Universitatea Craiova vs UTA Arad

20 July 2024 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2024/25

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Gjoko Zajkov 35’
Luis Paradela 58’
Ștefan Baiaram 73’
Alexandru Mitriță 90+3’

Imoh Ezekiel 45’
Alexandru Benga 90+2’

Match summary

Universitatea Craiova beat UTA Arad 4-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gjoko Zajkov put Universitatea Craiova ahead with a header in the 35th minute and Imoh Ezekiel equalised in the 45th minute. In the second half, Luis Paradela put Universitatea Craiova back in front in the 58th minute, Ștefan Baiaram made it 3-1 in the 73rd minute, Alexandru Benga pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time, and Alexandru Mitriță made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

Key events

Universitatea Craiova UTA Arad

Kick-off

Alexandru CrețuShot on target

16’

Gjoko ZajkovHeader

1-0

35’

45’

Imoh EzekielLeft foot shot

1-1

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

53’

João PedroShot on target

Nicușor BancuJuraj Badelj

55’

57’

Loai HalafCristian Mihai

57’

Raoul CristeaValentin Costache

Luis ParadelaRight foot shot

2-1

58’

Elvir KoljićShot on target

66’

Ștefan VlădoiuMihai Căpățînă

67’

Anzor MekvabishviliAlexandru Crețu

67’

70’

Andrei DumiterImoh Ezekiel

Ștefan BaiaramȘtefan Bană

72’

Carlos MoraElvir Koljić

72’

Ștefan BaiaramRight foot shot

3-1

73’

Anzor MekvabishviliShot on target

79’

80’

Andrej FábryJoão Pedro

80’

Răzvan TrifCornel Râpă

Anzor MekvabishviliShot on target

84’

90+1’

Răzvan TrifShot on target

90+2’

Alexandru BengaHeader

3-2

90+2’

Eric OmondiShot on target

Alexandru MitrițăLeft foot shot

4-2

90+3’

Full-time4-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

UTA Arad attacking Universitatea Craiova attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Universitatea Craiova 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

UTA Arad 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Laurenţiu Popescu	90′	3	2	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Denil Maldonado	90′	–	1	–	6	6	67	–	–	–	–
Gjoko Zajkov	90′	1	2	–	3	2	64	1	1	–	–
Juraj Badelj Taken off	55′	–	1	–	2	–	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders10 players


Mihai Căpățînă Taken off	67′	–	–	28	2	–	2	5	2	–	–	–
Alexandru Crețu Taken off	67′	–	–	36	–	–	1	1	2	1	–	–
Lyes Houri	90′	–	1	80	2	–	1	1	6	1	2	–
Ștefan Bană Taken off	72′	–	1	27	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Alexandru Mitriță	90′	1	1	48	4	–	–	–	3	1	2	–
Luis Paradela	90′	1	–	26	2	–	3	2	5	3	–	–
Nicușor Bancu Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	33	–	–	1	1	2	1	1	–
Ștefan Vlădoiu Came on as a substitute	23′	–	1	12	2	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Anzor Mekvabishvili Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	13	–	–	1	2	1	–	–	–
Carlos Mora Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	9	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Elvir Koljić Taken off	72′	–	–	3	1	–	–	2	1	–	16	–
Ștefan Baiaram Came on as a substitute	18′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	4	1	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Robert Popa	90′	4	4	25	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cornel Râpă Taken off	80′	1	1	1	2	1	25	–	–	–	–
Ibrahima Conté	90′	1	1	1	3	2	34	–	–	–	–
Alexandru Benga	90′	2	1	–	4	1	29	1	1	–	–
Diogo Rodrigues	90′	–	1	–	2	1	25	–	–	–	–
Răzvan Trif Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Valentin Costache Taken off	57′	–	–	12	–	–	2	–	3	2	–	–
Cristian Mihai Taken off	57′	–	–	20	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–
Benjamin Van Durmen	90′	–	1	33	1	–	1	1	4	1	1	–
Eric Omondi	90′	–	–	33	1	–	4	2	7	–	2	–
João Pedro Taken off	80′	–	–	35	–	–	5	1	8	–	2	–
Loai Halaf Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Raoul Cristea Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	3	1	2	–
Andrej Fábry Came on as a substitute	10′	–	1	6	2	–	2	–	3	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Imoh Ezekiel Taken off	70′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	3	1	12	–
Andrei Dumiter Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Universitatea Craiova W W D W D

UTA Arad W W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: UTA Arad 2-2 Universitatea Craiova, 20 Dec 23 Next meeting: UTA Arad 1-2 Universitatea Craiova, 25 Nov 24 All Universitatea Craiova vs UTA Arad meetings

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