ARAD. Rapid Bucuresti defeats UTA Arad with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Ionita (46′) and a goal from R. Ilie (75′). UTA Arad lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Francisc von Neumann stadium in Arad on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Iulian Călin with the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Daniel Mitruți. The 4th official was Szabolcs Kovacs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 0 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 135 Attack 114
- 64 Dangerous attack 47
- 109 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
UTA Arad was in firm control of the ball 57% while Rapid Bucuresti was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
UTA Arad had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rapid Bucuresti found a way to find the solution to win this match.
UTA Arad shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Rapid Bucuresti shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
UTA Arad received 2 yellow cards (M. Vukcevic and Erico). On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti received 1 yellow card (H. Moldovan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, UTA Arad will stay with 26 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti will have 32 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, UTA Arad will play away with Sepsi on the 16th of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of UTA Arad (1 draw).
Rapid Bucuresti will host Gaz Metan Mediaş on the 18th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Bucuresti (5 draws).
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
53'
85'
UTA Arad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ionuţ Badea decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 3 changes: M. Vorobjovas for F. Dangubic (68′), P. Otele for K. Laukzemis (89′) and D. Ubbink for F. Matei (90′).
Rapid Bucuresti – Formation
Rapid Bucuresti
46'
Rapid Bucuresti started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Mutu played with: .
Substitutions
Rapid Bucuresti made 3 changes: A. Ionita II for A. Dandea (65′), J. Vojtus for M. Y. Bnou (81′) and R. Ilie for S. Panoiu (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
