Romania - Greece 3-1

Romanian national football team played in Altach (Austria) against Greece. Not so much audience (700 viewers) but a nice game. The final score was 3-1.

Let's say that Greece came with a lot of young players trying to make a team for their future. This was the last game of Romania national football team in 2011. More than 60 players used Victor Piturca in 2011. Even so Romania has not a clear national team. They are still searching for eligible players. Anyhow, Romania played 14 matches in 2011 and only won 5 of them.

The goals of Romania were scored by Torje '17, Tănase '61, Chipciu '80 for Greece scored Karagounis '34.

The teams:
Romania: Balgradean - Papp, Gaman (63' Chiriches), Goian, St. Radu - Toje, Neagu, (86' Grigore), Pintilii (46' Lazar), Tanase (66' Chipciu) - B.Stancu (78' Cocis), Mazilu (46' M. Niculae)
Greece: Kapino - Manlatis, Papastathopoulos (46' Papadopoulos), Malezas, Gianoulis - Makos (46' Fotakis), Tziolis, (77' Salpigidis), Karagounis, P. Kone (55' Theodoridis) - Liberopoulos (46' Mitroglou), Charisteas (46' Samaras)

Belgium - Romania 2-1

Romania played a friendly game against Belgium on 11.11.2011 in Liège. Actually this day was reserved for play-offs for European Championship 2012. Romania came on the 3rd place in its group and their fans had to see only a friendly game in this day. Almost the same situation with Belgium.

The final score was 2-1, but Belgium could win at a more comfortable difference. They had 2-0 after first time, Romania scored in the 65th minute of the game by Daniel Niculae and missed a penalty kick by Razvan Rat in the 88th minute of the game.
The teams:
Belgium: Gillet - Vanden Bore, Kompany, Van Buyten, Vertonghen - Derfour (82' Nainggoian), Witsel, Fellaini - Chadll (66' Vossen), Mertens (82' De Bruyne), Mirallas (66' Dembele)
Romania: Tatarusanu - Luchin (80' Pleasca, 86' Gaman), Chiriches ('70 Papp), D. Goian, Rat - Cocis, Lazar (46' Tanase), Pintilii - Varga, B. Stancu (46' Mazilu), D. Niculae
Victor Piturca was strongly contested by Romanian fans in the stadium. He is Romania's coach and the latest results of our national football team are worst than ever.

Universitatea Craiova has a trial in civil court against Victor Piturca. Romanian Football Federation and Romanian Football Leage are also in a dispute with the team from Craiova. As a consequence Universitatea's fans protested during this match asking to FRF's boss to leave his chair. The protests will not finish here.

Universitatea Craiova - Triumf Barca 4-0

Universitatea Craiova played a friendly game against Triumf Barca (Romanian 3rd football league) and won by a score of 4-0. This test game was closed for audience and it was a good opportunity for Dorel Stoica and Razvan Stanca to know better their new colleagues.

The goals were scored by Gargorov '24, David Lopes '50, Mihai Roman '72 and Prepelita '90.

Victor Piturca also tested in this game the midfielder Peter Lucian Gogea (19 years old) comming from CSM Rm Valcea.

Our team: Hotoboc - Buleica, I. Popescu, Lopes, Buşu - Dilevski - Wobay, Gargorov, J. Nicolae

Gogea - M. Roman.

In the second half: R. Stanca - Buleica, Iliev, Lopes, Ciuca - D. Stoica - Wobay (Roman '70)

Prepelita, Dina, Gargorov - Piturca Jr.

Dănănae, Stoianof and Gângioveanu are injured, Lung jr, Gaman, Barboianu, M. Costea and Firtulescu are playing in this period for Romanian U21 National Football Team.

Universitatea Craiova - Gaz Metan CFR Craiova 4-3

In preparation for the next football season, Universitatea Craiova met Gaz Metan CFR (Romanian second football league). It was a nice game and there were a lot of goals scored.

Our team: Lung ('70 Hotoboc) – Bărboianu, Găman ('70 Ciuca), Iliev, Buşu, Prepeliţă ('70 Firtulescu), Dilevski (I. Popescu), Gargorov ('46 Ologu), M. Costea, Dina ('70 Roman), Stoianof ('70 Gogosoiu)

Our goals were scored by: M. Costea ('8, '18, '21) and Dina ('37).

Universitatea Craiova - NK Osijek 0-2

On 8th of July Universitatea Craiova met N K Osijek (first Croatian football league). The final score was 0-2.

Universitatea used the following team: Lung (46 Hotoboc) - Dananae (60 Barboianu), Gaman (60 Barbu), Iliev (60 Stoianof), Busu (60 Ologu) - Prepelita (60 Nicolae 78 Prepelita), Barboianu (46 Dilevski), Gargorov (60 I. Popescu), M. Costea (60 Firtulescu) - Dina (78 Gargorov), Gogosoiu (46 Roman).

