CRAIOVA. Universitatea Craiova managed to turn the tables against Petrolul 52 to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Petrolul 52 to strike first with a goal of C. Irobiso at the 58′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rivaldinho gave the win to Universitatea Craiova in the 90′ minute. Universitatea Craiova was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium in Craiova on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan with the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Marius Cristian Marchidanu. The 4th official was Cristina Mariana Trandafir. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 8 Total 3
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 67
- 81 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Universitatea Craiova had a strong ball possession 67% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Universitatea Craiova was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Universitatea Craiova won the match.
Universitatea Craiova shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Petrolul 52 shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Craiova received 2 yellow cards (N. Bancu and Rivaldinho). On the opposite side, Petrolul 52 received 1 yellow card (C. Irobiso).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Universitatea Craiova will have 21 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Petrolul 52 will stay with 17 points like Voluntari, Argeş and Botoşani to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova will play away with Sepsi on the 29th of October with a 5-5 head to head.
Petrolul 52 will host Argeş on the 24th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Universitatea Craiova – Formation
Universitatea Craiova started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Mirel Matei Radoi decided to play with the following team: Giedrius Arlauskis, Raúl Michel Melo da Silva, Nicușor Silviu Bancu, Bogdan Alexandru Mitrea, Sergiu Cătălin Hanca, Alexandru Crețu, Mihai Căpățînă, Vladimir Screciu, Andrei Virgil Ivan, Ștefan Baiaram and George Alexandru Cimpanu.
The home team had on the bench: Eduard Marian Florescu, Ante Roguljić, Jovan Markovic, Marius Valerică Găman, Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu, Rivaldo Vitor Ferreira Mosca, Dan Nicolae Nistor, Alexandru Mateiu and David Beniamin Lazar.
Substitutions
Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: A. Ivan for Rivaldinho (60′), S. Hanca for J. Markovic (60′), S. Baiaram for A. Roguljic (70′), A. Cretu for B. Vatajelu (70′) and M. Capatina for V. Gaman (90′).
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Nicolae Constantin played with: Octavian Gabriel Vâlceanu, Georgi Pashov, Bart Meijers, Mihai Velisar, Marian Fernando Huja, Félix Mathaus Lima Santos, Takayuki Seto, Lucian Mihai Dumitriu, Jair Tavares da Silva, Mario Bratu and Christian Okechukwu Irobiso.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marius Iulian Cioiu, Cosmin Tucaliuc, Simon Moise Măzărache, Eugeniu Cebotaru, Mirko Ivanovski, Gheorghe Teodor Grozav, Valentin Constantin Țicu and Alberto Nicolaie Olaru.
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 5 changes: M. Bratu for C. Tucaliuc (64′), M. Velisar for V. Ticu (75′), C. Irobiso for M. Ivanovski (75′), L. Dumitriu for E. Cebotaru (85′) and Jair for G. Grozav (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Botoşani – U Craiova 1948 – 1-0
- SSC Farul – Universitatea Cluj – 2-0
- Universitatea Craiova – Petrolul 52 – 2-1