CLUJ-NAPOCA. Universitatea Cluj tops SSC Farul 1-0 after D. Nistor scored just 1 goal (33′). SSC Farul lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Cluj Arena stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the assistance of Mihai Ovidiu Artene and Mihai Marius Marica. The 4th official was Florin Ovidiu Mazilu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.04 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 72 Attack 67
- 45 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
SSC Farul was in firm control of the ball 56% while Universitatea Cluj was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SSC Farul was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Universitatea Cluj was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Universitatea Cluj shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, SSC Farul shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Cluj received 1 yellow card (Bogdan Mitrea). On the other side, SSC Farul received 3 yellow cards (Constantin Grameni, Damien Dussaut and Cristian Ganea).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Universitatea Cluj has 38 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, SSC Farul will stays with 41 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj will host Botoşani on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Universitatea Cluj (4 draws).
SSC Farul will host CFR Cluj on the 2nd of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).
Universitatea Cluj – Formation
Universitatea Cluj
81'
68'
33'
Universitatea Cluj started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Ioan Ovidiu Sabău decided to play with the following team: Thalisson Kelven, Andrei Gorcea , Alexandru Chipciu , Lucas Masoero , Bogdan Mitrea , Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira , Robert Silaghi , Gabriel Simion , Ovidiu Bic , Ante Roguljic , Dan Nistor and Daniel Popa .
The home team had on the bench: Federico Anselmo , Valentin Gheorghe, Kevin Doukoure , Filip Ilie, Iustin Chirilă, Andrei Pițian, Marco Rus, Marco Fossati, Plamen Iliev, Dorinel Oancea, Alin Chinteș and Stefan Panoiu .
Substitutions
Universitatea Cluj made 4 changes: Robert Silaghi for Stefan Panoiu (68′), Ante Roguljic for Kevin Doukoure (68′), Daniel Popa for Federico Anselmo (71′) and Gabriel Simion for Marco Fossati (90′).
Player of the match: Dan Nistor
The player that probably impressed the most for Universitatea Cluj was Dan Nistor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
SSC Farul – Formation
SSC Farul
SSC Farul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gheorghe Hagi played with: Alexandru Buzbuchi , Kevin Boli , Ionut Larie , Mihai Popescu , David Kiki , Ionut Vina , Diogo Queirós , Constantin Grameni , Cristian Ganea , Louis Munteanu , Constantin Budescu .
These were the players on the bench: Rivaldinho , Ronaldo Deaconu , Damien Dussaut , Dragos Nedelcu , Dan Sirbu, Ionuț Cojocaru , Albert Iustin Doicaru, Stefan Musat, Luca Banu and Alexandru Stoian.
SSC Farul could not rely on the presence of Damien Dussaut (injured).
Substitutions
SSC Farul made 5 changes: Diogo Queirós for Dragos Nedelcu (53′), Ionut Larie for Damien Dussaut (53′), Constantin Budescu for Rivaldinho (62′), Kevin Boli for Ronaldo Deaconu (62′) and Constantin Grameni for Ionuț Cojocaru (71′).
Player of the match: Ionut Vina
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SSC Farul was Ionut Vina.
His rating is with 69 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
