Rapid Bucuresti recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Mioveni 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BUCUREşTI. Rapid Bucuresti was capable to reverse the scoreline against Mioveni to win 2-1.

September 18, 2022

BUCUREşTI. Rapid Bucuresti was capable to reverse the score against Mioveni to win 2-1. It was Mioveni to strike first with a goal of A. Scarlatache at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Luckassen gave the win to Rapid Bucuresti in the 87′ minute. Rapid Bucuresti was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

V. Pop received a red card (34′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Mioveni 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 Horia Gabriel Mladinovici assisted by Mihai Marius Marica and Bogdan Mihai Gheorghe. The 4th official was Bogdan Dumitrache.

Match Statistics

Rapid Bucuresti

2 - 1

Mioveni

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

18 Total 7
9 On Target 3
9 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 0

135 Attack 75
97 Dangerous attack 33
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2

Fouls

1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rapid Bucuresti was in firm control of the ball 69% while Mioveni was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rapid Bucuresti was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rapid Bucuresti won the match.

Rapid Bucuresti shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Mioveni shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rapid Bucuresti received 1 yellow card (D. Grigore). On the other side, Mioveni received 1 yellow card (V. Pop).

Also, Mioveni didn’t end the match with 11 players after V. Pop (Mioveni) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (34′).

Match Timeline

Jayson Papeau(var)

22'

34'

Xian Emmers - sub ->M. Kait

38'

39'

46'

Andrei Panait- sub ->A. Buziuc

46'

50'

61'

Dragoș Grigore- Yellow

68'

Alexandru Albu- sub ->D. Grigore

69'

85'

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Universitatea Craiova

TBC

After playing this match, Rapid Bucuresti will have 24 points like SSC Farul to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Mioveni will stay with 6 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

Rapid Bucuresti

Horaţiu Moldovan 31.Romania

Cristian Săpunaru 22.Romania

Dragoș Grigore 21.Romania

69'

68'

Alex Escobar 13.Brazil

61'

Răzvan Onea 19.Romania

Ljuban Crepulja 4.Croatia

Mattias Käit 14.Estonia

38'

A. Sefer 7.Romania

69'

39'

Jayson Papeau 96.France

Valentin Costache 9.Romania

69'

M. Dugandžić 45.Croatia

Substitutes

Virgil Drăghia 90.Romania

F. Ștefan 3.Romania

61'

Alexandru Albu 23.Romania

69'

Cristian Ignat 5.Romania

Xian Emmers 25.Belgium

38'

Ș. Pănoiu 17.Romania

69'

Andrei Ciobanu 8.Romania

Paul Iacob 6.Romania

Kevin Luckassen 42.Netherlands

69'

87'

Rapid Bucuresti started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

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

The home team had on the bench: X. Emmers, F. Ștefan, Ș. Pănoiu, A. Ciobanu, K. Luckassen, P. Iacob, A. Albu, V. Drăghia and C. Ignat.

Substitutions

Rapid Bucuresti made 5 changes: M. Kait for X. Emmers (38′), J. Morais for F. Stefan (61′), D. Grigore for A. Albu (69′), A. Sefer for S. Panoiu (69′) and V. Costache for K. Luckassen (69′).

Mioveni – Formation

Mioveni

Iustin Popescu 22.Romania

Adrian Scarlatache 15.Romania

22'

Ionuț Balaur 25.Romania

Guilherme Garutti 27.Brazil

90'

Razvan Alin Trif 11.Romania

85'

D. Oancea 26.Romania

Vlad Pop 24.Romania

34'

Mihai Lixandru 5.Romania

Stefan Blanaru 89.Romania

46'

Alexandru Buziuc 20.Romania

46'

Blerim Krasniqi 9.Albania

50'

Substitutes

Flavius Croitoru 13.Romania

Alexandru Iacob 21.Romania

Daniel Toma 7.Romania

Nicolae Carnat 31.Romania

50'

Ionut Laurentiu Radescu 16.Romania

46'

Valentin Coșereanu 10.Romania

Andrei Panait 23.Romania

46'

Junior Kabananga 99.Congo DR

90'

Andrei Burlacu 90.Romania

85'

Mioveni started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Flavius Vladimir Stoican played with: I. Popescu, A. Scarlatache, I. Balaur, Garutti, R. Trif, D. Oancea, V. Pop, M. Lixandru, Ș. Blănaru, A. Buziuc and B. Krasniqi.

These were the players on the bench: J. Kabananga, A. Iacob, F. Croitoru, A. Burlacu, D. Toma, N. Cârnat, I. Rădescu, V. Coșereanu and A. Panait.

Substitutions

Mioveni made 5 changes: A. Buziuc for A. Panait (46′), S. Blanaru for I. Radescu (46′), B. Krasniqi for N. Carnat (50′), R. Trif for A. Burlacu (85′) and Garutti for J. Kabananga (90′).