Progresul Spartac București 2:5 Concordia: result and stats

Match report

Concordia Cruel to Progresul in Cup Group Stage

Concordia ran out comfortable winners against Progresul București in their Romanian Cup Group Stage clash on Tuesday, the final score reading 5-2. The visitors had already established control by half-time when A. Jipa struck twice in quick succession. And here's the thing — Progresul started brighter on paper, but the game turned the moment Concordia found their rhythm. N. Carnat gave the hosts an early lead in the eleventh minute, a moment that briefly lifted the home side. But then Concordia came alive. Jipa equalised in the twenty-fifth, and within eight minutes he had doubled his tally to put his side in front. R. Mirea added a third before the break in the thirty-eighth minute, and Progresul had to regroup. By then, the mood had shifted entirely. Three changes for Progresul at the interval — G. Iancu, D. Falcusan and R. Belibrov came on — but the hosts could only watch as Concordia extended their advantage. D. Dumitrescu made it four in the sixty-fifth minute, and R. Ion confirmed the result with a seventh-minute goal. S. Banu added a fifth in the eighty-fourth, and the game was long over. Progresul had made their substitutions, but they came too late to change anything. The statistics tell a story you would expect. Concordia registered 89 attacks to 78, and their shot accuracy was far superior — twelve on target against five. Both sides had similar possession figures, 51 per cent to 49, but Concordia converted their chances while Progresul's single effort from Carnat was not enough. The home side had more corners — five to two — but that meant little when the goalkeeper was rarely tested. This result leaves Concordia in a strong position in the group stage, while Progresul will need to find something they didn't show here. The visitors have now won four of their last five matches, while Progresul's recent form — three wins and a loss — offers little comfort after this performance. Cup football has its own rules, and on this occasion Concordia understood them perfectly.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 5 – 12

Shots off target 4 – 11

Attacks 78 – 89

⚽ 11' N. Carnat — Goal ⚽ 25' A. Jipa — Goal ⚽ 33' A. Jipa — Goal ⚽ 38' R. Mirea — Goal 🟨 42' Yellow card ⇄ 46' G. Iancu — Substitution ⇄ 46' D. Falcusan — Substitution ⇄ 46' R. Belibrov — Substitution ⇄ 60' N. Carnat — Substitution ⇄ 60' A. Chiritoiu — Substitution ⇄ 60' N. Tong — Substitution ⚽ 65' D. Dumitrescu — Goal ⚽ 73' R. Ion — Goal ⇄ 79' D. Dumitrescu — Substitution ⇄ 79' A. Ohaci — Substitution ⚽ 84' S. Banu — Goal

Match events

11' 0:1 Concordia Goal N. Carnat
25' 0:2 Concordia Goal A. Jipa
33' 0:3 Concordia Goal A. Jipa
38' 1:3 Progresul Spartac București Goal R. Mirea
42' 1:3 Concordia Yellow card
46' 1:3 Concordia Substitution G. Iancu off: S. Banu
46' 1:3 Concordia Substitution D. Falcusan off: L. Pareja
46' 1:3 Progresul Spartac București Substitution R. Belibrov off: L. I. Niculae
60' 1:3 Concordia Substitution N. Carnat off: R. Rotund
60' 1:3 Concordia Substitution A. Chiritoiu off: G. Ganea
60' 1:3 Progresul Spartac București Substitution N. Tong off: M. Dragan
65' 2:3 Progresul Spartac București Goal D. Dumitrescu
73' 2:4 Concordia Goal R. Ion
79' 2:4 Progresul Spartac București Substitution D. Dumitrescu off: P. Marinescu
79' 2:4 Progresul Spartac București Substitution A. Ohaci off: P. Aron
84' 2:5 Concordia Goal S. Banu

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

5 Shots on target 12

4 Shots off target 11

78 Attacks 89

2 Corners 5

9 Free kicks 3

2 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

14 Goal kicks 8

14 Throw-ins 19

Match prediction: Progresul Spartac București — Concordia

Win: Concordia

Confidence 77%

Reasoning

Прогресул Спартаку Бухарест, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Конкордия, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 6 games, Прогресул Спартаку Бухарест — 1, Конкордия — 5

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