SFâNTU GHEORGHE. Sepsi and Universitatea Cluj didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Sepsi was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sfântu Gheorghe on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Viorel Nicușor Flueran with the help of Mircea Cristian Orbuleț and Adrian Popescu. The 4th official was Iulian Dima. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.48 degrees Celsius or 56.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 10 Total 3
- 2 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 93
- 75 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sepsi had a strong ball possession 57% while Universitatea Cluj was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sepsi was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sepsi to win the match.
Sepsi shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Universitatea Cluj shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sepsi received 2 yellow cards (Bernd Storck and Darius Oroian). On the opposite side, Universitatea Cluj received 1 yellow card (Alexandru Chipciu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sepsi has 34 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Universitatea Cluj will has 35 points like Petrolul 52 to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Sepsi will play away with Botoşani on the 28th of February with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Botoşani (6 draws).
Universitatea Cluj will host SSC Farul on the 28th of February with a 1-1 head to head.
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
46'
38'
Sepsi started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Roland Niczuly, Dinu Moldovan , Ákos Kecskés , Branislav Niňaj , Denis Ciobotariu , Jonathan Rodriguez , Darius Oroian , Nicolae Păun , Cosmin Matei , Andres Dumitrescu , Marius Ștefănescu and Pavol Šafranko .
The home team had on the bench: Florin Stefan, Sherif Kallaku , Kevin Varga , Bogdan Oteliță , Vlad Tanasa, Adnan Aganović , Gabriel Debeljuh , Roland Varga, Hunor Botond Gedő and Mario Rondon.
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: Darius Oroian for Bogdan Oteliță (46′), Ákos Kecskés for Kevin Varga (46′), Jonathan Rodriguez for Sherif Kallaku (46′), Pavol Šafranko for Gabriel Debeljuh (61′) and Cosmin Matei for Adnan Aganović (77′).
Player of the match: Nicolae Păun
The player that probably impressed the most for Sepsi was Nicolae Păun.
His rating is with 62 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Universitatea Cluj – Formation
Universitatea Cluj
Universitatea Cluj started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău played with: Marco Alin Rus, Andrei Gorcea , Alexandru Chipciu , Lucas Masoero , Thalisson Kelven , Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira , Robert Silaghi , Gabriel Simion , Ovidiu Bic , Daniel Popa , Dan Nistor and Federico Anselmo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bogdan Mitrea , Kevin Doukoure , Filip Ilie, Andrei Pițian, Marco Rus , Valentin Gheorghe , Marco Fossati , Plamen Iliev, Ante Roguljic, Dorinel Oancea and Stefan Panoiu.
Universitatea Cluj could not rely on the presence of Bogdan Mitrea (injured).
Substitutions
Universitatea Cluj made 5 changes: Thalisson Kelven for Bogdan Mitrea (68′), Federico Anselmo for Valentin Gheorghe (46′), Robert Silaghi for Marco Rus (61′), Ovidiu Bic for Kevin Doukoure (61′) and Gabriel Simion for Marco Fossati (81′).
Player of the match: Thalisson Kelven
The most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was Thalisson Kelven.
His rating is with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
