Farul Constanţa ended the match with Craiova University in a draw, 3-3 (1-0), on Monday evening, at home, in Ovidiu, in a spectacular match from the 9th stage of the play-off phase of the Superliga, writes AGERPRES .
Constanța Lighthouse – University of Craiova PHOTO: Facebook/farulconstanta
The people from Craiova, who came back from 0-3, ensured their place on the podium with this draw.
In the first half hour of the game, the two teams failed to create scoring opportunities, but Farul opened the score from the penalty, through Louis Munteanu (35), after Ştefan Vlădoiu fouled Luca Andronache.
The start of the second half belonged to the team coached by Gheorghe Hagi, who scored twice in the first ten minutes and missed clear scoring opportunities.
The goalkeeper Laurenţiu Popescu, the best from Craiova University, along with Alexandru Mitriţă, had a saving reflex (48), on Narek Grigorian's header.
The Constantinians doubled their advantage through the same Louis Munteanu (52), who took Cristian Ganea's cross into the net.
Laurenţiu Popescu was outstanding on two shots by Munteanu (54), but he took the ball out of the net for the third time, a minute later (55), when the Portuguese Diogo Queiros resumed from close range Grigorian's cross.
Craiova University had the chance to reduce the difference, but Mitriţă mistakenly sent face to face with the goalkeeper (61).
Farul Constanța had another great opportunity, but Laurenţiu Popescu incredibly blocked his former teammate Ionuţ Vînă (63).
Farul took a step back, and the University started to be dangerous at the goal of Alexandru Buzbuchi, who took Jovan Markovic's header (72) from under the crossbar, after Nicuşor Bancu's cross.
In min. 72, Constantin Grameni fouled Andrei Ivan in the box, and the Craiova players received a penalty after about two minutes, following the intervention of the video referee. Mitriţă (77) converted the penalty kick and signaled the return of the guests.
Craiova had another opportunity through the young Ştefan Bană (83), with a shot from a distance, taken from the crossbar by Buzbuchi.
In the 89th minute, Raul Silva threw a ball in the center of the box, Damien Dussaut slipped, Mitriţă took over and scored.
The university continued to attack in min. 90+5, Dragoş Nedelcu attacked Mitriţă in the box, and the referee dictated a penalty, converted by the same Mitriţă (90+7), who achieved his second hat-trick in this championship (after the one with Oţelul, 3-1 in Galaţi).
The Craiova players could have struck in the last phase, but Raul Silva resumed with a header from Mitriţă's cross from a free kick (90+10).
Farul Constanța won the other three direct matches against the University this season, 2-0 and 2-1 in the regular season, 2-1 in Bănie in the play-off.
Farul came after two consecutive failures in the championship. The university was coming after successes with Rapid and FCSB.
The players of the University entered the field dressed in T-shirts with the image of Ion Oblemenco, on the day they celebrated the 79th anniversary of his birth “The Gunner from Banie”.
The opening kick of the match was given by former international Alexandru Mătzel, who played both at Farul and at Craiova University.
FC Farul Constanta – Craiova University 3-3 (1-0), Hagi Academy – Central Stadium – Ovidiu
They scored: Louis Munteanu (35 – penalty, 52), Diogo Queiros (55), respectively Alexandru Mitriţă (77 – penalty, 89, 90+7 – penalty).
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete (Bucharest);
assistant referees: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (Suceava), Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest);
fourth official: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)
Video Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Arad);
video assistant referee: Cristina Mariana Trandafir (Bucharest)
Observers: Alexandru Deaconu (Bucharest) – CCA, Ioan Mironaş (Piatra Neamţ) – LPF
