CRAIOVA. U Craiova 1948 overcomes Sepsi 1-0 after S. Sidibe scored just 1 goal (44′). Sepsi was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).
U Craiova 1948 remained with 10 players after S. Sidibe received a double yellow card in the 69′. Nevertheless, U Craiova 1948 still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Tuesday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic with the help of Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei. The 4th official was Szabolcs Kovacs. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 21
- 4 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 119
- 67 Dangerous attack 119
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 13
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sepsi was in firm control of the ball 62% while U Craiova 1948 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sepsi was more pushing with 119 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, U Craiova 1948 found a way to find the solution to win this match.
U Craiova 1948 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sepsi shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
U Craiova 1948 received 2 yellow cards (S. Sidibe and G. Ganea). On the opposite side, Sepsi received 1 yellow card (B. Ninaj).
S. Sidibe (U Craiova 1948) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (69′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, U Craiova 1948 will have 10 points like Hermannstadt and Sepsi to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Sepsi will stay with 10 points like Hermannstadt and U Craiova 1948 to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 will host Rapid Bucuresti on the 10th of September with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of U Craiova 1948 (1 draw).
Sepsi will host Mioveni on the 2nd of September with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Sepsi (0 draws).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948
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88'U Craiova 1948 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marius Marian Croitoru decided to play with the following team: R. Popa, J. Huyghebaert, R. Grigore, André Duarte, R. Negru, S. Asamoah, B. Van Durmen, D. Albu, G. Iancu, C. Bălan and S. Sidibe.
The home team had on the bench: L. Paramatti, F. Marquet, A. Chițu, S. Mogoșanu, V. Achim, Y. Bahassa, W. Baeten, G. Ganea and K. Papadopoulos.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: B. Van Durmen for Y. Bahassa (64′), C. Balan for F. Marquet (65′), G. Iancu for G. Ganea (79′) and D. Albu for K. Papadopoulos (79′).
Sepsi – Formation
Sepsi
Also Sepsi adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Cristiano Bergodi played with: Roland-Csaba Niczuly, R. Dimitrov, M. Bălașa, B. Ňinaj, A. Dumitrescu, C. Matei, C. Bărbuț, J. Rodríguez, M. Ștefănescu, N. Păun and A. Tudorie.
They had on the bench: C. Golofca, D. Ciobotariu, A. Achahbar, R. Began, A. Aganović, Francisco Júnior, R. Ispas, M. Rondón and I. Gheorghe.
Substitutions
Sepsi made 5 changes: A. Dumitrescu for R. Ispas (46′), A. Tudorie for M. Rondon (61′), C. Matei for A. Achahbar (61′), J. Rodriguez for A. Aganovic (61′) and C. Barbut for C. Golofca (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Rapid Bucuresti – Universitatea Cluj – 1-0
- U Craiova 1948 – Sepsi – 1-0
- Mioveni – UTA Arad – 1-1
