In Moldova, the FC Botoșani and Rapid teams finished the 19th stage of the football Superleague on Monday evening. It ended 0-0. The leader Rapid collects 39 points at the top of the ranking, and the second ranked, Botoșani, remains two points behind. Dinamo (35p), Universitatea Craiova (34p) and FC Arges (33p) follow.
In the 20th minute of the game in Botoșani, the Romanian international Claudiu Petrila took into account his loss of the championship.
Left alone with an empty net by captain Alex Dobre’s ideal cross from the right, Petrila put the cross but sent the ball wide. There were 96% percent chances to score, but the “wing” from Giulești “fit” in the remaining 4%.
In the round, Rapid defeated FC Botoșani, score 2-1, at home, in round number 4. Both Rapid’s goals were scored by the French Antoine Baroan, removed from the team for this game for disciplinary reasons (he allegedly cursed Costel Gâlcă’s “secondary”, Dumitru Uzunea). Ongenda then scored for the Moldovans, from a free kick.
UTA, victory in the last phase
Also on Monday evening, UTA Arad won in extremis with Petrolul Ploiești, 1-0 (0-0), on Monday evening, at home, in a match from the 19th stage of the football Superleague.
The only goal of the game was scored by Alin Roman (90+6), from a free kick from 20 meters. Ploiește had chances through Tomi Jyry (28) and Valentin Gheorghe (45+3), but goalkeeper Andrei Gorcea rejected each time. UTA had a goal (90+1), Benjamin van Durmen’s cross was deflected by Sergiu Hanca.
The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 59 times, 27 times the Aradians prevailed, 21 times the Prahovenians won, and 11 other games ended in a draw.
Petrol ended a seven-game unbeaten run in the league, three wins and four draws. UTA have four wins and one defeat in their last five matches.
In the round, UTA won 2-1.
