CFR Cluj won the match with Rapid Bucharest with a score of 3-2 (2-1), on Sunday evening, at home, in a match from the 8th stage of the Super League play-off, writes AGERPRES.
CFR Cluj – Rapid PHOTO: Facebook/cfr1907
Rapid opened the scoring, through Kosovar Ermal Krasniqi (16), but CFR then scored three times in a row in its first match in the current mandate of coach Dan Petrescu. Daniel Bîrligea (20) equalized from Philip Otele's cross, and then the Nigerian scored a double (30, 56).
Rapid narrowed the difference with Borisav Burmaz's goal (60), but missed the chance to leave Gruia with a point, after Kosovar Albion Rrahmani wasted a penalty (72), his shot being saved by goalkeeper Răzvan Sava.
The penalty kick was awarded by the referee Marian Barbu, after watching the video replays, for a foul committed by the Slovenian Matija Boben.
CFR ticked off its third consecutive victory and occupies the second place in the ranking.
Rapid is the only team without a win in the play-off, a phase in which it obtained only one point.
In the direct matches, Rapid prevailed 3-1 at home and 1-0 away, and CFR won the two play-offs, 4-1 in Bucharest and 3-2 in Gruia.
FC CFR 1907 Cluj – FC Rapid Bucharest 3-2 (2-1), Stadium “Dr. Constantin Rădulescu” – Cluj-Napoca
They scored: Daniel Bîrligea (20), Philip Otele (30, 56), respectively Ermal Krasniqi (16), Borisav Burmaz (60).
Albion Rrahmani (Rapid) missed a penalty in the min. 72 (Răzvan Sava defended).
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraş);
assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest), Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău);
fourth official: Florin Ovidiu Mazilu (Satu Mare)
Video Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest);
video assistant referee: Stelian Slabu (Brasov)
Observers: Zoltan Szekely (Baia Mare) – CCA, Ioan Bogdan (Arad) – LPF
