BUCUREşTI. Rapid Bucuresti beats UTA Arad 1-0 after J. Morais scored just 1 goal (17′).

I. Batha received a red card (73′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why UTA Arad lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadionul Valentin Stănescu stadium in Bucureşti on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Iulian Călin with the help of Alexandru Cerei and Andrei Gabriel Constantinescu. The 4th official was Bogdan Dumitrache.

Match Statistics​

Rapid Bucuresti

1 - 0

UTA Arad

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 94
  • 40 Dangerous attack 62
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rapid Bucuresti was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. UTA Arad that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

UTA Arad was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Rapid Bucuresti was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rapid Bucuresti shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, UTA Arad shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Rapid Bucuresti received 3 yellow cards (D. Grigore, M. Dugandzic and R. Onea). On the other side, UTA Arad received 4 yellow cards (I. Batha, P. Otele, E. Hoxhallari and A. Chindris).

Also, UTA Arad didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Batha (UTA Arad) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).

Match Timeline

17'
Dragoș Grigore- Yellow
27'
46'
Raul Steau- sub ->D. Isac
50'
50'
54'
Jayson Papeau- sub ->A. Ionita II
54'
61'
70'
73'
73'
76'
81'
84'
88'
Răzvan Onea- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
SSC Farul
53
10
U Craiova 1948
36
9
FCSB
46
10
Voluntari
34
9
CFR Cluj
42
10
Petrolul 52
34
9
Universitatea Cluj
33
9
Universitatea Craiova
40
10
Botoşani
31
9
Rapid Bucuresti
38
10
TBC
0
0
    Hermannstadt
    31
    9
    Sepsi
    29
    10
    UTA Arad
    26
    9
    Argeş
    24
    9
    Chindia Târgovişte
    23
    9
    Mioveni
    11
    9

    After this match, Rapid Bucuresti will have 12 points to go down in the 1st place. On the opposite side, UTA Arad will stay with 7 points like SSC Farul and Botoşani to hold in the 12th place.

    Next matches

    Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

    Rapid Bucuresti
    G
    Horaţiu Moldovan 31.Romania
    D
    Cristian Săpunaru 22.Romania
    D
    Dragoș Grigore 21.Romania
    27'
    D
    Alex Escobar 13.Brazil
    17'
    D
    Răzvan Onea 19.Romania
    90'
    M
    A. Ioniţă 10.Romania
    54'
    M
    Ljuban Crepulja 4.Croatia
    M
    Mattias Käit 14.Estonia
    M
    A. Sefer 7.Romania
    76'
    M
    Valentin Costache 9.Romania
    54'
    F
    M. Dugandžić 45.Croatia
    84'
    Substitutes
    G
    Virgil Drăghia 90.Romania
    D
    Cristian Ignat 5.Romania
    D
    Alexandru Albu 23.Romania
    D
    D. Dussaut 15.Martinique
    M
    Andrei Ciobanu 8.Romania
    M
    Ș. Pănoiu 17.Romania
    76'
    M
    Paul Iacob 6.Romania
    M
    Jayson Papeau 96.France
    54'
    F
    Alexandru Măţan 28.Romania
    54'

    Rapid Bucuresti started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

    The manager Adrian Mutu decided to play with the following team: H. Moldovan, C. Săpunaru, D. Grigore, Júnior Morais, R. Onea, A. Ioniță, L. Crepulja, M. Käit, A. Sefer, M. Dugandžić and V. Costache.

    The home team had on the bench: V. Drăghia, A. Ciobanu, C. Ignat, Ș. Pănoiu, P. Iacob, J. Papeau, A. Albu, D. Dussaut and A. Mățan.

    Substitutions

    Rapid Bucuresti made 3 changes: V. Costache for A. Matan (54′), A. Ionita II for J. Papeau (54′) and A. Sefer for S. Panoiu (76′).

    UTA Arad – Formation

    UTA Arad
    G
    Dragoş Balauru 33.Romania
    D
    Alexandru Benga 4.Romania
    D
    Erjon Hoxhallari 22.Albania
    70'
    D
    Andrei Chindriş 6.Romania
    88'
    M
    Marko Vukcevic 15.Montenegro
    M
    Idriz Batha 19.Albania
    73'
    M
    Bautista Cascini 5.Argentina
    M
    Damian Isac 31.Romania
    46'
    F
    Wesley Jobello 11.Martinique
    81'
    F
    Virgiliu Postolachi 17.Moldova
    61'
    F
    Philip Otele 7.Nigeria
    73' 50'
    Substitutes
    G
    Haralambie Mociu 1.Romania
    D
    Erico da Silva 21.Brazil
    D
    Mihai Dobrescu 3.Romania
    M
    Raul Steau 70.Romania
    46'
    M
    Desley Ubbink 20.Netherlands
    73'
    M
    F. Matei 8.Romania
    F
    O. Ademi 9.Switzerland
    61'
    F
    Claudiu Keșerü 28.Romania
    81'
    F
    Claudiu Negoescu 77.Romania

    UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

    Ilie Poenaru played with: D. Balauru, A. Benga, E. Hoxhallari, A. Chindriş, M. Vukčević, I. Batha, J. Cascini, D. Isac, W. Jobello, V. Postolachi and P. Otele.

    The following players were sitting on the bench: O. Ademi, R. Șteau, C. Keșerü, C. Negoescu, D. Ubbink, H. Mociu, Erico, F. Matei and M. Dobrescu.

    Substitutions

    UTA Arad made 4 changes: D. Isac for R. Steau (46′), V. Postolachi for O. Ademi (61′), P. Otele for D. Ubbink (73′) and W. Jobello for C. Keseru (81′).

    Results of the day

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