CRAIOVA. Universitatea Craiova overcame Voluntari to win 2-1. It was Universitatea Craiova to strike first with an early goal of Stefan Baiaram at the 7′. Then it was a penalty in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Denil Maldonado gave the win to Universitatea Craiova in the 84′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium in Craiova on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Adrian Viorel Cojocaru with the assistance of Valentin Avram and Florian Alexandru Vișan. The 4th official was Bogdan Dumitrache. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.06 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 5 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 108 Attack 95
- 68 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Universitatea Craiova was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Voluntari that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Universitatea Craiova was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Universitatea Craiova won the match.
Universitatea Craiova shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Voluntari shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Craiova received 4 yellow cards (Lyes Houri, Laurentiu Popescu, Nicuşor Bancu and Alexandru Mitrita). Talking about the opposition, Voluntari received 3 yellow cards (Robert Popescu, Bautista Cascini and Nicolae Dică).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Universitatea Craiova has 42 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Voluntari will stays with 27 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova will play away with Petrolul 52 on the 29th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Craiova (0 draws).
Voluntari will host FCSB on the 29th of February with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of FCSB (7 draws).
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova
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Universitatea Craiova adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov decided to play with the following team: David Lazar, Alexandru Mateiu, Laurentiu Popescu , Mihai Capatina , Vladimir Screciu , Juraj Badelj , Nicuşor Bancu , Alexandru Cretu , Anzor Mekvabishvili , Lyes Houri , Stefan Baiaram , Jovan Marković and Alexandru Mitrita .
The home team had on the bench: Andrei Ivan, Gjoko Zajkov, Stefan Vladoiu, Denil Maldonado , Zvonimir Kožulj, Basilio Ndong, Pyry Soiri, Elvir Koljic , George Cimpanu, Jalen Blesa , Marian Danciu and Matei Goga.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 2 changes: Jovan Marković for Elvir Koljic (59′) and Juraj Badelj for Denil Maldonado (82′).
Player of the match: Alexandru Mitrita
The player that probably impressed the most for Universitatea Craiova was Alexandru Mitrita even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 3 crosses.
Voluntari – Formation
Voluntari
Also Voluntari adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Nicolae Constantin Dică played with: Radu Boboc, Jesús Fernández , Ricardinho , Grigore Ioan Turda , Patricio Matricardi , Naser Aliji , Vadim Rata , Ljuban Crepulja , Andrei Ciobanu , Nicolae Carnat , Andrei Dumiter , Robert Popescu .
These were the players on the bench: Mihai Radut, Bautista Cascini , Adam Nemec , Octavian Vâlceanu, Cristian Paz , Igor Armaş , Lukas Droppa, Daniel Florea , Angelo Cocian, Roberto Voican and Andrei Dima.
Voluntari could not rely on the presence of Bautista Cascini (injured) and Daniel Florea (injured).
Substitutions
Voluntari made 4 changes: Andrei Dumiter for Cristian Paz (79′), Andrei Ciobanu for Adam Nemec (46′), Ricardinho for Bautista Cascini (73′) and Ljuban Crepulja for Daniel Florea (89′).
Player of the match: Robert Popescu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Voluntari was Robert Popescu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 20. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
