CRAIOVA. CFR Cluj defeats U Craiova 1948 3-1.
The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu with the help of Mihai Marius Marica and Stelian Slabu. The 4th official was Valentin Porumbel. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.98 degrees Celsius or 49.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 16
- 5 On Target 9
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 97
- 53 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. U Craiova 1948 was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. CFR Cluj that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
CFR Cluj was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the encounter.
U Craiova 1948 shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj shot 16 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 received 1 yellow card (Juan Bauza). On the other side, CFR Cluj received 1 yellow card (Omar El Kaddouri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, U Craiova 1948 stays with 30 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj will has 45 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will play away with Hermannstadt on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hermannstadt (3 draws).
CFR Cluj will host Dinamo Bucureşti on the 24th of February with a 22-8 head to head stats in favor of CFR Cluj (7 draws).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
46'
40'
90'
U Craiova 1948 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giovanni Costantino decided to play with the following team: Ionut Gurau , Radu Negru , Rokas Lekiatas , Léo Lacroix , Matheus Mascarenhas , Vlad Achim , Dragos Albu , William Baeten , Aurelian Chitu , Andrea Padula and Vladislav Blanuta .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Bauza, Amar Kvakic, Andrei Dragu, Jibril Ibrahim , Alexandru Blidar , Vlad Pop , Yassine Bahassa , Robert Popa and Sekou Sidibe.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: Vladislav Blanuta for Alexandru Blidar (46′), William Baeten for Jibril Ibrahim (82′), Radu Negru for Yassine Bahassa (46′) and Dragos Albu for Vlad Pop (46′).
Player of the match: William Baeten
The most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was William Baeten.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
Also CFR Cluj adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Mutu played with: Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Răzvan Sava , Vasile Mogoș , Matija Boben , Arlind Ajeti , Cristian Manea , Kader Keita , Karlo Muhar , Ciprian Deac , Omar El Kaddouri and Philip Otele , Daniel Bîrligea .
They had on the bench: Matei Cristian Ilie, Robert Filip, Valentin Yacabo Serebe, Alan Aussi, Durel Avounou , Cristian Bălgrădean, Mário Camora, Alin Fica, Ottó Hindrich and Peter Godly Michael .
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Philip Otele for Robert Filip (90′), Ciprian Deac for Alin Fica (90′), Omar El Kaddouri for Durel Avounou (63′) and Daniel Bîrligea for Peter Godly Michael (63′).
Player of the match: Ciprian Deac
The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Ciprian Deac even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
