FC Botosani 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara: Liga I Match Result

Match report

Botoșani and Corvinul Hold Each Other at Zero in Tight Liga I Encounter

Botoșani and Corvinul Hunedoara shared a point in their Liga I clash on Monday, settling for a 0-0 draw in front of a crowd that watched two evenly matched sides refuse to yield. The result keeps both clubs level on ten points after eight games, with Botoșani sitting seventh and Corvinul eighth. They've drawn four of their eight matches this season and neither side found the breakthrough they'd been pushing for.

By then the game had settled into a rhythm, but minute seventy-three changed everything. M. Abualnadi picked up a second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Corvinul to finish the match with ten men. And here's the thing — the red card didn't produce a goal. Botoșani had the advantage but couldn't convert it, and Corvinul held firm despite being a man down. To be fair, the hosts had created two big chances earlier and still came up empty.

The statistics told a story of frustration rather than dominance. Botoșani held 56 per cent possession and attempted thirteen shots, but only two found the target. Corvinul shot eleven times with three on target, giving them a slightly better accuracy rate of nineteen per cent compared to eleven. Both sides registered eighty-nine attacks, which says something about the nature of this encounter — plenty of movement, little penetration.

What this means for the standings is minimal movement. Both teams remain locked in the middle of the table, separated by nothing more than goal difference. Botoșani's recent form shows three draws in their last four matches, while Corvinul's away record has been similarly steady. The result extends both sides' unbeaten runs, but neither side gained ground on those above or below them.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 11 – 8

Big chances 2 – 3

🟨 23' A. Dumiter — Yellow card 🟨 26' B. J. Bayeye — Yellow card 🟨 32' F. Ilie — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Z. Mitrov — Substitution ⇄ 46' F. Ilie — Substitution ⇄ 62' R. Espinosa — Substitution ⇄ 66' A. Fabry — Substitution 🟨 66' A. Neacsa — Yellow card ⇄ 67' A. Dumiter — Substitution 🟨 73' M. Abualnadi — Yellow card 🟥 73' M. Abualnadi — Red card ⇄ 78' H. Ongenda — Substitution 🟨 85' D. Hrezdac — Yellow card ⇄ 87' S. Mailat — Substitution ⇄ 87' D. Hrezdac — Substitution

Match events

23' 0:0 FC Botosani Yellow card A. Dumiter
26' 0:0 FC Botosani Yellow card B. J. Bayeye
32' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Yellow card F. Ilie
46' 0:0 FC Botosani Substitution Z. Mitrov off: S. Bodisteanu
46' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Substitution F. Ilie off: M. Ivancevic
62' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Substitution R. Espinosa off: A. Gillard
66' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Substitution A. Fabry off: A. Neacsa
66' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Yellow card A. Neacsa
67' 0:0 FC Botosani Substitution A. Dumiter off: M. Kovtalyuk
73' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Yellow card M. Abualnadi
73' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Red card M. Abualnadi
78' 0:0 FC Botosani Substitution H. Ongenda off: Gabriel Gama
85' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Yellow card D. Hrezdac
87' 0:0 FC Botosani Substitution S. Mailat off: J. Markovic
87' 0:0 Corvinul Hunedoara Substitution D. Hrezdac off: G. Uche Goodlad

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

2 Shots on target 3

11 Shots off target 8

2 Big chances 3

89 Attacks 89

10 Corners 3

12 Fouls 13

11 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 1

16 Goal kicks 14

23 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

13/2748% Aerial duels 14/2752%

45 Backward passes 58

6 Blocked shots 5

22 Clearances 36

6/2623% Crosses 4/1429%

14/2850% Dribbles 6/1346%

79 Failed passes 79

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 7

12 Key passes 11

18/4441% Long passes 31/6448%

80 Passes into the final third 69

243 Passes in the opposition half 195

164 Passes in own half 127

0.11 Shot accuracy 0.19

8 Shots from outside the box 7

11 Shots inside the box 9

8/1267% Tackles 11/1958%

381 Total passes 308

Line-ups

FC Botosani

Starting XI
#	Player	number
99	Giannis Anestis	99
2	Brian Jephte Bayeye	2
4	George Miron	4
73	Narcis Ilaș	73
94	Mamadou Diarra	94
21	Lucas de Vega Lima	21
26	Hervin Scicchitano Ongenda	26
67	Enriko Papa	67
7	Sebastian Árpád Mailat	7
11	Zoran Mitrov	11
41	Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter	41

Substitutes
#	Player	number
27	Ionuț Cristian Gurău	27
5	Razvan Cretz	5
23	Djibril Diaw	23
30	Alexandru Țigănașu	30
44	Rijad Sadiku	44
10	Ștefan Bodișteanu	10
14	George Sorodoc	14
37	Mihai Cătălin Bordeianu	37
9	Jovan Marković	9
22	Mykola Kovtalyuk	22
90	Mario Preda	90

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Corvinul Hunedoara

Starting XI
#	Player	number
21	Codruț Viorel Sandu	21
5	Mohammad Abualnadi	5
13	Flavius Iacob	13
18	Florin Ionuţ Ilie	18
30	Antoniu Ştefăniţă Manolache	30
20	Sérgio Ribeiro	20
22	Andrej Fábry	22
41	Mario George Bratu	41
97	Denis Lucian Hrezdac	97
9	Renato Espinosa Torres	9
99	Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Adrian Frânculescu	12
15	Mihajlo Ivančević	15
10	Ionuţ Alexandru Neacșa	10
19	Nicolae Pîrvulescu	19
47	Gideon Goodlad	47
70	Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu	70
14	Muhammad Hayatu	14
32	Angel Gillard	32

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Dinamo București	10	7	2	1	23
2	Rapid	10	6	3	1	21
3	Universitatea Craiova	10	6	2	2	20
4	Petrolul Ploiești	9	5	1	3	16
5	Universitatea Cluj	9	5	0	4	15
6	Farul Constanța	10	3	5	2	14
7	CFR 1907 Cluj	9	4	1	4	13
8	Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe	10	3	4	3	13
9	Uta Arad	10	3	3	4	12
10	FCSB	10	3	3	4	12

FC Botosani — Corvinul Hunedoara, Liga I

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Botoșani and Corvinul Hold Each Other at Zero in Tight Liga I Encounter

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