Friendly games in this winter

Universitatea Craiova played some friendly games in this winter. Our team prepared the next season in Turkey and in Bulgaria. The results of these games were:

- In Antalya, Turkey

Universitatea Craiova - Zenit Sankt Petersburg II 2-0

our goals: Dina ('50) and Craciun ('73)

Universitatea Craiova - Incheon United 2-2

our goals: F. Costea ('28) and M. Costea ('63)

Volgar Gazprom Astrakhan - Universitatea Craiova 2-1

our goal: M. Roman ('88)

Universitatea Craiova - SV Babelsberg ‘03 0-1

Universitatea Craiova - Zorya Lugansk 1-1

our goal: F. Costea ('30)

Universitatea Craiova - Spartak Nalcik 1-0

our goal: F. Costea ('5-pen)

- In Pomorie, Bulgaria

Universitatea Craiova - OFC Sliven 1-0

our goal: F. Costea ('71)

Universitatea Craiova - Drobeta Turnu-Severin 7-0

It was a friendly game between a prestigious football team and the last team in the second Romanian football league. Drobeta has no chances to save this year. Probably they will be in the 3rd league next year. Universitatea Craiova has a great history and at least 50 years of presence in First Romanian Football League.

The game was beautiful and was played in front of 20,000 viewers. That's the record of Romanian football for 2009. Our team:   Lung ('46 Merlier), Bărboianu, Găman ('66 Mitchell), Barbu, Buşu, Stoica ('40 Soava), Jackie Ionescu ('46 Badoi), Firţulescu ('71 M. Roman), Wobay ('54 Dina), Fl. Costea ('48 V. Badea), M. Costea ('71 Trica)

The goals were scored by: Fl. Costea ('16), M. Costea ('24), Firtulescu ('47), Wobay ('53), Dina ('60), M. Roman ('75, '81)

Universitatea Craiova - Gloria Bistrita 2-1

This was a friendly game. It was a big break during Romanian championship because of international games which are played in this 2 weeks. So Universitatea Craiova met again Gloria Bistrita in a friendly game. The result was OK. And that, because our trainer tested some young players and Universitatea Craiova succeded to come back after 0-1. The first goal was scored by Hora ('50) after a free kick executed by Madalin Ciuca, the former captain of Universitatea Craiova 3 years ago. Craiova came back scoring twice by Dilevski ('63) and V. Badea ('68).

Our team: Merlier - Bădoi, Dilevski, Mitchell ('76 Misic), Rose - Prepeliţă ('46 Wobay), Şoavă ('69 J.Nicolae), Dina ('66 Ologu), Firţulescu - F. Costea ('85 Roman), Badea

On the other hand, Dorel Stoica, the captain of Universitatea Craiova in the last 3 seasons, resigned his contract with our team. He will play abroad of Romania but is nothing clear yet.

FC Caracal - Universitatea Craiova 0-3

Universitatea Craiova made the last test before starting the second part of Liga I. The game was a real success even the opponent was a third league football team.
Our team was: Bornescu(S. Lung-jr 45', Merlier 76') - Dananae, D. Stoica, Mitchell (Gaman 60'), Rose (Barboianu 60') - Prepelita (Ologu 60'), Dilevski (R. Barbu 60'), Soava(Gangioveanu 45') - Wobay (M. Costea 45'), Dina(Tanasa 45'), Fl. Costea (Gogosoiu 60')For our team the scorers were: Wobay (41') and Stoica (45' and 57')-both from penalty kick.

Romania - Croatia 1-2

Florin Costea was part of Romanian national football team in this friendly game. He is one of the most important players from Universitatea Craiova.

Universitatea Craiova - Odra Wodzislaw 0-0

Universitatea: Bornescu (’46 Merlier) - Dănănae, Stoica, Mitchell (’71 Nicolae), Rose (’71 Giurcă) - Prepeliţă (’60 I. Popescu), Dilevski, Şoavă (’55 Gogoşoiu) - Wobay (’71 Firţulescu) - Tănasă, Crăciun (’46 Ologu)

Botev Plovdiv - Universitatea Craiova 1-1

Universitatea: Lung (’46 Merlier) – Bărboianu, Găman (’46 I. Popescu), Stoica (’75 Ologu), Rose (’46 Mitchell) – Prepeliţă (’65 Barbu), Dilevski (’46 Gângioveanu), Şoavă (’46 Dănănae) – Wobay (’65 Gogoşoiu) – Dina (’46 Tănasă), Fl. Costea ( ’46 M. Costea; ’58 Crăciun)

