BUCHAREST. FCSB prevailed over Argeş. FCSB was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Arena Naţională stadium in Bucharest on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was George Cătălin Găman with the assistance of Adrian Popescu and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Viorel Nicușor Flueran. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FCSB had a superior ball possession 61% while Argeş was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FCSB had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FCSB won the match.
FCSB shot 24 times, 14 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Argeş shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FCSB received 3 yellow cards (V. Cretu, F. Coman and R. Oaida). Regarding the opposition, Argeş received 5 yellow cards (B. Alceus, A. Dobrosavlevici, A. Calcan, M. Cestor and I. A. Serban).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FCSB will have 11 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Argeş will stay with 13 points like Voluntari to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, FCSB will play away with Petrolul 52 on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Argeş will host Universitatea Craiova on the 7th of October with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Universitatea Craiova (3 draws).
FCSB – Formation
FCSB started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nicolae Constantin Dică decided to play with the following team: Ștefan Târnovanu, Valentin Iulian Crețu, Joonas Tamm, Denis Graţian Haruţ, Sorin Dănuţ Şerban, Malcom Edjouma, Darius Dumitru Olaru, Andrei Cordea, Abdel Slem Billel Omrani, Florinel Teodor Coman and Andrea Compagno.
The home team had on the bench: Boban Nikolov, Gheorghe Bogdan Rusu, Marco Dulca, Octavian Popescu, Andrei Daniel Vlad, Gregory Pantea, Răzvan Constantin Oaidă, David Raul Miculescu and Radu Ştefăniţă Boboc.
Substitutions
FCSB made 5 changes: B. Omrani for R. Oaida (46′), S. Serban for A. Pantea (46′), F. Coman for D. Miculescu (74′), D. Olaru for O. Popescu (86′) and A. Cordea for B. Nikolov (90′).
Argeş – Formation
Argeş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Constantin Schumacher played with: Cătălin George Straton, Antonio Jakoliš, Mike Cestor, Alin Dobrosavlevici, Costinel Andrei Tofan, Fábio André Freitas Vianna, Bryan Alceus, Tony N’Jike, Alexandru Mihai Ișfan, Arnold Paul Garita and Andreas Calcan.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marius Marcel Constantin, Martin Raynov, Dorian Bertrand, Iasmin Latovlevici, Ionuț Andrei Șerban, Alexandru Doru Greab, Derlis David Meza Colli, Geani Crețu and Julio Donisa.
Substitutions
Argeş made 4 changes: B. Alceus for D. D. Meza Colli (60′), A. Calcan for D. Bertrand (64′), T. Njike for J. Donisa (76′) and A. Jakolis for I. A. Serban (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.