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FCSB — FC Botosani, Liga I

Liga I
FCSB D10 Aug · Away Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe · 0:0W17 Aug · Home FC Botosani · 3:2L23 Aug · Away CFR 1907 Cluj · 0:1L30 Aug · Home Uta Arad · 1:3W2 Sep · Away Argeș Pitești · 5:0L5 Sep · Away Dinamo București · 1:2
3:2
Finished

Kick-off was

FC Botosani L17 Aug · Away FCSB · 2:3W20 Aug · Away Viitorul Șelimbăr · 3:1W24 Aug · Home Csikszereda · 1:0D30 Aug · Away Farul Constanța · 0:0L2 Sep · Home Corvinul Hunedoara · 0:1W5 Sep · Home Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe · 5:0
Venue: Arena Nationala City: Bucharest

Match report

Birligea's brace rescues FCSB after Botoșani fightback

FCSB secured a hard-fought victory at Arena Națională, edging Botoșani 3:2 in a Liga I encounter that swung from one side to the other. The hosts took an early lead through Joao Paulo, but Botoșani responded with composure to take control before FCSB rallied for a dramatic finish. Joao Paulo opened the scoring in the tenth minute, but his celebration was short-lived. He picked up a yellow card just eight minutes later, and FCSB were pegged back when A. Dumiter equalised in the thirty-sixth. Botoșani then doubled their advantage through the same scorer in the fifty-second, looking comfortable in midfield. By then FCSB had made changes. J. Dawa came on at half-time, and H. Ongenda arrived for the visitors in the fifty-fourth. The match turned in the sixty-third minute when D. Birligea pulled one back, and just a minute later he struck again to level matters. It was a quick turnaround that pinned Botoșani back. Birligea had nothing to do all evening until the final moments, but he made up for it. He came off in the seventy-second after his yellow card, only to return and score the winner in the ninth minute and six seconds. FCSB ran the show in those closing stages, though Botoșani had nothing to lose and pushed forward. The statistics tell their own story. FCSB held 60 per cent possession and created four big chances from sixteen shots, while Botoșani managed only two big chances from ten attempts with a lower accuracy rate. The hosts dominated aerial duels and crosses, but Botoșani made more tackles and interceptions, suggesting they were under pressure. FCSB move up to sixth place with 11 points from seven games, a result that ends their recent run of inconsistent form. Botoșani remain in thirteenth with 7 points, a gap that continues to separate the two sides. The match was decided by three or four moments, as these things often are.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 60 – 40
Shots on target 8 – 3
Shots off target 8 – 7
Big chances 4 – 2

Match events

  1. 10' 1:0 FCSB Goal Joao Paulo assist: J. Cisotti
  2. 18' 1:0 FCSB Yellow card Joao Paulo
  3. 36' 1:1 FC Botosani Goal A. Dumiter assist: E. Papa
  4. 46' 1:1 FCSB Substitution J. Dawa off: V. Cretu
  5. 54' 1:1 FC Botosani Substitution H. Ongenda off: L. De Vega
  6. 55' 1:1 FC Botosani Yellow card M. Diarra
  7. 62' 1:2 FC Botosani Goal A. Dumiter
  8. 63' 2:2 FCSB Goal D. Birligea assist: J. Cisotti
  9. 65' 2:2 FCSB Substitution R. Radunovic off: O. Arad
  10. 66' 2:2 FC Botosani Substitution S. Mailat off: M. Kovtalyuk
  11. 72' 2:2 FCSB Substitution A. Boutoutaou off: D. Miculescu
  12. 72' 2:2 FCSB Substitution Joao Paulo off: E. Gnahore
  13. 73' 2:2 FC Botosani Substitution A. Miron off: R. Sadiku
  14. 83' 2:2 FCSB Substitution J. Cisotti off: O. Popescu
  15. 88' 2:2 FC Botosani Yellow card G. Anestis
  16. 89' 2:2 FC Botosani Yellow card C. Petro
  17. 90+4' 2:2 FCSB Yellow card D. Birligea
  18. 90+6' 3:2 FCSB Goal D. Birligea assist: O. Popescu

Statistics

60 Possession, % 40
8 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 7
4 Big chances 2
107 Attacks 66
13 Corners 5
11 Fouls 14
14 Free kicks 10
0 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
9 Goal kicks 12
20 Throw-ins 28
All statistics
33 Aerial duels 33
70 Backward passes 46
6 Blocked shots 2
25 Clearances 19
27 Crosses 14
17 Dribbles 12
78 Failed passes 77
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
8 Interceptions 14
18 Key passes 10
60 Long passes 59
104 Passes into the final third 51
285 Passes in the opposition half 149
175 Passes in own half 162
0.36 Shot accuracy 0.25
7 Shots from outside the box 2
15 Shots inside the box 9
23 Aerial duels won 10
10 Successful crosses 2
9 Successful dribbles 6
37 Successful long passes 21
6 Successful tackles 9
355 Successful passes 220
11 Tackles 16
433 Total passes 297

Line-ups

FCSB

Starting XI
# Player number
13 Matei Popa 13
3 André Duarte 3
5 Joyskim Aurélien Dawa Tchakonte 5
21 Dylan Batubinsika 21
4 R. Padurar 4
18 João Paulo 18
31 Juri Cisotti 31
33 Risto Radunović 33
9 George Daniel Bîrligea 9
10 Florin Lucian Tănase 10
28 Aymen Boutoutaou 28
Substitutes
# Player number
32 Ștefan Târnovanu 32
2 Valentin Iulian Crețu 2
15 Ofri Arad 15
97 Ronny Joel André Labonne 97
8 Vhakka Eddy Stelh Gnahoré 8
22 Mihai Toma 22
77 Lucas Stanciu 77
7 Octavian Popescu 7
11 David Miculescu 11
20 Dennis Politic 20
90 Alexandru Stoyan 90
98 David Popa 98
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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
3 Charles Petro 3
26 Hervin Scicchitano Ongenda 26
67 Enriko Papa 67
7 Sebastian Árpád Mailat 7
10 Ștefan Bodișteanu 10
41 Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter 41
Substitutes
# Player number
27 Ionuț Cristian Gurău 27
5 Razvan Cretz 5
23 Djibril Diaw 23
44 Rijad Sadiku 44
11 Zoran Mitrov 11
14 George Sorodoc 14
21 Lucas de Vega Lima 21
37 Mihai Cătălin Bordeianu 37
77 Gabriel Gama 77
9 Jovan Marković 9
22 Mykola Kovtalyuk 22
90 Mario Preda 90
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Recent form

FCSB

D10 Aug · Away Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe · 0:0W17 Aug · Home FC Botosani · 3:2L23 Aug · Away CFR 1907 Cluj · 0:1L30 Aug · Home Uta Arad · 1:3W2 Sep · Away Argeș Pitești · 5:0L5 Sep · Away Dinamo București · 1:2

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FC Botosani

L17 Aug · Away FCSB · 2:3W20 Aug · Away Viitorul Șelimbăr · 3:1W24 Aug · Home Csikszereda · 1:0D30 Aug · Away Farul Constanța · 0:0L2 Sep · Home Corvinul Hunedoara · 0:1W5 Sep · Home Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe · 5:0

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