SFâNTU GHEORGHE. SSC Farul snatched a late win Sepsi 1-0 after C. Grameni scored just 1 goal (87′). Sepsi lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sfântu Gheorghe on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Constantin Sebastian Colțescu with the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Daniel Mitruți. The 4th official was Mihai Amorăriței. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.84 degrees Celsius or 40.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sepsi was in firm control of the ball 60% while SSC Farul was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sepsi had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, SSC Farul found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sepsi shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, SSC Farul shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sepsi received 1 yellow card (Mario Rondon). On the opposite side, SSC Farul received 1 yellow card (Ronaldo Deaconu).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Sepsi will host Universitatea Cluj on the 24th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Sepsi (0 draws).

SSC Farul will host Otelul on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of SSC Farul (0 draws).

Sepsi – Formation

Sepsi adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Roland Niczuly (7.3), Ákos Kecskés (6.6), Branislav Niňaj (7.5), Denis Ciobotariu (7.0), Darius Oroian (6.4), Sherif Kallaku (7.3), Nicolae Păun (6.7), Florin Stefan (7.5), Marius Ștefănescu (7.1), Pavol Šafranko (7.0) and Cosmin Matei (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Andres Dumitrescu (7.0), Adnan Aganović (6.4), Jonathan Rodriguez, Kevin Varga (6.8), Bogdan Oteliță, Gabriel Debeljuh, Dinu Moldovan (6.6), Davide Popsa, Hunor Botond Gedő and Mario Rondon (6.8).

Sepsi could not rely on the presence of Dinu Moldovan (injured).

Substitutions

Sepsi made 5 changes: Florin Stefan for Andres Dumitrescu (62′), Pavol Šafranko for Mario Rondon (81′), Cosmin Matei for Adnan Aganović (77′), Sherif Kallaku for Kevin Varga (77′) and Roland Niczuly for Dinu Moldovan (82′).

Player of the match: Cosmin Matei​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sepsi was Cosmin Matei.

His rating is 7.9 with 33 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

SSC Farul – Formation

Also SSC Farul adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Gheorghe Hagi played with: Alexandru Buzbuchi (9.1), Mihai Popescu (7.0), Ionut Larie (7.0), David Kiki (7.3), Damien Dussaut (6.4), Diogo Queirós (6.7), Constantin Grameni (7.5), Cristian Ganea (7.0), Ronaldo Deaconu (6.4), Louis Munteanu (7.0) and Constantin Budescu (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rivaldinho (6.7), Dragos Nedelcu (7.5), Kevin Boli (6.8), Ionut Vina (6.6), Gabriel Danuleasa, Dan Sirbu, Ionuț Cojocaru, Albert Iustin Doicaru, Stefan Musat, Gustavo Marins, Darius Grosu and Alexandru Stoian.

SSC Farul could not rely on the presence of Kevin Boli (injured).

Substitutions

SSC Farul made 5 changes: Cristian Ganea for Kevin Boli (54′), Diogo Queirós for Dragos Nedelcu (54′), Constantin Budescu for Rivaldinho (54′), Ronaldo Deaconu for Ionut Vina (72′) and Ionut Larie for Dan Sirbu (90′).

Player of the match: Alexandru Buzbuchi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SSC Farul was the goalkeeper: Alexandru Buzbuchi. His rating is 9.08. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Sepsi – SSC Farul – 0-1