BOTOşANI. UTA Arad defeated Botoşani to win 2-1. It was UTA Arad to strike first with a goal of J. Bautista at the 26′. Then V. Postolachi scored again for UTA Arad in the 31′ minute. Eventually, S. Sno reduced the distance for Botoşani (54′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Botoşani lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Municipal stadium in Botoşani on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Lucian Ruşandu who was helped by Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Horia Gabriel Mladinovici. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Botoşani had a strong ball possession 56% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botoşani was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, UTA Arad managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Botoşani shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Botoşani received 3 yellow cards (A. Tiganasu, A. Seroni and P. Petkovski). Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad received 2 yellow cards (R. Steau and P. Otele).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Botoşani will stay with 12 points like CFR Cluj to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad will have 15 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Botoşani will play away against Sepsi on the 17th of September with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Botoşani (5 draws).
UTA Arad will host Hermannstadt on the 17th of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Hermannstadt (2 draws).
Botoşani – Formation
Botoşani
72'
19'
54'
Botoşani started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mihai Teja decided to play with the following team: E. Pap, A. Țigănașu, A. Şeroni, S. Sno, Y. Sylla, F. Mussis, A. Ivanov, S. Mailat, V. Dican, S. Camara and Mateus Santos.
The home team had on the bench: A. Ureche, A. Dragu, Mihai Roman II, A. Patache, O. Perianu, P. Petkovski, A. Tîrcoveanu, R. Sadiku and E. Shahaf.
Substitutions
Botoşani made 5 changes: Criciuma Mateus for P. Petkovski (46′), A. Ivanov for E. Shahaf (46′), F. Mussis for A. Tircoveanu (63′), A. Tiganasu for A. Dragu (72′) and S. Mailat for M. A. Roman (82′).
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ilie Poenaru played with: F. Iacob, A. Benga, E. Hoxhallari, A. Chindriş, M. Vukčević, I. Batha, J. Cascini, A. Stahl, R. Șteau, W. Jobello and V. Postolachi.
These were the players on the bench: C. Negoescu, O. Ademi, F. Matei, D. Balauru, M. Dobrescu, C. Keșerü, D. Ubbink, P. Anton and P. Otele.
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 5 changes: A. Stahl for P. Otele (46′), P. Otele for D. Ubbink (72′), R. Steau for C. Negoescu (77′), V. Postolachi for C. Keseru (81′) and J. Bautista for P. Anton (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
