CRAIOVA. Otelul prevailed over U Craiova 1948 to win 2-1. It was Otelul to strike first with a goal of J. Cisotti at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Cissé gave the win to Otelul in the 51′ minute with a goal. U Craiova 1948 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
J. Cisotti didn’t score a penalty (31′) for Otelul.
The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrei Florin Chivulete who had the assistance of Imre-Laszlo Bucsi and Stelian Slabu. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.39 degrees Celsius or 79.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 4 On Target 8
- 2 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 81
- 64 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 17 Total 24
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
U Craiova 1948 had a superior ball possession 58% while Otelul was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Otelul was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Otelul won the match.
U Craiova 1948 shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Otelul shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 received 3 yellow cards (Vlad Achim , Andrei Dragu and Vlad Pop). On the opposite side, Otelul received 7 yellow cards (E. Pap, Miguel Silva, J. Cisotti, Samuel Teles, Frédéric Maciel, M. Zhelev and M. Adăscăliței).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, U Craiova 1948 stays with 31 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Otelul will has 34 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
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45'
39'
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nicolò Napoli decided to play with the following team: R. Popa , Radu Negru , Gabriel Compagnucci , Léo Lacroix , Andrea Padula , Andrei Dragu , Vlad Achim , Dragoș Albu , Juan Bauza , Benjamin Van Durmen and Aurelian Chițu .
The home team had on the bench: Rokas Lekiatas, Matheus Mascarenhas , William Baeten, Ionuț Gurău, Vladislav Blănuță , Amar Kvakic, Jibril Ibrahim, Alexandru Blidar, Vlad Pop , Yassine Bahassa and Sekou Sidibe .
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 5 changes: Vlad Achim for Vlad Pop (62′), Aurelian Chițu for Vladislav Blănuță (74′), Andrea Padula for Matheus Mascarenhas (57′), Andrei Dragu for Sekou Sidibe (57′) and Dragoș Albu for Yassine Bahassa (57′).
Player of the match: R. Popa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was the goalkeeper: R. Popa. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Otelul – Formation
Otelul
Otelul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dorin Toma played with: A. Pop, F. Yabré, E. Pap , M. Adăscăliței , J. Cissé , C. Ghiocel , M. Zhelev , Samuel Teles , D. Živulić , João Lameira and Frédéric Maciel , J. Cisotti , Ș. Bodișteanu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: R. Tănasă , G. Cîrjan, I. Neagu, A. Rušević, R. Stoian, A. Rus, Ș. Farcaș, A. Mallé , D. Panait, V. Jardan , P. Gaitán and Miguel Silva .
Otelul could not rely on the presence of V. Jardan (injured).
Substitutions
Otelul made 4 changes: C. Ghiocel for V. Jardan (56′), Ș. Bodișteanu for R. Tănasă (68′), Frédéric Maciel for A. Mallé (77′) and M. Adăscăliței for Miguel Silva (77′).
Player of the match: J. Cisotti
The player that probably impressed the most for Otelul was J. Cisotti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (57% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 25. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
