against Dinamo Bucureşti on the 18th of February with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (6 draws).
Gaz Metan Mediaş – Formation
Gaz Metan Mediaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ilie Poenaru decided to play with the following team: Alexandru Buzbuchi, Gabriel, Patricio Matricardi, Răzvan Horj, Mihai Dobrescu, Francisco Junior, Mihai Lixandru, Răzvan Grădinaru, Ioan Filip, Razvan Alin Trif and Christian Irobiso.
The home team had on the bench: Octavian Vâlceanu, Nasser Chamed, Paul Costea, Dragos Petru Iancu, Eduard Cristian Avram, Calin Harfas, Ismael Kanda and Raul Ovidiu Steau.
Substitutions
Gaz Metan Mediaş made 2 changes: M. Dobrescu for N. Chamed (61′) and R. Gradinaru for I. Kanda (90′).
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dan Vasile Petrescu played with: Ottó Hindrich, Cristian Manea, Daniel Graovac, Andrei Burcă, Mário Camora, Alexandru Păun, Nana Boateng, Ciprian Deac, Billel Omrani, Gabriel Debeljuh and Claudiu Adrian Petrila.
They had on the bench: Razvan Sava, Rareș Cristian Balan, Florin Ştefan, Mateo Sušić, Mihai Bordeianu, Alexandru Chipciu, Sergiu Buş, Cristian Neguț and Hadi Sacko.
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 5 changes: G. Debeljuh for S. Bus (64′), C. Petrila for H. Sacko (72′), A. Paun for C. Negut (72′), C. Manea for M. Susic (83′) and C. Deac for M. Bordeianu (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.