Universitatea Cluj defeats Rapid in a thrilling match
Universitatea Cluj secured an important 2-0 victory over Rapid in a vibrant match of the Romanian Liga I played at the Superbet Arena-Giulești in Bucharest.
The match started with an intense pace and yellow cards for O. Popescu (Universitatea Cluj) in the 13th minute and J. Hromada (Rapid) in the 27th minute were a preview of the fight that was expected.
The first goal arrived in the 30th minute thanks to a great individual play by H. Pereira, who received a pass from M. Thiam and finished with quality. Universitatea Cluj’s advantage was extended in the 60th minute with a penalty converted by D. Nistor.
Despite the changes made by both teams, the dynamics of the match did not change and Universitatea Cluj remained strong in defense and took advantage of the opportunities that came their way to secure the victory.
The match was marked by a dominance of the ball by Rapid (52% possession), but Universitatea Cluj was more effective in converting scoring chances, with a total of 9 shots (2 on goal).
Rapid tried to react in the final minutes, but they found themselves facing a solid and well-organized defense by their opponent.
Ultimately, Universitatea Cluj took home the three points thanks to a great collective performance and the contundence of their attack.
Substitutions universitatea cluj: at minute 46 G. B. Simion came in and O. Popescu went out., at minute 66 V. Blanuta came in and H. Pereira went out., at minute 70 V. Rata came in and R. Silaghi went out., at minute 80 B. Mitrea came in and M. Thiam went out., at minute 81 D. Codrea came in and L. Cristea went out.
Substitutions rapid: at minute 46 R. Pop came in and C. Micovschi went out., at minute 46 M. Kait came in and J. Hromada went out., at minute 46 X. Emmers came in and C. Grameni went out., at minute 70 T. Jambor came in and T. Christensen went out., at minute 81 F. Hasani came in and B. Burmaz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rapid
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Universitatea Cluj
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