U Craiova 1948 and CSM Iaşi draw 1-1 on Tuesday

CRAIOVA. U Craiova 1948 and CSM Iaşi draw 1-1. J. Ibrahim scored the first goal (19') for U Craiova 1948. A. Bettaieb equalized (45').

By
Luke Meyer
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U Craiova 1948 and CSM Iaşi draw 1-1 on Tuesday

CRAIOVA. U Craiova 1948 and CSM Iaşi draw 1-1. J. Ibrahim scored the first goal (19′) for U Craiova 1948. A. Bettaieb made it even (45′). CSM Iaşi was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Tuesday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic with the assistance of Alexandru Cerei and Ciprian Florin Danșa. The 4th official was Sorin Dan Vădana. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 13.22 degrees Celsius or 55.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

U Craiova 1948

1 - 1

Team 1

CSM Iaşi

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 84 Attack 104
  • 51 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

CSM Iaşi was in firm control of the ball 56% while U Craiova 1948 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

U Craiova 1948 was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough U Craiova 1948 to win the match​.

U Craiova 1948 shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, CSM Iaşi shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

U Craiova 1948 received 1 yellow card (Rokas Lekiatas). On the opposite side, CSM Iaşi received 2 yellow cards (Mihai Bordeianu and Luca Mihai).

Also, CSM Iaşi didn’t end the match with 11 players after Leontin Grozavu (CSM Iaşi) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (42′).

Match Timeline

Vlad Achim- sub ->Andrea Padula
6'
Sekou Sidibe- sub ->Gabriel Compagnucci
15'
Jibril Ibrahim(goal)Aurelian Chitu
19'
24'
T. Niga- sub ->Ionuț Ailenei
Rokas Lekiatas- Yellow
41'
45'
A. Bettaieb(goal)Kevin Kabran
76'
M. Bordeianu- Yellow
46'
M. Bordeianu- sub ->Hamza Saghiri
46'
Jatobá- sub ->Luca Mihai
56'
K. Kabran(VAR)
67'
A. Gheorghiță- sub ->Kevin Kabran
45'
L. Mihai- Yellow
Sekou Sidibe(VAR)
76'
Yassine Bahassa- sub ->Jibril Ibrahim
85'
Vladislav Blănuță- sub ->Sekou Sidibe
86'
90'
M. Bordeianu(yellowredcard)
90'
Nicolás Samayoa- sub ->Allanzinho

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
7
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
34
6
Rapid Bucuresti
29
6
Sepsi
28
7
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After playing this encounter, U Craiova 1948 has 31 points like CSM Iaşi to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, CSM Iaşi will has 31 points like U Craiova 1948 to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will play away with UTA Arad on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of UTA Arad (3 draws).

CSM Iaşi will host Dinamo Bucureşti on the 1st of March with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (6 draws).

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

U Craiova 1948
G
Robert Popa 31.Romania
7.0
D
Rokas Lekiatas 3.Lithuania
6.8
41'
D
Léo Lacroix 4.Switzerland
7.0
D
Gabriel Compagnucci 18.Argentina
6.7
15'
M
Vlad Pop 23.Romania
7.5
M
Radu Negru 2.Romania
6.7
M
Dragoș Albu 8.Romania
M
Aurelian Chițu 11.Romania
7.3
M
Matheus Mascarenhas 16.Brazil
6.4
M
William Baeten  24.Belgium
7.0
M
Andrea Padula 72.Italy
6'
F
Jibril Ibrahim 9.Nigeria
7.3
85' Goals19'
Substitutes
G
Ionuț Gurău 50.Romania
D
Amar Kvakic 5.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Andrei Dragu 7.Romania
M
Juan Bauza 10.Argentina
M
Alexandru Blidar 15.Romania
M
Vlad Achim 6.Romania
7.0
6'
F
Vladislav Blănuță 99.Romania
6.4
86'
F
Yassine Bahassa 28.France
6.6
85'
F
Sekou Sidibe 51.Belgium
6.7
15'

U Craiova 1948 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Giovanni Costantino decided to play with the following team: Dragos Albu, Robert Popa (7.0), Gabriel Compagnucci (6.7), Léo Lacroix (7.0), Rokas Lekiatas (6.8), Andrea Padula, Radu Negru (6.7), Vlad Pop (7.5), William Baeten (7.0), Matheus Mascarenhas (6.4), Aurelian Chitu (7.3) and Jibril Ibrahim (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Vlad Achim (7.0), Yassine Bahassa (6.6), Sekou Sidibe (6.7), Amar Kvakic, Andrei Dragu, Juan Bauza, Alexandru Blidar, Ionut Gurau and Vladislav Blanuta (6.4).

U Craiova 1948 could not rely on the presence of Vlad Achim (injured).

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: Andrea Padula for Vlad Achim (6′), Gabriel Compagnucci for Sekou Sidibe (15′), Jibril Ibrahim for Yassine Bahassa (85′) and Sekou Sidibe for Vladislav Blanuta (86′).

Player of the match: Vlad Pop​

The most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Vlad Pop.

His rating is 7.5 with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12.

CSM Iaşi – Formation

CSM Iaşi
G
I. Ailenei 12.Romania
6.6
24'
D
M. Martac 2.Romania
7.1
D
R. Bouhenna 5.France
7.3
D
F. Ilie 6.Romania
7.0
D
Ș. Ștefanovici 18.Romania
7.0
M
Allanzinho 21.Brazil
7.5
90'
M
L. Mihai 8.Romania
7.1
46' 45'
M
J. Marchioni 24.Argentina
7.3
M
H. Saghiri 35.Germany
6.4
46'
F
K. Kabran 11.Sweden
7.3
67'
F
A. Bettaieb 7.Tunisia
8.2
Goals45'
F
S. Buș 9.Romania
Substitutes
G
T. Niga 22.Romania
7.5
24'
D
Nicolás Samayoa 3.Guatemala
90'
D
M. Katanec 32.Croatia
D
Todor Todoroski 30.Macedonia
M
Jatobá 95.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
C. Itu 19.Romania
M
M. Bordeianu 37.Romania
6.4
46' 76'
F
A. Gheorghiță 80.Romania
6.8
67'

CSM Iaşi started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Leontin Florian Grozavu played with: Sergiu Buş, Ionuț Ailenei (6.6), Marius Mădălin Martac (7.1), Rachid Bouhenna (7.3), Florin Ilie (7.0), Stefan Stefanovici (7.0), Luca Mihai (7.1), Julián Augusto Marchioni (7.3), Hamza Saghiri (6.4), Allanzinho (7.5), Adel Bettaieb (8.2) and Kevin Kabran (7.3).

They had on the bench: Nicolás Samayoa, Todor Todoroski, Mihai Bordeianu (6.4), Carlos Jatobá (7.0), Catalin Itu, Toma Marinică Niga (7.5), Matija Katanec and Andrei Cosmin Gheorghiță (6.8).

CSM Iaşi could not rely on the presence of Toma Marinică Niga (injured).

Substitutions

CSM Iaşi made 5 changes: Ionuț Ailenei for Toma Marinică Niga (24′), Kevin Kabran for Andrei Cosmin Gheorghiță (67′), Hamza Saghiri for Mihai Bordeianu (46′), Luca Mihai for Carlos Jatobá (46′) and Allanzinho for Nicolás Samayoa (90′).

Player of the match: Adel Bettaieb​

The player that probably impressed the most for CSM Iaşi was Adel Bettaieb.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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