SIBIU. Universitatea Cluj managed to clinch a draw against Hermannstadt with a late goal from D. Popa scored in the (90′) after Hermannstadt got a lead with a goal from I. Stoica (31′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Sibiu on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan who had the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Iuliana Elena Demetrescu. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Universitatea Cluj had a superior ball possession 55% while Hermannstadt was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hermannstadt was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Hermannstadt to win the match​.

Hermannstadt shot 8 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Universitatea Cluj shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hermannstadt received 3 yellow cards (S. Mino, Marius Măldărăşanu and G. Iancu). On the other side, Universitatea Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Thalisson Kelven and D. Nistor).

Also, Universitatea Cluj didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Standings

After playing this match, Hermannstadt has 40 points like UTA Arad to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Universitatea Cluj will has 42 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

Hermannstadt – Formation

Hermannstadt adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marius Constantin Măldărăşanu decided to play with the following team: C. Căbuz (7.5), M. Butean (7.0), V. Găman (6.8), F. Bejan (7.0), Raul Opruț (7.3), S. Balaure (6.7), A. Murgia (7.7), S. Mino (6.8), I. Stoica (7.0), G. Iancu (6.7) and Rúben Fonseca (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ionuț Stoica (6.4), C. Neguț (6.4), D. Paraschiv (6.4), A. Jipa, P. Medina, P. Antoche, K. N’Goma, D. Iancu (6.6), C. Bucuroiu, I. Pop, V. Muțiu and A. Oroian (6.3).

Substitutions

Hermannstadt made 5 changes: S. Balaure for A. Oroian (80′), I. Stoica for D. Iancu (79′), A. Murgia for Ionuț Stoica (90′), G. Iancu for C. Neguț (66′) and Rúben Fonseca for D. Paraschiv (66′).

Player of the match: A. Murgia​

The most impressive player for Hermannstadt was A. Murgia.

His rating is 7.7 with 57 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

Also Universitatea Cluj adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ioan Ovidiu Sabău played with: M. Rus, E. Gertmonas (7.0), D. Oancea (7.3), L. Masoero (7.3), Thalisson Kelven (7.1), A. Chipciu (6.1), R. Silaghi (6.7), G. Simion (7.0), O. Bic (7.0), Roger Junio (7.0) and A. Roguljić (7.0), D. Nistor (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Mitrea, F. Anselmo (6.8), K. Doukoure (7.0), F. Ilie, D. Tescan, A. Pițian, D. Popa (8.1), V. Gheorghe (7.1), M. Fossati, A. Gorcea and A. Chinteș (6.6).

Universitatea Cluj could not rely on the presence of V. Gheorghe (injured).

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 5 changes: O. Bic for K. Doukoure (59′), R. Silaghi for A. Chinteș (59′), A. Roguljić for D. Popa (46′), A. Chipciu for V. Gheorghe (59′) and G. Simion for F. Anselmo (71′).

Player of the match: D. Popa​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was D. Popa.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​

• Hermannstadt – Universitatea Cluj – 1-1
• FCSB – Universitatea Craiova – 2-0