Hermannstadt defeats U Craiova 1948 1-0 with a late goal scored by R. Fonseca. HIGHLIGHTS

SIBIU. Hermannstadt snatched a late win U Craiova 1948 1-0 after R. Fonseca scored just 1 goal (88').

Hermannstadt defeats U Craiova 1948 1-0 with a late goal scored by R. Fonseca. HIGHLIGHTS

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SIBIU. Hermannstadt snatched a late win U Craiova 1948 1-0 after R. Fonseca scored just 1 goal (88′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa who had the assistance of George Florin Neacșu and Andrei Gabriel Constantinescu. The 4th official was . The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.08 degrees Celsius or 55.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 22 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 91 Attack 75
  • 81 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hermannstadt was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. U Craiova 1948 that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hermannstadt was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hermannstadt won the match​.

Hermannstadt shot 22 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hermannstadt received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Iancu). On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 received 2 yellow cards (Dragos Albu and Gabriel Compagnucci).

Match Timeline

5'
Gabriel Compagnucci- Yellow
53'
Dragoș Albu- Yellow
64'
Jibril Ibrahim- sub ->Sekou Sidibe
72'
Andrei Dragu- sub ->Yassine Bahassa
A. Jipa- sub ->Ianis Stoica
73'
C. Neguț- sub ->Gabriel Iancu
73'
Rúben Fonseca- sub ->Daniel Paraschiv
85'
K. N'Goma- sub ->Silviu Balaure
86'
Rúben Fonseca(goal)R. Opruț
88'
G. Iancu- Yellow
88'
90'
Vladislav Blănuță- sub ->William Baeten

Standings

After this match, Hermannstadt has 37 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, U Craiova 1948 will stays with 30 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt will play away with Dinamo Bucureşti on the 28th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (3 draws).

U Craiova 1948 will host CSM Iaşi on the 28th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of CSM Iaşi (1 draw).

Hermannstadt – Formation

Hermannstadt
G
C. Căbuz 25.Romania
7.5
D
Ionuț Stoica 4.Romania
7.3
D
F. Bejan 5.Romania
D
M. Butean 17.Romania
7.1
D
V. Găman 27.Romania
6.7
D
Raul Opruț 28.Romania
8.5
M
S. Balaure 96.Romania
7.5
86'
M
S. Mino 14.Japan
7.0
M
I. Stoica 7.Romania
7.1
73'
M
A. Murgia 16.Italy
6.7
F
G. Iancu 10.Romania
7.0
73' 88'
F
D. Paraschiv 30.Romania
7.0
85'
Substitutes
G
I. Pop 22.Romania
G
V. Muțiu 31.Romania
D
P. Medina 2.Mexico
D
K. Ciubotaru 98.Romania
M
P. Antoche 6.Romania
M
A. Oroian 51.Romania
M
A. Jipa 97.Romania
6.4
73'
M
I. Biceanu 29.Romania
F
K. N'Goma 9.France
6.4
86'
F
C. Bucuroiu 21.Romania
F
Rúben Fonseca 99.Portugal
8.1
85' Goals88'
F
C. Neguț 26.Romania
7.1
73'

Hermannstadt started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: Florin Bejan, Cătălin Căbuz (7.5), Mihai Butean (7.1), Valerică Găman (6.7), Ionuț Stoica (7.3), R. Opruț (8.5), Silviu Balaure (7.5), Sota Mino (7.0), Alessandro Murgia (6.7), Ianis Stoica (7.1), Gabriel Iancu (7.0) and Daniel Paraschiv (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ionuț Biceanu, Cristian Neguț (7.1), Paolo Medina, Marius Antoche, Kablan Davy N’Goma (6.4), Cosmin Alexandru Bucuroiu, Ionuţ Alin Pop, Vlad Muțiu, Alexandru Oroian, Alexandru Daniel Jipa (6.4), Kevin Ciubotaru and Rúben Fonseca (8.1).

Substitutions

Hermannstadt made 4 changes: Silviu Balaure for Kablan Davy N’Goma (86′), Daniel Paraschiv for Rúben Fonseca (85′), Ianis Stoica for Alexandru Daniel Jipa (73′) and Gabriel Iancu for Cristian Neguț (73′).

Player of the match: R. Opruț​

The most impressive player for Hermannstadt was R. Opruț even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 40 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

U Craiova 1948
G
Robert Popa 31.Romania
7.0
D
Léo Lacroix 4.Switzerland
6.8
D
7.1
D
Andrea Padula 72.Italy
7.5
D
Gabriel Compagnucci 18.Argentina
7.0
5'
M
Vlad Achim 6.Romania
6.7
M
Dragoș Albu 8.Romania
7.5
53'
M
William Baeten  24.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
Yassine Bahassa 28.France
7.3
72'
M
Sekou Sidibe 51.Belgium
7.0
64'
F
Aurelian Chițu 11.Romania
6.8
Substitutes
G
Ionuț Gurău 50.Romania
D
Radu Negru 2.Romania
D
Rokas Lekiatas 3.Lithuania
D
Amar Kvakic 5.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Andrei Dragu 7.Romania
6.4
72'
M
Vlad Pop 23.Romania
M
Alexandru Blidar 15.Romania
F
90'
F
Jibril Ibrahim 9.Nigeria
6.8
64'

U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni Costantino played with: Robert Popa (7.0), Andrea Padula (7.5), Gabriel Compagnucci (7.0), Léo Lacroix (6.8), Matheus Mascarenhas (7.1), Vlad Achim (6.7), Dragos Albu (7.5), Sekou Sidibe (7.0), William Baeten (7.3), Yassine Bahassa (7.3), Aurelian Chitu (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Radu Negru, Rokas Lekiatas, Ionut Gurau, Vladislav Blanuta, Alexandru Blidar, Amar Kvakic, Andrei Dragu (6.4), Jibril Ibrahim (6.8) and Vlad Pop.

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 3 changes: Sekou Sidibe for Jibril Ibrahim (64′), Yassine Bahassa for Andrei Dragu (72′) and William Baeten for Vladislav Blanuta (90′).

Player of the match: Dragos Albu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Dragos Albu.

His rating is 7.5 with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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