ARAD. UTA Arad overcame U Craiova 1948.
The match was played at the Stadionul Motorul stadium in Arad on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu who had the assistance of Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Mihai Marius Marica. The 4th official was Sorin Dan Vădana. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.47 degrees Celsius or 52.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 15 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 109 Attack 110
- 73 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
U Craiova 1948 had a superior ball possession 55% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
UTA Arad was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why UTA Arad won the match.
UTA Arad shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 shot 16 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
UTA Arad received 1 yellow card (Alexandru Benga). Talking about the opposition, U Craiova 1948 received 1 yellow card (Sekou Sidibe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, UTA Arad has 40 points like Hermannstadt to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, U Craiova 1948 will stays with 31 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, UTA Arad will play away against Dinamo Bucureşti on the 9th of March with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Dinamo Bucureşti (4 draws).
U Craiova 1948 will host Universitatea Craiova on the 9th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Universitatea Craiova (1 draw).
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
83'
22'
13'
UTA Arad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mircea Rednic decided to play with the following team: Diogo Rodrigues, Florin Iacob , Tiberiu Căpuşă , Marko Stolnik , Alexandru Benga , Razvan Alin Trif , Andrej Fabry , Marcelo Freitas , João Pedro , Rares Pop , Kevin Luckassen and Claudiu Micovschi .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Mihai , Eric Omondi , Ariel López , Danylo Kucher, Ibrahima Sory Conté, Raul Alexandru Stanciu, Vlad Morar, Catalin Vulturar , Andrei Alexandru David and Darius Iurasciuc.
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 5 changes: Razvan Alin Trif for Ariel López (83′), Marcelo Freitas for Eric Omondi (46′), Rares Pop for Cristian Mihai (46′), João Pedro for Catalin Vulturar (77′) and Claudiu Micovschi for Vlad Morar (90′).
Player of the match: Andrej Fabry
The most impressive player for UTA Arad was Andrej Fabry.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni Costantino played with: Léo Lacroix, Matheus Mascarenhas, Robert Popa , Radu Negru , Amar Kvakic , Rokas Lekiatas , Andrei Dragu , Vlad Achim , Dragos Albu , William Baeten , Juan Bauza and Yassine Bahassa , Aurelian Chitu .
These were the players on the bench: Jibril Ibrahim , Vlad Pop , Sekou Sidibe , Alexandru Blidar, Mario Enache, Mario Ilie, Ionut Gurau and Vladislav Blanuta .
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: William Baeten for Sekou Sidibe (76′), Aurelian Chitu for Vladislav Blanuta (77′), Yassine Bahassa for Jibril Ibrahim (64′) and Amar Kvakic for Vlad Pop (83′).
Player of the match: Juan Bauza
The player that probably impressed the most for U Craiova 1948 was Juan Bauza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- SSC Farul – CFR Cluj – 1-1
- Hermannstadt – Otelul – 4-1
- UTA Arad – U Craiova 1948 – 3-2
