GALAţI. Otelul manages to recover against CFR Cluj with a goal on the P. Otele 45′ and a penalty kick on the P. Tachtsidis 88′. CFR Cluj was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stadionul Oţelul stadium in Galaţi on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrei Florin Chivulete with the support of Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe. The 4th official was George Cătălin Găman. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
CFR Cluj was in firm control of the ball 59% while Otelul was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Otelul had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Otelul to win the match.
Otelul shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, CFR Cluj shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Otelul received 2 yellow cards (Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței and Costin Ghiocel). On the other side, CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Ciprian Deac and Panagiotis Tachtsidis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Otelul has 33 points to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, CFR Cluj will has 49 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Otelul will play away against Hermannstadt on the 2nd of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
CFR Cluj will play away against SSC Farul on the 2nd of March with a 5-3 head to head in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
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Otelul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorin Toma decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Cissé, Andrei Rus, Dragan Lovrić, Miguel Silva, Eduard Pap , Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței , Francois Tobasegnou , Costin Ghiocel , Milen Zhelev , Diego Živulić , Frédéric Maciel , Juri Cisotti , João Lameira , Ştefan Bodişteanu and Alexandru Pop .
The home team had on the bench: Anes Rušević, Teles , Claudio Mocanu, George Carjan , Relu Marian Stoian, Razvan Andrei Tanasa , Ștefan Farcaș, Aly Mallé , Dan Lucian Panait, Vasile Jardan , Denis Bordun and Pablo Gaitan.
Otelul could not rely on the presence of Razvan Andrei Tanasa (injured).
Substitutions
Otelul made 5 changes: João Lameira for Teles (61′), Ştefan Bodişteanu for Razvan Andrei Tanasa (67′), Mihai Andrei Adăscăliței for Aly Mallé (89′), Alexandru Pop for George Carjan (89′) and Costin Ghiocel for Vasile Jardan (89′).
Player of the match: Alexandru Pop
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Otelul was Alexandru Pop.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
CFR Cluj – Formation
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Mutu played with: Răzvan Sava , Vasile Mogoș , Matija Boben , Arlind Ajeti , Mário Camora , Kader Keita , Karlo Muhar , Ciprian Deac , Durel Avounou , Philip Otele , Peter Godly Michael .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cristian Manea, Daniel Bîrligea , Panagiotis Tachtsidis , Aly Abeid , Robert Filip , Valentin Yacabo Serebe, Alan Aussi, Matei Cristian Ilie, Cristian Bălgrădean, Laley Fofana, Alin Fica and Ottó Hindrich.
Substitutions
CFR Cluj made 4 changes: Peter Godly Michael for Daniel Bîrligea (56′), Philip Otele for Robert Filip (90′), Mário Camora for Aly Abeid (56′) and Durel Avounou for Panagiotis Tachtsidis (56′).
Player of the match: Ciprian Deac
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CFR Cluj was Ciprian Deac.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Otelul – CFR Cluj – 2-2
- U Craiova 1948 – CSM Iaşi – 1-1
- Dinamo Bucureşti – Hermannstadt – 1-0
