PLOIEşTI. Petrolul 52 defeated UTA Arad to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Petrolul 52 to strike first with a penalty of Jair at the 51′. Then C. Irobiso scored again for Petrolul 52 in the 67′ minute. Eventually, P. Otele reduced the distance for UTA Arad (76′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

Petrolul 52 remained with 10 players after C. Irobiso received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Stadionul Ilie Oană stadium in Ploieşti on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Marian Alexandru Barbu with the assistance of Imre-Laszlo Bucsi and Stelian Slabu. The 4th official was Cristina Mariana Trandafir. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Petrolul 52

2 - 1

UTA Arad

  • 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
  • 8 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 136
  • 65 Dangerous attack 69
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Petrolul 52 was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. UTA Arad that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.

Attitude and shots

UTA Arad had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Petrolul 52 found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Petrolul 52 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Petrolul 52 received 1 yellow card (F. Borta). Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad received 3 yellow cards (M. Dobrescu, V. Postolachi and A. Chindris).

(Petrolul 52) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

28'
37'
40'
45'
Jair(penalty)
51'
54'
62'
63'
C. Irobiso(goal)
67'
L. Dumitriu- sub ->G. Grozav
72'
76'
80'
87'
C. Irobiso- Red
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
SSC Farul
53
10
U Craiova 1948
36
9
FCSB
46
10
Voluntari
34
9
CFR Cluj
42
10
Petrolul 52
34
9
Universitatea Cluj
33
9
Universitatea Craiova
40
10
Botoşani
31
9
Rapid Bucuresti
38
10
TBC
0
0
    Hermannstadt
    31
    9
    Sepsi
    29
    10
    UTA Arad
    26
    9
    Argeş
    24
    9
    Chindia Târgovişte
    23
    9
    Mioveni
    11
    9

    After playing this match, Petrolul 52 will have 26 points like Hermannstadt to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, UTA Arad will stay with 16 points like U Craiova 1948 to hold in the 15th place.

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Liga 1, Petrolul 52 will play away against Sepsi on the 11th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sepsi (1 draw).

    UTA Arad will host Voluntari on the 13th of November with a 2-2 head to head.

    Petrolul 52 – Formation

    Petrolul 52
    G
    Octavian Vâlceanu 31.Romania
    D
    Félix Mathaus 13.Cape Verde Islands
    D
    B. Meijers 3.Netherlands
    D
    V. Țicu 5.Romania
    D
    Marian Huja 2.Portugal
    D
    Florin Borta 99.Romania
    37'
    M
    T. Seto 11.Japan
    M
    Jair 8.Brazil
    51'
    M
    Marius Cioiu 24.Romania
    80'
    F
    G. Grozav 7.Romania
    72'
    F
    C. Irobiso 9.Nigeria
    90' 67'
    Substitutes
    D
    Alberto Olaru 15.Romania
    D
    Mihai Velisar 67.Romania
    M
    M. Bratu 98.Romania
    M
    L. Dumitriu 44.Romania
    72'
    M
    E. Cebotaru 37.Moldova
    M
    Georgi Pashov 26.Bulgaria
    F
    Cosmin Tucaliuc 20.Romania
    F
    Constantin Budescu 10.Romania
    80'

    Petrolul 52 started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

    The manager Nicolae Constantin decided to play with the following team: Octavian Gabriel Vâlceanu, Félix Mathaus Lima Santos, Bart Meijers, Valentin Constantin Țicu, Marian Fernando Huja, Florin Gheorghe Borţa, Takayuki Seto, Jair Tavares da Silva, Marius Iulian Cioiu, Gheorghe Teodor Grozav and Christian Okechukwu Irobiso.

    The home team had on the bench: Cosmin Tucaliuc, Alberto Nicolaie Olaru, Mihai Velisar, Mario Bratu, Lucian Mihai Dumitriu, Eugeniu Cebotaru, Constantin Valentin Budescu and Georgi Pashov.

    Substitutions

    Petrolul 52 made 2 changes: G. Grozav for L. Dumitriu (72′) and M. Cioiu for C. Budescu (80′).

    UTA Arad – Formation

    UTA Arad
    G
    Florin Iacob 93.Romania
    D
    Erjon Hoxhallari 22.Albania
    D
    Mihai Dobrescu 3.Romania
    28'
    D
    Aly Abeid 18.Mauritania
    D
    Andrei Chindriş 6.Romania
    54' 45'
    M
    Paul Anton 14.Romania
    M
    Idriz Batha 19.Albania
    M
    Albert Stahl 29.Romania
    63'
    M
    R. Pop 55.Romania
    62'
    F
    Virgiliu Postolachi 17.Moldova
    40'
    F
    Philip Otele 7.Nigeria
    87' 76'
    Substitutes
    G
    Dragoş Balauru 33.Romania
    M
    F. Matei 8.Romania
    M
    Cristian Maxim 98.Romania
    M
    Damian Isac 31.Romania
    M
    Desley Ubbink 20.Netherlands
    54'
    M
    Cibi 23.Romania
    F
    Wesley Jobello 11.Martinique
    87'
    F
    Claudiu Negoescu 77.Romania
    62'
    F
    Claudiu Keșerü 28.Romania
    63'

    UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

    László György Balint played with: Florin Iacob, Erion Hoxhallari, Mihai Dobrescu, Yacoub Aly Abeid, Andrei Chindriş, Paul Viorel Anton, Idriz Batha, Albert Tivadar Stahl, Rareș Mihai Pop, Virgiliu Postolachi and Philip Otele.

    They had on the bench: Wesley Jobello, Dragoș Balauru, Florentin Matei, Cristian Maxim, Damian Isac, Desley Ubbink, Claudiu Negoescu, Claudiu Andrei Keșerü and Fabiano Duarte Cibi.

    Substitutions

    UTA Arad made 4 changes: A. Chindris for D. Ubbink (54′), R. Pop for C. Negoescu (62′), A. Stahl for C. Keseru (63′) and P. Otele for W. Jobello (87′).

    Results of the day

    These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​