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Cluj Crushes Rapid at Home
In a match played at the Gruia Stadionul in Cluj-Napoca, CFR 1907 Cluj convincingly defeated Rapid, demonstrating superiority in the second half of the encounter. Despite Rapid dominating ball possession with 62%, they failed to translate it into clear goal-scoring opportunities, managing only one shot on target.
The first half was marked by a contested game in midfield and a few yellow cards. K. Keita from Rapid was cautioned in the 23rd minute, followed by T. Keita (29th minute) and M. Korenica (39th minute) from CFR Cluj.
The second half was where CFR Cluj truly showcased their offensive potential. A. Cordea opened the scoring in the 48th minute, assisted by L. Munteanu. Cordea scored again in the 71st minute, extending the lead. The match was sealed in the 77th minute with a goal by M. Korenica, also assisted by L. Munteanu.
CFR Cluj demonstrated effectiveness by converting their opportunities, with 9 shots on target out of 16 total attempts. Although they committed the same number of fouls as Rapid (10), they received one more yellow card (two in total). Rapid, on the other hand, showed problems in generating real danger in the rival area despite their greater ball possession. The match ended with a clear victory for the home team.
Substitutions rapid: at minute 65 K. Keita came in and E. Koljic went out., at minute 74 C. Vulturar came in and R. Pop went out., at minute 74 A. Baroan came in and T. Jambor went out., at minute 74 C. Petrila came in and J. Hromada went out., at minute 81 C. Braun came in and C. Micovschi went out.
Substitutions cfr 1907 cluj: at minute 80 L. Emerllahu came in and A. Fica went out., at minute 81 T. Keita came in and O. Perianu went out., at minute 87 A. Cordea came in and A. Sfait went out., at minute 87 L. Munteanu came in and I. Slimani went out., at minute 90 M. Korenica came in and C. Deac went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
CFR 1907 Cluj
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