Liga 1: Universitatea Craiova recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Petrolul 52 2-1
ORHEI. Universitatea Craiova was able to turn the table against Petrolul 52 to win 2-1.
ORHEI. Universitatea Craiova was capable to turn the table 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 with a goal. Universitatea Craiova was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Complexul Sportiv Raional stadium in Orhei on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan with the help of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Marius Cristian Marchidanu. The 4th official was Cristina Mariana Trandafir. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 8 degrees Celsius or 46.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 51%.
Match Statistics
Universitatea Craiova was in firm control of the ball 67% while Petrolul 52 was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Universitatea Craiova was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Universitatea Craiova won the match.
Universitatea Craiova shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite 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).
After this match, Universitatea Craiova will have 18 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Petrolul 52 will stay with 17 points like Voluntari and Argeş to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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58'58'
C. Irobiso
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60'60'
Rivaldinho
A. Ivan
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60'60'
J. Markovic
S. Hanca
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63'63'
N. Bancu
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64'64'
C. Tucaliuc
M. Bratu
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68'68'
C. Irobiso
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70'70'
A. Roguljic
S. Baiaram
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70'70'
B. Vatajelu
A. Cretu
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75'75'
V. Ticu
M. Velisar
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75'75'
M. Ivanovski
C. Irobiso
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76'76'
Alexandru George
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85'85'
E. Cebotaru
L. Dumitriu
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85'85'
G. Grozav
Jair
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90'90'
Rivaldinho
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90'90'
Rivaldinho
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90'90'
V. Gaman
M. Capatina
Next match
In the upcoming Liga 1 match, Universitatea Craiova will play away with UTA Arad on the 23rd of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Universitatea Craiova (1 draw).
Petrolul 52 will host Argeş on the 24th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Universitatea Craiova: Formation and Lineups
Universitatea Craiova started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Mirel Matei Radoi chose 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.
Substitutes
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 and Lineups
Petrolul 52 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, 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.
Substitutes
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
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