PLOIEşTI. Petrolul 52 conquered Botoşani to win 2-1. A goal from S. Sno was decisive in the 90min. It was Petrolul 52 to strike first with a goal of C. Irobiso at the 22′. Then G. Grozav scored again for Petrolul 52 in the 64′ minute. Eventually, S. Sno reduced the distance for Botoşani (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Botoşani lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadionul Ilie Oană stadium in Ploieşti on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu assisted by Stelian Slabu and Adrian Vornicu. The 4th official was Sorin Andrei Antonie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Petrolul 52

2 - 1

Botoşani

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 96 Attack 112
  • 70 Dangerous attack 74
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Botoşani had a strong ball possession 59% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Botoşani had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Petrolul 52 succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Petrolul 52 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Botoşani shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Petrolul 52 received 3 yellow cards (T. Seto, C. Irobiso and B. Meijers). Talking about the opposition, Botoşani received 2 yellow cards (S. Mailat and S. Sno).

Match Timeline

C. Irobiso(goal)
22'
T. Seto- Yellow
27'
41'
Sebastian Mailat - Yellow
C. Irobiso- Yellow
50'
58'
58'
63'
G. Grozav(goal)
64'
70'
72'
74'
74'
82'
82'
B. Meijers- Yellow
87'
M. Bratu- sub ->Jair
89'
89'
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 playing this contest, Petrolul 52 will have 17 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Botoşani will stay with 12 points like CFR Cluj and UTA Arad to remain in the 7th place.

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Liga 1, Petrolul 52 will host SSC Farul on the 16th of September with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Petrolul 52 (0 draws).

    Botoşani will play away agasint Sepsi on the 17th of September with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Botoşani (5 draws).

    Petrolul 52 – Formation

    Petrolul 52
    G
    Octavian Vâlceanu 31.Romania
    D
    Gabriel Tamaş 30.Romania
    D
    B. Meijers 3.Netherlands
    87'
    D
    V. Țicu 5.Romania
    D
    Marian Huja 2.Portugal
    D
    Florin Borta 99.Romania
    M
    T. Seto 11.Japan
    89' 27'
    M
    L. Dumitriu 44.Romania
    82'
    M
    Jair 8.Brazil
    89'
    F
    G. Grozav 7.Romania
    82' 64'
    F
    C. Irobiso 9.Nigeria
    72' 50' 22'
    Substitutes
    G
    Sebastian Valeriu Moroz 1.Romania
    D
    Alberto Olaru 15.Romania
    M
    H. Manzala 92.Congo DR
    82'
    M
    Marius Cioiu 24.Romania
    M
    Georgi Pashov 26.Bulgaria
    M
    E. Cebotaru 37.Moldova
    82'
    M
    M. Bratu 98.Romania
    89'
    F
    S. Măzărache 93.Romania
    72'
    F
    Cosmin Tucaliuc 20.Romania
    89'

    Petrolul 52 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

    The manager Nicolae Constantin decided to play with the following team: O. Vâlceanu, G. Tamaș, B. Meijers, V. Țicu, Marian Huja, F. Borţa, T. Seto, L. Dumitriu, Jair, G. Grozav and C. Irobiso.

    The home team had on the bench: S. Măzărache, A. Olaru, C. Tucaliuc, G. Pashov, E. Cebotaru, M. Bratu, S. Moroz, H. Manzala and M. Cioiu.

    Substitutions

    Petrolul 52 made 5 changes: C. Irobiso for S. Mazarache (72′), G. Grozav for H. Manzala (82′), L. Dumitriu for E. Cebotaru (82′), Jair for M. Bratu (89′) and T. Seto for C. Tucaliuc (89′).

    Botoşani – Formation

    Botoşani
    G
    E. Pap 1.Romania
    D
    Kevin Boli 21.France
    D
    Shaquill Sno 2.Netherlands
    63' 90'
    M
    Andrei Dragu 77.Romania
    M
    F. Mussis 22.Argentina
    74'
    M
    Antoni Ivanov 4.Bulgaria
    74'
    M
    Sebastian Mailat 26.Romania
    41'
    M
    Ovidiu Perianu 18.Romania
    70'
    M
    Victor Dican 6.Romania
    M
    Mateus Criciúma 9.Brazil
    58'
    F
    Sekou Camara 17.Guinea
    58'
    Substitutes
    G
    Andrei Ureche 82.Romania
    D
    Alexandru Țigănașu 30.Romania
    D
    Andrei Patache 19.Romania
    D
    Alin Șeroni 32.Romania
    M
    Mihai Roman 11.Romania
    58'
    M
    Yacouba Sylla 25.Mali
    74'
    M
    Andrei Tîrcoveanu 10.Romania
    70'
    M
    E. Shahaf 16.Israel
    74'
    M
    Petar Petkovski 7.North Macedonia
    58'

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

    Mihai Teja played with: E. Pap, K. Boli, S. Sno, A. Dragu, F. Mussis, A. Ivanov, S. Mailat, O. Perianu, V. Dican, S. Camara and Mateus Santos.

    These were the players on the bench: A. Țigănașu, A. Patache, Mihai Roman I, Y. Sylla, A. Tîrcoveanu, A. Şeroni, A. Ureche, E. Shahaf and P. Petkovski.

    Substitutions

    Botoşani made 5 changes: Criciuma Mateus for P. Petkovski (58′), S. Camara for M. Roman (58′), O. Perianu for A. Tircoveanu (70′), F. Mussis for E. Shahaf (75′) and A. Ivanov for Y. Sylla (75′).

    Results of the day

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