CLUJ-NAPOCA. Petrolul 52 managed to reverse the scoreline against Universitatea Cluj to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Universitatea Cluj to strike first with a goal of A. Roguljić at the 55′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Jyry gave the win to Petrolul 52 in the 64′ minute. Universitatea Cluj was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Cluj Arena stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Ionuţ Coza with the help of Marius Florin Badea and Raul Constantin Ghiciulescu. The 4th official was Ovidiu Robu. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.32 degrees Celsius or 68.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Universitatea Cluj

1 - 2

Petrolul 52

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 20 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 103 Attack 82
  • 60 Dangerous attack 42
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Universitatea Cluj had a superior ball possession 67% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Universitatea Cluj had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Petrolul 52 found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Universitatea Cluj shot 20 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Petrolul 52 shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Universitatea Cluj received 1 yellow card (D. Popa). Regarding the opposition, Petrolul 52 received 2 yellow cards (L. Zima and S. Hanca).

Match Timeline

39'
S. Hanca- Yellow
D. Popa- Yellow
41'
A. Roguljić(goal)M. Rus
55'
58'
C. Irobiso- sub ->A. Berisha
58'
T. Jyry- sub ->S. Hanca
62'
C. Irobiso(goal)Guilherme Garutti
64'
T. Jyry(goal)A. Musi
V. Gheorghe- sub ->A. Roguljić
68'
F. Anselmo- sub ->D. Popa
68'
R. Silaghi- sub ->G. Simion
79'
83'
Marian Huja- sub ->Jair
83'
A. Ișfan- sub ->G. Grozav
90'
B. Meijers- sub ->Guilherme Garutti
90'
L. Zima- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
64
30
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Sepsi
34
9
Rapid Bucuresti
29
9
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After this match, Universitatea Cluj stays with 42 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Petrolul 52 will has 35 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

Universitatea Cluj – Formation

Universitatea Cluj
G
E. Gertmonas 30.Lithuania
6.3
D
Thalisson Kelven 2.Brazil
7.0
D
Roger Junio 8.Brazil
6.7
D
L. Masoero 25.Argentina
7.0
D
D. Oancea 26.Romania
6.7
D
A. Chipciu 27.Romania
M
D. Nistor 10.Romania
7.3
M
A. Roguljić 24.Croatia
7.5
68' 55'
M
O. Bic 94.Romania
7.3
M
G. Simion 98.Romania
7.5
79'
M
M. Rus 18.Romania
7.5
F
D. Popa 19.Romania
6.7
68' 41'
Substitutes
G
A. Gorcea 33.Romania
D
A. Techereș 41.Romania
D
A. Chinteș 43.Romania
D
A. Peteleu 77.Romania
M
R. Silaghi 96.Romania
6.7
79'
M
K. Doukoure 4.Ivory Coast
M
M. Fossati 21.Italy
F
D. Tescan 11.Romania
F
V. Gheorghe 20.Romania
6.8
68'
F
F. Anselmo 32.Argentina
6.7
68'

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: A. Chipciu, E. Gertmonas (6.3), D. Oancea (6.7), L. Masoero (7.0), Thalisson Kelven (7.0), Roger Junio (6.7), G. Simion (7.5), O. Bic (7.3), M. Rus (7.5), A. Roguljić (7.5), D. Nistor (7.3) and D. Popa (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: R. Silaghi (6.7), K. Doukoure, D. Tescan, V. Gheorghe (6.8), M. Fossati, F. Anselmo (6.7), A. Gorcea, A. Techereș, A. Chinteș and A. Peteleu.

Substitutions

Universitatea Cluj made 3 changes: A. Roguljić for V. Gheorghe (68′), D. Popa for F. Anselmo (68′) and G. Simion for R. Silaghi (79′).

Player of the match: A. Roguljić​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Cluj was A. Roguljić.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Petrolul 52 – Formation

Petrolul 52
G
L. Zima 38.Czech Republic
7.7
90'
D
P. Papp 4.Romania
7.1
D
V. Țicu 5.Romania
7.0
D
L. Dumitriu 44.Romania
6.8
D
Guilherme Garutti 34.Brazil
8.2
90'
M
G. Grozav 7.Romania
7.1
83'
M
Jair 8.Brazil
7.0
83'
M
S. Hanca 20.Romania
6.4
58' 39'
M
A. Musi 99.Romania
7.0
M
T. Seto 11.Japan
7.0
F
A. Berisha 9.Kosovo
7.1
58'
Substitutes
G
R. Bălbărău 1.Romania
G
M. Eșanu 12.Romania
D
Marian Huja 2.Portugal
7.0
83'
D
B. Meijers 3.Netherlands
90'
D
D. Radu 22.Romania
M
I. Diomandé 82.Ivory Coast
M
T. Jyry 6.Finland
7.7
58' 64'
M
M. Bratu 10.Romania
M
A. Ișfan 31.Romania
6.4
83'
F
C. Irobiso 19.Nigeria
7.5
58' 62'
F
I. Răducan 13.Romania

Petrolul 52 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

László György Balint played with: L. Zima (7.7), L. Dumitriu (6.8), P. Papp (7.1), Guilherme Garutti (8.2), V. Țicu (7.0), T. Seto (7.0), S. Hanca (6.4), A. Musi (7.0), Jair (7.0), G. Grozav (7.1), A. Berisha (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marian Huja (7.0), C. Irobiso (7.5), I. Diomandé, R. Bălbărău, B. Meijers, T. Jyry (7.7), M. Bratu, M. Eșanu, I. Răducan, D. Radu and A. Ișfan (6.4).

Petrolul 52 could not rely on the presence of B. Meijers (injured).

Substitutions

Petrolul 52 made 5 changes: A. Berisha for C. Irobiso (58′), S. Hanca for T. Jyry (58′), Jair for Marian Huja (83′), G. Grozav for A. Ișfan (83′) and Guilherme Garutti for B. Meijers (90′).

Player of the match: Guilherme Garutti​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Petrolul 52 was Guilherme Garutti even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 32 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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