Petrolul Ploiești beat Sănătatea Cluj for nothing in the Romanian Cup. Both left the competition

Petrolul Ploiești beat Sănătatea Cluj for nothing in the Romanian Cup. Both left the competition

Petrolul Ploiești defeated third league team Sănătatea Cluj with a score of 3-1 (0-0), on Tuesday, at the Clujana Stadium in Cluj-Napoca, in a Group B match of the Romanian Football Cup.

The architect of the victory was the Spaniard Rafinha, who scored two goals for Ploiești (53, 90+3) and also got the penalty converted by Sergiu Hanca (86).

The home team’s goal of honor was scored by Denis Paul (87).

Neither team had a chance to advance further in the competition.

Also on Tuesday, in the Romanian Cup, the following matches are scheduled:

CFR Cluj – Rapid (20:00)

CSS Dumbrăvița – FC Argeș (20:00)

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.