The Francisc Neuman Stadium in Arad. Photo source: Razvan Pasarica / Sport Pictures / Imago Sportfotodienst / Profimedia
The UTA Aradean team finished on Saturday, on their own ground, score 3-3, with the FC Argeş team, in stage #9 of Superliga. The guests were leading 3-0 after the first half hour.
The match in Arad had two distinct parts. In the first half hour the Pitesti were devastating and, after Cio Martins opened the score in the 7th minute, Ionuţ Rădescu managed to double the advantage of the guests with his goal from the 19th minute. Ricardo Matos did 3-0 in the 28th minute and the game seemed already played, reports News.ro.
But Mihalcea made an inspired double change, in the 33rd minute, and one of the two new entries, David Barbu, reduced two minutes later. The supporters of Arad were invigorated in the 38th minute, at the transverse bar of Tzionis, who showed that the hosts did not give up a new remontada-as it had happened with the University of Craiova, it was possible. And Marius Coman scored in the 45th minute, reducing the gap.
The second half did not have the same rhythm, but Coman missed the hosts, in the 60th minute, and David Lazar noted, in the 65th minute, at the double occasion of Hrezdac and Pospelov. A minute later Hrezdac was made in the square by Yanis Pîrvu and the referee Horaţiu Fenic dictated criminal, confirmed by lime. Valentin Costache equalized from the point with Var, in the 68th minute, and UTA was successful from 0-3.
The Pitesti remained in ten of the 82nd minute, when Ricardo Matos received a direct red card, after hitting Pospelov with the elbow in front. However, the Aradians could not undo the Pitesti lock and UTA Arad-FC Argeş ended 3-3.
In the FC Argeş standings it has 15 points and is on the 4th place, while the UTA occupies the fifth position, with 14 points.
- UTA Arad: D. Iliev – Ţuţu, Poulolo, Pospelov, Aloomerovic – Van Durmen (D. Barbu 33), Ov. Popescu (Hrezdac 34) – V. Costache (Fl. Iacob 74), Alin Roman, Tzionis – M. Coman. Coach: Adrian Mihalcea
- FC Argeş: D. Lazar – Oancea (Borţa 46), M. Tudose, Sadriu, Biceag – Rădescu (R. Moldoveanu 73), Sierra, Blagaic (Orozco 46) – Caio Martins (Y. Pîrvu 63), Ricardo Matos, Betareb (Tchassem 75). Coach: Bogdan Andone
- Yellow cards: Alin Roman 41, Hrezdac 82 / Oancea 21, Orozco 54, Rădescu 73
- Red card: Ricardo Matos (FC Argeş) min. 83.
- Referees: Horaţiu Fenic – Valentin Avram, Alexandru Cerei
- Lime referees: Rareş George Vidican – Raul Ghiciulescu
