BUCUREşTI. Sepsi snatched a late win Rapid Bucuresti 1-0 after G. Debeljuh scored just 1 goal (90′). Sepsi capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Valentin Stănescu stadium in Bucureşti on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Florin Andrei who was helped by Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was Sorin Andrei Antonie. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 27.86 degrees Celsius or 82.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 105 Attack 98
- 47 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sepsi had a strong ball possession 59% while Rapid Bucuresti was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rapid Bucuresti was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Sepsi was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Rapid Bucuresti shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sepsi shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rapid Bucuresti received 3 yellow cards (Albion Rrahmani, Jakub Hromada and Cristian Săpunaru ). On the other side, Sepsi received 3 yellow cards (D. Oroian, Pavol Safranko and Isnik Alimi ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rapid Bucuresti stays with 28 points like Voluntari to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sepsi will has 27 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
Rapid Bucuresti – Formation
Rapid Bucuresti
7'
65'
Rapid Bucuresti started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Cristiano Bergodi decided to play with the following team: Alexandru Albu, Damjan Djokovic, Jayson Papeau, M. Aioani , Răzvan Onea , Cristian Săpunaru , Paul Iacob , A. Borza , Răzvan Oaidă , Jakub Hromada , Ermal Krasniqi , Florent Hasani , Claudiu Petrila and Albion Rrahmani .
The home team had on the bench: R. Bădescu, Funsho Bamgboye , Borisav Burmaz , Iulian Cristea, Christopher Braun, Octavian Andrei Cepoi, Dragoș Grigore, Xian Emmers , Gabriel Gheorghe, Cătălin Cîrjan, Virgil Drăghia and Omar El Sawy.
Substitutions
Rapid Bucuresti made 3 changes: Răzvan Oaidă for Xian Emmers (61′), Claudiu Petrila for Funsho Bamgboye (61′) and Florent Hasani for Borisav Burmaz (65′).
Player of the match: Jakub Hromada
The most impressive player for Rapid Bucuresti was Jakub Hromada.
His rating is with 29 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
90'
Sepsi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Bernd Storck played with: Branislav Ninaj, Roland Niczuly , Denis Ciobotariu , Ákos Kecskés , F. Ștefan , Isnik Alimi , Nicolae Păun , D. Oroian , Sherif Kallaku , Kevin Varga , Andres Dumitrescu , Pavol Safranko .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marius Ștefănescu , Dinu Moldovan, Hunor Batzula, Bogdan Oteliță , Adnan Aganovic , Gabriel Debeljuh , Roland Varga and Hunor Gedo.
Sepsi could not rely on the presence of Adnan Aganovic (injured).
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: D. Oroian for Bogdan Oteliță (73′), Nicolae Păun for Adnan Aganovic (83′), Sherif Kallaku for Roland Varga (73′), Kevin Varga for Marius Ștefănescu (65′) and Pavol Safranko for Gabriel Debeljuh (65′).
Player of the match: Roland Niczuly
The most impressive player for Sepsi was the goalkeeper: Roland Niczuly . His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Rapid Bucuresti – Sepsi – 0-1
