Sepsi and SSC Farul draw 1-1 on Friday

SFâNTU GHEORGHE. SSC Farul and Sepsi draw 1-1. L. Munteanu scored the first goal (44') for SSC Farul. P. Safranko settled the score (45').

Luke Meyer

April 6, 2024

SFâNTU GHEORGHE. SSC Farul and Sepsi draw 1-1. L. Munteanu scored the first goal (44′) for SSC Farul. P. Safranko made it even (45′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sfântu Gheorghe on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrei Florin Chivulete with the assistance of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Andrei Gabriel Constantinescu. The 4th official was Iulian Dima. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.88 degrees Celsius or 55.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Sepsi

1 - 1

SSC Farul

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

14 Total 7
6 On Target 2
7 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 2

112 Attack 79
87 Dangerous attack 35
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

13 Total 11
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sepsi was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SSC Farul that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sepsi was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Sepsi to win the match.

Sepsi shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, SSC Farul shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sepsi received 4 yellow cards (Denis Ciobotariu, F. Ștefan, Nicolae Păun and Marius Ștefănescu). On the opposite side, SSC Farul received 1 yellow card (Cristian Ganea).

Match Timeline

14'

Gustavo Marins- sub ->D. Dussaut

Andres Dumitrescu(VAR)

63'

44'

Louis Munteanu(goal)Ionuț Cojocaru

Marius Ștefănescu- Yellow

44'

Pavol Safranko(goal)

45'

Gabriel Debeljuh- sub ->Marius Ștefănescu

46'

Rivaldinho- sub ->Ionuț Cojocaru

F. Ștefan- sub ->Narek Grigoryan

46'

Ionuț Vînă- sub ->Ákos Kecskés

47'

Cristian Ganea- Yellow

Isnik Alimi - sub ->Kevin Varga

60'

Bogdan Oteliță- sub ->D. Oroian

60'

Andres Dumitrescu(VAR)

58'

64'

D. Sîrbu- sub ->G. Dănuleasă

Nicolae Păun- Yellow

73'

Dragoș Nedelcu- sub ->Diogo Queirós

Denis Ciobotariu- Yellow

74'

Adnan Aganovic- sub ->Nicolae Păun

77'

F. Ștefan- Yellow

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

FCSB

CFR Cluj

Universitatea Craiova

After playing this match, Sepsi has 24 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, SSC Farul will has 43 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

Sepsi – Formation

Sepsi

Roland Niczuly 33.Romania

7.0

Ákos Kecskés 4.Hungary

6.6

46'

Denis Ciobotariu 13.Romania

7.5

74'

Branislav Ninaj 82.Slovakia

7.0

Andres Dumitrescu 20.Romania

7.5

Nicolae Păun 6.Romania

7.3

77'

73'

Kevin Varga 7.Hungary

7.3

60'

D. Oroian 17.Romania

6.4

60'

Sherif Kallaku 59.Albania

6.3

Marius Ștefănescu 11.Romania

6.8

46'

44'

Pavol Safranko 18.Slovakia

8.1

45'

Substitutes

Dinu Moldovan 1.Romania

Hunor Gedo 98.Romania

F. Ștefan 3.Romania

6.7

84'

Bogdan Oteliță 25.Romania

6.7

60'

Davide Popșa 27.

Isnik Alimi 21.Albania

7.0

60'

Adnan Aganovic 77.Croatia

6.4

77'

Gabriel Debeljuh 96.Croatia

6.3

46'

Roland Varga 97.Hungary

Mario Rondón 99.Venezuela

Sepsi started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Roland Niczuly (7.0), Denis Ciobotariu (7.5), Ákos Kecskés (6.6), Branislav Ninaj (7.0), Andres Dumitrescu (7.5), D. Oroian (6.4), Sherif Kallaku (6.3), Nicolae Păun (7.3), Kevin Varga (7.3), Marius Ștefănescu (6.8) and Pavol Safranko (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: F. Ștefan (6.7), Gabriel Debeljuh (6.3), Dinu Moldovan, Isnik Alimi (7.0), Bogdan Oteliță (6.7), Davide Popșa, Adnan Aganovic (6.4), Roland Varga, Hunor Gedo and Mario Rondón.

Sepsi could not rely on the presence of Adnan Aganovic (injured).

Substitutions

Sepsi made 5 changes: Marius Ștefănescu for Gabriel Debeljuh (46′), D. Oroian for Bogdan Oteliță (60′), Kevin Varga for Isnik Alimi (60′), Ákos Kecskés for Ionuț Vînă (46′) and Nicolae Păun for Adnan Aganovic (77′).

Player of the match: Pavol Safranko

The most impressive player for Sepsi was Pavol Safranko.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

SSC Farul – Formation

SSC Farul

Alexandru Buzbuchi 1.Romania

7.5

Mihai Popescu 3.Romania

7.9

Ionuț Larie 17.Romania

7.3

G. Dănuleasă 15.Romania

7.0

64'

Diogo Queirós 5.Portugal

6.8

73'

Cristian Ganea 11.Romania

7.0

47'

Constantin Grameni 24.Romania

7.1

D. Dussaut 99.Martinique

6.8

14'

Louis Munteanu 9.Romania

6.3

44'

Ionuț Cojocaru 27.Romania

7.0

46'

R. Deaconu 77.Romania

Narek Grigoryan 30.Armenia

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Ștefan Mușat 34.Romania

Gustavo Marins 45.Brazil

7.0

14'

D. Sîrbu 22.Romania

6.4

64'

Darius Grosu 66.Romania

Ionuț Vînă 8.Romania

7.1

Dragoș Nedelcu 16.Romania

6.7

73'

Carlo Casap 23.Romania

Nicolas Popescu 80.Romania

Rivaldinho 7.Brazil

6.4

46'

Luca Andronache 19.Romania

Alexandru Stoian 90.Romania

SSC Farul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gheorghe Hagi played with: R. Deaconu, Alexandru Buzbuchi (7.5), Mihai Popescu (7.9), Ionuț Larie (7.3), G. Dănuleasă (7.0), D. Dussaut (6.8), Diogo Queirós (6.8), Constantin Grameni (7.1), Cristian Ganea (7.0), Narek Grigoryan (6.8) and Ionuț Cojocaru (7.0), Louis Munteanu (6.3).

They had on the bench: Gustavo Marins (7.0), Rivaldinho (6.4), Ionuț Vînă (7.1), Dragoș Nedelcu (6.7), Luca Andronache, D. Sîrbu (6.4), Carlo Casap, Ștefan Mușat, Darius Grosu, Nicolas Popescu and A. Stoian.

SSC Farul could not rely on the presence of Gustavo Marins (injured).

Substitutions

SSC Farul made 5 changes: D. Dussaut for Gustavo Marins (14′), Ionuț Cojocaru for Rivaldinho (46′), Narek Grigoryan for F. Ștefan (46′), G. Dănuleasă for D. Sîrbu (64′) and Diogo Queirós for Dragoș Nedelcu (73′).