UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Marin Anastasovici - Giurgiu Thursday 2 October 2014 21.05CET (22.05 local time) FC Astra Giurgiu Group D - Matchday 2 FC Salzburg Last updated 26/08/2016 09:16CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Astra Giurgiu - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Astra Giurgiu have not played against a club from their opponents' country FC Salzburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC 1-0 23/08/1995 QR Bucharest Ilie 33 Salzburg agg: 1-0 FC Salzburg - FC Steaua 09/08/1995 QR 0-0 Salzburg Bucureşti UEFA Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Hirnschrodt 57, Kibler 3-1 29/09/1971 R1 FC Salzburg - FCM UTA Arad Salzburg 80 (P), Stadler 88; agg: 4-5 Domide 28 Kun 33, Brosovschi 15/09/1971 R1 FCM UTA Arad - FC Salzburg 4-1 Arad 45, Both 56, Domide 70; Ritter 47 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Astra Giurgiu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Salzburg 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu Match background FC Astra Giurgiu's UEFA Europa League group stage debut proved to be a bruising encounter, and they will hope for better against FC Salzburg on matchday two. Form guide • Astra's 1-0 play-off loss to Olympique Lyonnais was their first European home defeat in six outings (though that run also included three draws). • Salzburg are without a win in their last three European away trips (D1 L2). • Astra's 5-1 loss at GNK Dinamo Zagreb on matchday one was their heaviest European reverse to date. Trivia and links • Last season's top scorer with eight goals, Salzburg's Jonatan Soriano registered against Celtic FC on matchday one to start his tally for the new campaign; his strike was also the 2,700th in the history of the UEFA Europa League. • Romanian teams have had the better of their 31 UEFA club competition meetings with Austrian counterparts, with their record reading W14 D10 L7 (W10 D3 L2 at home). The coaches • Astra coach Daniel Isăilă has been in charge of the club since 2013, though he stepped down for two months in 2014. A central defender in his playing days, he spent the bulk of his career with hometown outfit FC Braşov, whom he subsequently coached twice. He led Astra to the Romanian Cup – their first major trophy – last season. • Adi Hütter took charge of Salzburg following Roger Schmidt's departure for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in summer 2014. A former midfielder with the club, he coached Salzburg's youth teams before moving into senior football with SCR Altach and SV Grödig, whom he led to promotion and then a third-place finish in Austria last season. 3 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu Team facts FC Astra Giurgiu Formed: 1921 Nickname: Black Devils (Dracii Negri) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Romanian Cup: 1 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Astra v FC Slovan Liberec 31/07/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-3: FK AŠ Trenčín v Astra 01/08/13, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Astra v FC Salzburg 02/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-1: Astra v Olympique Lyonnais 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Astra 18/09/14, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0: Astra v FC Slovan Liberec (see above) • Biggest away win 1-3: FK AŠ Trenčín v Astra (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Astra v FC Salzburg (see above) 0-1: Astra v Olympique Lyonnais (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Astra (see above) FC Salzburg Formed: 1933 UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 8 (2014) Austrian Cup: 2 (2014) 4 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2009/10: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: first round 2007/08: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Salzburg v FC Banants 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 2-6: FC Nistru Otaci v Salzburg 01/07/00, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Salzburg v FC Metalist Kharkiv 16/02/12, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg 0-4: Salzburg v Parma FC 06/11/03, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Parma FC v Salzburg 27/11/03, UEFA Cup second round second leg 5-0: Fortuna Düsseldorf v Salzburg 17/09/80, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 7-0: Salzburg v FC Banants (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: SK Liepājas Metalurgs v Salzburg 14/07/11, second qualifying round first leg 1-4: FK Sūduva v Salzburg 14/08/08, second qualifying round first leg 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v AFC Ajax 20/02/14, round of 32 first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Salzburg v FC Metalist Kharkiv (see above) 0-4: Salzburg v Parma FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Parma FC v Salzburg (see above) 5 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu Squad list FC Astra Giurgiu Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Silviu Lung ROU 04/06/1989 25 - 4 - 1 - 9 - 1 - 13 - 33 Dănuţ Coman ROU 28/03/1979 35 - - - - - - - 21 - 30 - Defenders 5 Syam Ben Youssef FRA 31/03/1989 25 - 3 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 11 - 13 Júnior Morais BRA 22/07/1986 28 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 13 - 15 Cristian Oroș ROU 15/10/1984 29 - 3 - 1 - 8 - 3 - 10 - 22 Vassilis Pliatsikas GRE 14/04/1988 26 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 23 Joãozinho POR 02/07/1989 25 - - - - - 1 1 - - 6 - 25 Valerică Găman ROU 25/02/1989 25 - 2 - - - 3 2 - - 6 1 89 Alassane Touré FRA 09/02/1989 25 - - - - - 2 - - - - - Midfielders 4 George Florescu ROU 21/05/1984 30 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 16 2 6 Seidu Yahaya GHA 31/12/1989 24 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 20 - 8 Takayuki Seto JPN 05/02/1986 28 - 3 - - - 9 2 - - 10 - 9 Gabriel Enache ROU 18/08/1990 24 - 4 1 1 - 9 2 1 - 13 1 14 Vincent Laban CYP 09/09/1984 30 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 2 - 42 5 16 Elliot Grandin FRA 17/10/1987 26 - 1 - - - 2 1 - - 5 - 20 Aurelian Chiţu ROU 25/03/1991 23 - - - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 26 Laurenţiu Rus ROU 07/05/1985 29 - 4 1 - - 7 - 4 - 12 1 91 William Amorim BRA 15/12/1991 22 - 4 - 1 - 9 2 1 - 13 - Forwards 10 Constantin Budescu ROU 19/02/1989 25 - 4 1 1 - 8 4 1 - 12 4 19 Sadat Bukari GHA 12/04/1989 25 - 4 1 1 - 7 3 1 - 9 2 21 Kehinde Fatai NGA 19/02/1990 24 - 3 4 1 - 6 2 1 - 10 5 Coach - Daniel Isăilă ROU 29/06/1972 42 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 12 - 6 FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu FC Salzburg Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.