Poli Timisoara - Universitatea Craiova 4-0

"Universitatea Craiova made a perfect game in the first 30 minutes..." That was the statement of the coach Nicolo Napoli.

Our team went in the West of Romania trying to make a good result. After a bad show, we have lost with 0-4. And the score could easily be bigger but Silviu Lung saved Craiova from humiliation. This was a game we all want to forget as soon as possible. Let's see if we can do that.

Our team: 21.S. Lung - 51.Buşu, 3.D. Lopes, 4.Zoro, 18.Dănănae - 11.W. Lopez ('46 28.Gangioveanu), 8.Ologu ('61 20.Subotici), 5.D. Stoica, 30.Prepeliţă - 10.Fl. Costea ('71 19.Stoianof), 9.M. Costea

Universitatea Craiova - FC Timisoara 1-1

The championship has started only now for Universitatea Craiova. Ion Oblemenco stadium became again the meeting point of the Oltenians' emotions, pride and passion. Ilie Balaci, one of the most important football players of Craiova in the past, was assisting this game.

Ţicleanu kept his word after the humiliation from Buzau and proposed a surprising team for this game. Lopes and the young Roman were in the first eleven for the first time. The game has changed but not much. Craiova made e defending game, taking care especially for the movements of the opponent. Timisoara had not an elaborate construction, so they had some casual shots to the goal. Piturca ('21) and Prepelita ('44) made some good opportunities for Craiova and Alexa ('23) for Timisoara, but just for artistic impression.

Timisoara was about to go to cabins in advantage after a double occasion. First, Iliev was close to own goal, after rejecting a ball, then Scutaru had an exceptionally head shot but Lung was ready to defend the goal.

Seven minutes after the break, a normal clear phase made Cisovski and Luchin have given head in the head instead to reject the ball. Piturca took this opportunity and he scored from six meters. In the last minute of the extra time, Zicu scored for Timisoara and the game went for a draw result.

Our team: 21.Lung - 18.Dananae, 7.Gaman, 4.Iliev, 6.Ciuca - 13.Dilevski, 30.Prepelita, 92.Roman ('60 2.Barboianu), 3.Lopez - 27.Piturca ('76 19.Stoianof), 9.M.Costea ('89 25.Firtulescu)

Universitatea Craiova - FC Timisoara 1-2

Magera relaunched Timisoara in their race for the champion title through a goal scored in the last minute of the game.

The previous match convinced 20,000 viewers to choose the way to the stadium by three arguments stronger than choosing to celebrate Eastern at home: rithm, goal opportunities, goals!

In Drobeta Turnu-Severin the duel began in blue shades in the stadium and yellow and black colors on the field. In the first phase of Timisoara, Parks put a blanket over Craiova's defense and ideally served Goga. The striker scored in the empty goal, 0-1 ('7). Oltenian's attack deplored the lack of Florin Costea and the middle deplored the lack of the Prepelita. But the defense was Craiova's pride yesterday. V. Iliev scored for 1-1 with a great execution, by the heel! There were three main attributes of this goal: Wotte, because he showed to his pupils a great scheme, the excellent Firtulescu that centered from the left side, and the Bulgarian Iliev, captain of Universitatea Craiova for the first time in this game, who had a Brazilian execution. It was 1-1 at the break, although Piturca jr. tried with a head shot from the box to break the symmetry.

The guests remembered that they want to win this championship and they fought to get it. They increased the speed of the game. But Craiova had Merlier. The Belgian goalkeeper saved for Oltenia in front of Magera, left alone in the square at 10 meters, after a deflected shot of Alexa. At the last phase of the match, Sepsi centered in the square, Merlier could not keep that ball, and he deflected it to Magera. After his shoot, the score was 1-2 ('90+3).

Blue and white were greeted at Severin in a gala atmosphere. The match was sold out. They ran out of all the 18,500 tickets with two hours before the match. Fans stormed the gates of the arena two hours before the game, so the stadium was almost full 60 minutes before the start whistle. The two groups of supporters have respected each other, without incidents in the stadium. Timisoara had a gallery of about 300 fans. At the beginning of the match nearly 20,000 people started the uproar, the stadium was colored with thousands of blue and white flags.

Florin Costea has not been forgotten by the organizers. At first home match after his serious injury suffered in game against Politehnica Iasi, on the scoreboard were sequences with his best past actions. There were also posted messages of support for Florin. The supporters applauded his name for a long time.

Our team: Merlier - Bărboianu, Iliev, V. Găman ('67 R. Barbu), Bălace - Firţulescu ('68 Craciun), Ologu, Dilevski, Gângioveanu - Piţurcă ('85 Trica), M. Costea

FC Timisoara - Universitatea Craiova 1-1

That was quite a match. That's the real football spirit. Universitatea Craiova went in Timisoara to win 3 points. Our team was really decided to win this game and they did a spectacular first half. In the 43rd minute of the game Mihai Costea scored for 1-0 and nobody thought it can be another winner of this game.

But in the second half the Viola team (italian for purple, their color) came back in the game. They forced a goal in the 63rd minute of the game. Actually it was a fault against Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper, Siliviu Lung-jr. After that it was a real fight on the field but nobody was redcarded. Finally the score remained 1-1 and no one of these teams get lucky.

Our team: 21.Lung - 2.Bărboianu, 6.Stoica, 4.Mitchell, 8.Şoavă ('79 20. Dina) - 30.Prepeliţă, 13.Dilevski ('67 27.Rose), 33.Trică - 77.Wobay ('73 11.V. Badea), 10.F. Costea, 9.M. Costea.

FC Timisoara - Universitatea Craiova 1-0

It was really a sad game. Universitatea Craiova received a goal after a long period of time. We also had the possibility to make a draw because we had a penalty kick. Unfortunately, Dorel Stoica spent this good opportunity for nothing.

Our team: Bornescu - Dananae, Gaman, Stoica, Rose ('56 Gangioveanu) - Prepelita, Dilevski ('66 Dina), Soava - F. Costea, M. Costea ('90 Craciun), Wobay

Politehnica Timisoara - Universitatea Craiova 1-3

Maybe one of the most beautiful games in this year. Once again the opponent team took the lead of the game. It was 1-0 for Timisoara very quick. But the kids of Universitatea Craiova scored three times . Florin Costea 2 goals and Mihai Dina one. We have put 3 more points in the table and we were expecting for more against Steaua and Dinamo Bucharest.