CLUJ. CFR Cluj liquidates Dinamo Bucureşti 4-0 with goals of Daniel Bîrligea (52′), Karlo Muhar (68′), Philip Otele (79′) and Philip Otele (82′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 10,677 spectators.​ The referee was Florin Andrei who had the assistance of Alexandru Vodă and Mihăiță Necula. The 4th official was Florin Ovidiu Mazilu. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.66 degrees Celsius or 49.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. CFR Cluj was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Dinamo Bucureşti that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

CFR Cluj was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CFR Cluj won the match​.

CFR Cluj shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Dinamo Bucureşti shot 6 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, CFR Cluj has 48 points like Rapid Bucuresti to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Dinamo Bucureşti will stays with 22 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away with Otelul on the 28th of February with a 13-4 head to head stats in favor of CFR Cluj (4 draws).

Dinamo Bucureşti will host Hermannstadt on the 28th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (3 draws).

CFR Cluj – Formation

CFR Cluj started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Mutu decided to play with the following team: Omar El Kaddouri, Răzvan Sava (7.3), Cristian Manea (6.8), Matija Boben (7.5), Arlind Ajeti (7.7), Mário Camora (7.5), Kader Keita (7.0), Karlo Muhar (7.8), Ciprian Deac (7.5), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (8.1), Philip Otele (9.4) and Daniel Bîrligea (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Vasile Mogoș (6.8), Matei Cristian Ilie, Aly Abeid  (7.0), Robert Filip (6.3), Valentin Yacabo Serebe, Alan Aussi, Durel Avounou (7.3), Cristian Bălgrădean, Alin Fica, Ottó Hindrich and Peter Godly Michael (7.3).

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 5 changes: Cristian Manea for Vasile Mogoș (68′), Panagiotis Tachtsidis for Durel Avounou (68′), Philip Otele for Aly Abeid  (84′), Daniel Bîrligea for Peter Godly Michael (76′) and Ciprian Deac for Robert Filip (84′).

Player of the match: Philip Otele​

The most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Philip Otele.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Dinamo Bucureşti – Formation

Dinamo Bucureşti started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Željko Kopić played with: Dennis Politic, Josué Homawoo, Costin Amzar, Georgi Milanov, Adnan Golubovic (6.6), Edgar Ié  (6.4), Darko Velkovski (6.8), Razvan Patriche (6.6), Gabriel Moura (6.4), Eddy Gnahoré (6.8), Domagoj Pavičić (6.8) and Antonio Bordusanu (6.6), Christian Ilic (7.1), Gonçalo Gregório (7.0), Hakim Abdallah (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Astrit Selmani (6.4), David Irimia, Petru Neagu, Andrei Bani (6.6), Ricardo Grigore, Alexandru Irimia, Nelut Rosu (6.7), Dorian Răilean, Razvan Began and Cristian Costin (6.3).

Substitutions

Dinamo Bucureşti made 5 changes: Christian Ilic for Andrei Bani (56′), Gonçalo Gregório for Astrit Selmani (56′), Domagoj Pavičić for Nelut Rosu (70′), Antonio Bordusanu for Cristian Costin (70′) and Hakim Abdallah for Alexandru Irimia (87′).

Player of the match: Christian Ilic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dinamo Bucureşti was Christian Ilic.

His rating is 7.1 with 30 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• CFR Cluj – Dinamo Bucureşti – 4-0
• Hermannstadt – U Craiova 1948 – 1-0