Universitatea Craiova vs Getafe 1-1

Universitatea Craiova drew 1-1 with Getafe in the UEFA Conference League league stage, with both goals coming after half-time. A. Al Hamlawi put Craiova ahead on 59 minutes, and N. Gudelj levelled for Getafe in the 81st minute.

The first half ended 0-0. Craiova’s only booking before the break was for O. Romanchuk on 27 minutes, and the match stayed level at half-time.

Craiova went ahead when A. Cicaldau set up Al Hamlawi on 59 minutes. Getafe had already made a change at the interval, sending on Kiko Femenia for A. Garcia, and they then replaced Davinchi with J. Mojica on 59 minutes. M. Martin was replaced by A. R. Alcantara on 69 minutes and R. Terrats gave way to S. Boselli on 82 minutes, before Gudelj scored the leveller on 81 minutes. Craiova made two changes together on 75 minutes, with A. Al Hamlawi replaced by S. Elisor and J. Lameira by A. Cretu, then A. Cicaldau went off for L. Basceanu on 85 minutes.

The numbers pointed to a narrow contest in which Getafe had more of the ball, with 56% possession, 528 passes and 86% accuracy against Craiova's 44%, 403 passes and 80%. Getafe also had more shots, 13 to 11, but both sides finished with 3 on target and 4 corners, while Craiova recorded 2 saves and Getafe also had 2. Craiova had 0 offsides to Getafe's 1, and the expected goals were 0.55 to 1.45.

Craiova collected 4 yellow cards, for O. Romanchuk on 27 minutes, J. Lameira on 51, A. Cicaldau on 56 and F. Coelho on 58. Getafe's only booking went to J. Mojica on 72 minutes.