Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Uta Arad — Liga I, 17 Aug 2026
Universitatea Cluj beat Uta Arad 2-1 in the Liga I on 17 August 2026 at Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca. A. Aliev, Andrei-Cristian Dorobanțu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Universitatea Cluj have won 1 and Uta Arad 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 23'
- 36'VARGoal Disallowed - offside
- 44'Foul
- 1-045+1'assist: Adams Friday
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 57'Foul
- 58'
- 63'
- 2-074'Penalty
- 75'
- 75'
- 2-185'
- 89'Foul
- 90+2'Serious foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Universitatea Cluj
- 7.9Adams FridayM
- 7.7Ștefan LefterG
- 7.5Alibek AlievF
- 7.3Dorin CodreaD
- 7.3Dino MikanovićD
- 7.0Oucasse MendyM
- 6.9Pedro PinhoM
- 6.9Ovidiu BicM
- 6.7Issouf MacalouM
- 6.7Andrei GheorghițăF
- 6.7Iulian CristeaD
- 6.5Dan NistorM
- 6.3Alexandru ChipciuD
- 6.3Mouhamadou DrammehM
Uta Arad
- 7.3Andrei-Cristian DorobanțuD
- 7.3Sota MinoM
- 7.0Árpád TordaiG
- 6.9Hakim AbdallahM
- 6.7Denis ȚăroiM
- 6.7Marinos TzionisM
- 6.7Sabahudin AlomeroviсD
- 6.7Alin RomanM
- 6.5Marius ComanF
- 6.3Ismet SinaniF
- 6.3Jayson PapeauM
- 6.3Alexandru BengaD
- 6.2Peter OuanehD
- 6.2Richard OdadaM
Line-ups
Uta Arad4-2-3-1
Universitatea Cluj4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Universitatea ClujCristiano Bergodi
Substitutes
- 46Neofytos MichaelG
- 98Gabriel SimionM
- 22Florent PouloloD
- 7Mouhamadou Drammeh63'M6.3
- 26Jonathan CisséD
- 77Andrei Gheorghiță90+2'75'F6.7
- 21Denis MoldovanG
- 12Adams Friday75'23'M7.9
- 2Alin ChinteÈD
- 59Alin TechereșD
- 20Goodnews ChukwuF
- 96Lukas PallF
Uta AradAdrian Mihalcea
Substitutes
- 77Jayson Papeau89'58'M6.3
- 1Márcio RosaG
- 33Andrei GorceaG
- 9Marius Coman46'F6.5
- 22Robert BădescuD
- 20Denis ȚăroiM6.7
- 19Denis IleM
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
13Total shots20
6Shots on target6
2Shots off target10
5Blocked shots4
4Corners7
2Offsides1
15Fouls18
1Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves4
457Total passes321
377Accurate passes253
82%Pass accuracy79%
Universitatea Cluj
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Friday | 52 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Ștefan Lefter | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Alibek Aliev | 94 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Dorin Codrea | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Dino Mikanović | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Oucasse Mendy | 23 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Pedro Pinho | 94 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ovidiu Bic | 94 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Issouf Macalou | 94 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Andrei Gheorghiță | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Iulian Cristea | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Dan Nistor | 63 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alexandru Chipciu | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Mouhamadou Drammeh | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Uta Arad
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei-Cristian Dorobanțu | 94 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Sota Mino | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7.3 |
| Árpád Tordai | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Hakim Abdallah | 94 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Denis Țăroi | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 58 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sabahudin Alomeroviс | 94 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Alin Roman | 94 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marius Coman | 49 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ismet Sinani | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jayson Papeau | 36 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alexandru Benga | 94 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Peter Ouaneh | 94 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Richard Odada | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.2 |
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