ARAD. UTA Arad succeeded in capture a draw against Chindia Târgovişte with a late goal from A. Benga scored in the (86′) after Chindia Târgovişte got a lead with an own goal from D. Balauru (44′). UTA Arad was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Stadionul Francisc von Neumann stadium in Arad on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Szabolcs Kovacs who had the assistance of Valentin Avram and Romică Bîrdeș. The 4th official was Florin Andrei. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 97
- 87 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
UTA Arad had a superior ball possession 63% while Chindia Târgovişte was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
UTA Arad had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough UTA Arad to win the match.
UTA Arad shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Chindia Târgovişte shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
UTA Arad received 1 yellow card (A. Abeid). Regarding the opposition, Chindia Târgovişte received 4 yellow cards (D. Celea, D. Boldor, R. Akhmatov and E. Orozco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, UTA Arad will have 12 points like CFR Cluj and Botoşani to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Chindia Târgovişte will have 3 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, UTA Arad will play away with Botoşani on the 9th of September with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Botoşani (2 draws).
Chindia Târgovişte will play away agasint Universitatea Cluj on the 18th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
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UTA Arad adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ilie Poenaru decided to play with the following team: D. Balauru, A. Benga, E. Hoxhallari, A. Chindriş, M. Vukčević, I. Batha, J. Cascini, D. Isac, W. Jobello, V. Postolachi and P. Otele.
The home team had on the bench: F. Iacob, A. Stahl, A. Abeid, C. Negoescu, D. Ubbink, F. Matei, C. Keșerü, R. Pop and O. Ademi.
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 5 changes: I. Batha for C. Keseru (46′), V. Postolachi for O. Ademi (66′), P. Otele for A. Stahl (66′), J. Bautista for D. Ubbink (67′) and E. Hoxhallari for A. Abeid (80′).
Chindia Târgovişte – Formation
Chindia Târgovişte
Also Chindia Târgovişte adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Adrian Dumitru Mihalcea played with: D. Moldovan, D. Boldor, D. Celea, A. Ioniță, Esteban Obiang, M. Vorobjovas, D. Popadiuc, R. Akhmatov, D. Popa, C. Neguț and G. Cooper.
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Dinu, C. Dima, C. Căbuz, A. Șerban, T. Căpușă, C. Atănase, C. Cherchez, J. Passaglia and D. Dumitrașcu.
Substitutions
Chindia Târgovişte made 3 changes: G. Cooper for T. Capusa (62′), D. Popadiuc for D. Dumitrascu (71′) and A. Ionita for C. Atanase (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
