Universitatea Cluj 2-3 Petrolul Ploiesti — Liga I, 28 Aug 2026
Petrolul Ploiesti beat Universitatea Cluj 3-2 in the Liga I on 28 August 2026 at Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca. Alejandro Bran, Jovo Lukic, Robert Jerdea, Dan Nlundulu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Universitatea Cluj have won 2 and Petrolul Ploiesti 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Cluj Arena · Cluj-Napoca·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-13'assist: R. Martins
- 1-111'
- 1-234'
- Half-time1-2
- 46'out: Adams Friday
- 1-349'
- 2-355'assist: Dan Nistor
- 58'
- 58'
- 61'
- 62'Diving
- 64'Foul
- 76'
- 76'out: A. Zaian
- 76'
- 79'
- 80'Foul
- 81'
- 90+4'Delay of game
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Universitatea Cluj
- 9.3Jovo LukicF
- 6.9Issouf MacalouF
- 6.9Ovidiu BicM
- 6.9Mouhamadou DrammehM
- 6.9Adams FridayM
- 6.6Ștefan LefterG
- 6.6Alibek AlievF
- 6.5Alexandru ChipciuD
- 6.5Dan NistorM
- 6.5Dorin CodreaD
- 6.3Dino MikanovićD
- 6.3Florent PouloloD
- 6.3Marius ȘtefănescuF
- 6.2Pedro PinhoM
- 6.2Iulian CristeaD
Petrolul Ploiesti
- 7.9Alejandro BranM
- 7.5Robert JerdeaM
- 7.0Sergiu HancaM
- 6.9Léo TeixeiraM
- 6.7Mark ȚuțuD
- 6.7Luciano VegaM
- 6.7Lukáš ZimaG
- 6.7Rodrigo MartinsM
- 6.6Dan NlunduluF
- 6.6David ParaschivM
- 6.5Andres DumitrescuD
- 6.3Adam ZaianD
- 6.3Tiberiu CăpușăD
- 6.3Breston MalulaD
- 6.2Paul PappD
Line-ups
Petrolul Ploiesti4-1-4-1
Universitatea Cluj4-3-1-2
Substitutes
Universitatea ClujCristiano Bergodi
Substitutes
- 93Neofytos MichaelG
- 98Gabriel SimionM
- 25Alibek AlievF6.6
- 22Florent Poulolo79'D6.3
- 11Marius Ștefănescu62'58'F6.3
- 26Jonathan CisséD
- 21Denis MoldovanG
- 12Adams Friday46'M6.9
- 2Alin ChinteÈD
- 59Alin TechereșD
- 96Lukas PallF
Petrolul PloiestiRicardo Sousa
Substitutes
- 29Kilian LudewigD
- 66Tiberiu Căpușă76'D6.3
- 18Cəlal Hüseynov81'D
- 8Luciano Vega61'M6.7
- 80Mario IonițăM
- 21David ParaschivM6.6
- 24Adam ZaianD6.3
- 40Rareș ManolacheF
- 28Marius CostacheM
- 1Ștefan RădulescuG
- 30Rareș LeescuD
Team statistics
71%Possession29%
20Total shots11
9Shots on target8
5Shots off target3
6Blocked shots0
9Corners4
1Offsides0
9Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves7
513Total passes221
443Accurate passes158
86%Pass accuracy71%
Universitatea Cluj
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovo Lukic | 88 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Issouf Macalou | 88 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | 6.9 |
| Ovidiu Bic | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mouhamadou Drammeh | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Adams Friday | 43 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ștefan Lefter | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alibek Aliev | 30 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alexandru Chipciu | 88 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Dan Nistor | 58 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Dorin Codrea | 79 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Dino Mikanović | 58 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Florent Poulolo | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marius Ștefănescu | 30 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pedro Pinho | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Iulian Cristea | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Petrolul Ploiesti
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Bran | 88 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Robert Jerdea | 61 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sergiu Hanca | 81 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Léo Teixeira | 88 | – | – | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Mark Țuțu | 76 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Luciano Vega | 27 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lukáš Zima | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Rodrigo Martins | 76 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Dan Nlundulu | 76 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| David Paraschiv | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Andres Dumitrescu | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Adam Zaian | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tiberiu Căpușă | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Breston Malula | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Paul Papp | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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