Superliga · Regular season · Matchday 11 · Match report

Cluj outshoot Rapid 17-10 but lose 4-3 to a late Onea goal

Universitatea Cluj had 65% of the ball, 17 shots and 11 corners, but Rapid București scored four, the last of them from Onea in the 88th minute, to win a seven-goal match.

FC Universitatea Cluj
3–4Cluj Arena, Cluj Napoca
FC Rapid București

How it happened

Rapid București won at Cluj Arena despite having far less of the ball, taking a 4-3 victory with a goal two minutes from time.

Macalou gave Cluj the lead in the second minute. Mohammed Kamara equalised for Rapid in the 13th, and Filip Stojilković put the visitors ahead in the 24th, so they led 2-1 at the break.

Stojilković added his second in the 50th minute. Drammeh pulled one back four minutes later, and Codrea levelled at 3-3 in the 81st. Onea then scored in the 88th to settle it. Nobody was sent off.

The numbers

Cluj had 65% possession, 17 shots to Rapid's 10, and 11 corners to five. Their estimated expected goals were 1.65, against 1.06 for the visitors. Rapid were sharper in front of goal, though: they put five of their shots on target, against four for Cluj.

Olimpiu Moruțan had the best match rating on the pitch, 8.9, with three assists and five key passes in 87 minutes. Stojilković followed with 8.7 for his two goals, and Kamara had 8.1 for his one in 61 minutes.

What it means

Rapid arrived second in the table on 24 points, from seven wins, three draws and one defeat in 11 matches. Cluj were fifth on 18, six points behind. Over their last 10 matches Rapid had won seven and lost one, while Cluj had won five and lost five.

The meeting between these sides has often been tighter. Cluj have won 10 of the 20 meetings, Rapid six, with four draws, and the average has been 2.4 goals. This match produced seven. Cluj also won the most recent one, 1-0 on 9 May.