Popești-Leordeni 3:2 Bihor Oradea: Liga II Match Result

Match report

Popeshti-Lărdăuți saw off Bior Oradea 3-2 in the sixth round of Liga II on Saturday. The hosts moved clear at home, closing the gap on the mid-table while the visitors slipped further behind. And here's the thing — it wasn't the possession or the attack figures that decided it.

Q. Taiwo struck twice for the home side, opening the scoring in the ninth minute before doubling his tally just before half-time. Bior Oradea answered through I. Filip's penalty in the 50th minute, but A. Capraru restored the lead with a goal in the 66th. A. Bota pulled one back late on, but the damage was done.

Both sides made three changes at the break, with Popeshti-Lărdăući bringing on A. Boiciuc, N. Modan and T. Calin alongside A. Cruceru. Bior Oradea responded with R. Iacob and M. Neicutescu at the hour mark, then added A. Popa in the 77th. There were six yellow cards in total, two for each side, with the hosts showing more discipline when it mattered.

To be fair, the numbers tell a different story. Bior Oradea had 56 per cent possession and 103 attacks compared with 89 for the hosts, yet only managed four shots on target. Popeshti-Lărdăuți were more efficient, converting three of their ten attempts into goals. By then it was clear that chances had been taken and missed in equal measure.

The result keeps Popeshti-Lărdăuți in fourth place with 12 points from six games, unbeaten with three wins and three draws. Bior Oradea remain 15th on six points, with just one victory to their name. Eight points separate the two sides now, and the hosts have nothing to lose going forward.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 3 – 4

Shots off target 7 – 4

Attacks 89 – 103

⚽ 9' Q. Taiwo — Goal 🟨 16' P. Albino — Yellow card 🟨 19' M. Antoche — Yellow card 🟨 40' A. Cruceru — Yellow card ⚽ 45' Q. Taiwo — Goal ⇄ 46' A. Boiciuc — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Modan — Substitution ⇄ 46' A. Cruceru — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Calin — Substitution 🟨 47' I. Filip — Yellow card ⚽ 50' I. Filip — Penalty ⇄ 61' R. Iacob — Substitution ⇄ 61' M. Neicutescu — Substitution ⚽ 66' A. Capraru — Goal ⇄ 67' A. Capraru — Substitution 🟨 70' A. Raji — Yellow card ⇄ 77' A. Popa — Substitution ⚽ 80' A. Bota — Goal 🟨 81' M. Radulescu — Yellow card ⇄ 84' M. Tudorica — Substitution ⇄ 84' Q. Taiwo — Substitution

Match events

9' 1:0 Popești-Leordeni Goal Q. Taiwo
16' 1:0 Bihor Oradea Yellow card P. Albino
19' 1:0 Bihor Oradea Yellow card M. Antoche
40' 1:0 Bihor Oradea Yellow card A. Cruceru
45' 2:0 Popești-Leordeni Goal Q. Taiwo
46' 2:0 Bihor Oradea Substitution A. Boiciuc off: J. Dolny
46' 2:0 Bihor Oradea Substitution N. Modan off: N. Jermol
46' 2:0 Bihor Oradea Substitution A. Cruceru off: A. Bota
46' 2:0 Bihor Oradea Substitution T. Calin off: D. Tescan
47' 2:0 Bihor Oradea Yellow card I. Filip
50' 2:1 Bihor Oradea Penalty I. Filip
61' 2:1 Popești-Leordeni Substitution R. Iacob off: D. Ciobanu
61' 2:1 Popești-Leordeni Substitution M. Neicutescu off: A. Sora
66' 3:1 Popești-Leordeni Goal A. Capraru
67' 3:1 Popești-Leordeni Substitution A. Capraru off: R. Mustaca
70' 3:1 Popești-Leordeni Yellow card A. Raji
77' 3:1 Bihor Oradea Substitution A. Popa off: I. Hora
80' 3:2 Bihor Oradea Goal A. Bota
81' 3:2 Popești-Leordeni Yellow card M. Radulescu
84' 3:2 Popești-Leordeni Substitution M. Tudorica off: A. Dane
84' 3:2 Popești-Leordeni Substitution Q. Taiwo off: N. Leafu

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

3 Shots on target 4

7 Shots off target 4

89 Attacks 103

4 Corners 3

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 9

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