CONSTANțA. SSC Farul prevails over UTA Arad with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Alibec (18′) and a goal from C. Casap (90′). UTA Arad lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
SSC Farul remained with 10 players after J. Corinus received a red card in the 52′. Still, SSC Farul still found a way to win this match competing only in players.
V. Postolachi didn’t convert a decisive penalty (56′). That would have allowed UTA Arad to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadionul Farul stadium in Constanța on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Horia Gabriel Mladinovici who was helped by Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Marius Florin Badea. The 4th official was Ionuţ Coza. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
UTA Arad had a strong ball possession 57% while SSC Farul was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SSC Farul was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SSC Farul won the encounter.
UTA Arad shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, SSC Farul shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
UTA Arad received 2 yellow cards (A. Benga and M. Vukcevic). Regarding the opposition, SSC Farul received 2 yellow cards (D. Alibec and D. Sirbu).
Also, SSC Farul didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Corinus (SSC Farul) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (52′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, UTA Arad will stay with 15 points like U Craiova 1948 to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, SSC Farul will have 27 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the SSC Farul will play away agasint Sepsi on the 9th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Gheorghe Hagi decided to play with the following team: Florin Iacob, Alexandru Constantin Benga, Mihai Dobrescu, Andrei Chindriş, Paul Viorel Anton, Marko Vukčević, Idriz Batha, Raul Șteau, Wesley Jobello, Virgiliu Postolachi and Philip Otele.
The home team had on the bench: Desley Ubbink, Albert Tivadar Stahl, Claudiu Negoescu, Claudiu Andrei Keșerü, Damian Isac, Yacoub Aly Abeid, Orhan Ademi, Erico Constantino da Silva and Dragoș Balauru.
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 5 changes: R. Steau for C. Negoescu (74′), W. Jobello for D. Ubbink (74′), P. Anton for C. Keseru (80′), P. Otele for A. Stahl (81′) and V. Postolachi for O. Ademi (81′).
SSC Farul – Formation
SSC Farul started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ilie Poenaru played with: Mihai Marian Aioani, Ionuț Justinian Larie, David Enagnon Kiki, Dan Sirbu, Andrei Viorel Artean, Jérémy Corinus, Tudor Cristian Băluţă, Constantin Grameni, Kevin Grobry Doukoure, Denis Alibec and Louis Munteanu.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Andronache, Robert Marian Moldoveanu, Andrei Sebastian Borza, Carlo Roberto Casap, Vlad Călin Morar, Alexandru Buzbuchi, Enes Sali, Ayrton Mboko and Nicolae Luca Banu.
Substitutions
SSC Farul made 4 changes: L. Munteanu for S. Borza (59′), C. Grameni for C. Casap (69′), K. Doukoure for L. Banu (82′) and D. Alibec for V. Morar (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.