Universitatea Craiova - Amkar Perm 0-2

Our team:
1st half: Bornescu - Dănănae, D. Stoica, Mitchell, Rose - Prepeliţă, Dilevski, Şoavă - Wobay, C. Tănasă, Fl. Costea('13 Gangioveanu)2nd half: S. Lung jr. - Dănănae('63 Barboianu), V. Găman, D. Stoica, Rose('75 Barbu) - Prepeliţă('82 I. Popescu), Şoavă, Gîngioveanu('75 Gogosoiu) - M. Costea, C. Tănasă('63 Craciun), Dina

Universitatea Craiova - Sturm Graz 2-1

The third game in the Turkish trainment of Universitatea Craiova was played against Sturm Graz. This team is placed now on the 3rd position in the table of football championship from Austria.
The team: Bornescu ('58 S. Lung) - Bărboianu ('58 Dananae), V. Găman ('58 R. Barbu), D. Stoica, Rose - Prepeliţă, Dilevski, Şoavă - M. Costea ('58 Dina), Tănasă('78 I. Popescu), Fl. Costea ('78 Craciun)
For our team scored Fl. Costea('50) and Stoica('53).

Universitatea Craiova - Arka Gdynia 1 - 1

The second game in this training tourament was played by our team against the Polish club Arka Gdyna. We did a good match and the final result was a draw. Universitatea Craiova used these players for this game:1st half: Bornescu ('34 S. Lung jr) – Dănănae, V. Găman, D. Stoica, Rose – Prepeliţă, Dilevski, Şoavă – M. Costea, Tănasă, Gîngioveanu

2nd half: S. Lung jr. ('60 Merlier) - Bărboianu, R. Barbu, D. Stoica, Rose - Prepeliţă, Dilevski ('70 I. Popescu), Şoavă - Dina, M. Costea ('60 Craciun), Gîngioveanu ('70 Ologu)

The player who scored for Craiova was Andrei Prepelita.

Universitatea Craiova - Sportfreunde Siegen 2-0

Universitatea Craiova started the preparations for the next season. The very first friendly game was against Sportfreunde Siegen, a team from the 5th German footbal league.In the first half, our team was: S. Lung jr. - Dănănae, V. Găman, D. Stoica, Rose - Prepeliţă, Dilevski, Şoavă - Dina, M. Costea, Fl. CosteaIn the second half, Nicolo Napoli used the following team: Merlier - Bărboianu, V. Găman, R. Barbu, Şoavă - Prepeliţă, I. Popescu, Ologu - M. Costea, Tănasă, Crăciun
Our goals were scored by Fl. Costea '42 and Ciprian Tănasă '73.

Winter Friendly games

Stiinta played some friendly games to prepare the spring season of the championship. The chosen location was Antalya in Turkey. The results were:
Sturm Graz - Universitatea Craiova 2-1
Our goal was scored by F. Costea.
The starting team was: Bornescu, Dananae, Stoica, Mitchell, Rose, Dilevski, V. Gaman, Prepelita, Wobay, F. Costea, Tanasa

Zalaegerszeg - Universitatea Craiova 0-0
The starting team was: Banica, Barboianu, Barbu, Stoica, Rose, A. Ionescu, Saceanu, Dilevski, Wobay, F. Costea, Baird

Winterthur - Universitatea Craiova 1-0
The team: Bornescu (’46 Banica), Dananae (’63 Barboianu), D. Stoica (’77 Curteanu), Mitchell (’77 Barbu), Rose (’63 Busu), Prepelita, V. Gaman (’58 Saceanu), Dilevski (’77 Barboianu), Wobay (’70 Gangioveanu), F. Costea (’46 Dina), M. Costea (’58 Lutu)

Zaglebie Sosnowiec - Universitatea Craiova 0 - 1
Our goal was scored by Prepelita
The team: Banica, Barboianu (Lutu ‘66), Stoica, Mitchell, Rose, Prepelita (’46 Dananae), Saceanu (’46 V. Gaman), Dilevski (’46 M. Costea), Woobay (’46 Gangioveanu), Ionescu (’65 Busu), F. Costea (’46 Dina)

NK Osijec - Universitatea 0 - 0
The team: Bornescu (’46 Banica), Dananae, Stoica, Mitchell, Rose, Prepelita, Saceanu (’60 Barboianu), Dilevski, A. Ionescu (’46 Dina), F. Costea (’60 M. Costea), Lutu (’46 Wobay)

Happy Birthday Michael Baird!

Today Michael Baird arrives at 24 years old. He is one of the most important strikers from Universitatea Craiova. He may celebrate his anniversary scoring in the very next game, this Saturday against Politehnica Iasi.Happy Birthday, Michael! I wish you all the best and I hope you will score more goals than you scored last year.

Universitatea Craiova - FC Caracal 3-0

Ştiinţa presented their players yesterday on “Ion Oblemenco” stadium. The match for presentation was played against FC Caracal (Second League team). The final score was 3-0 and it leave me speachless. Craiova used the new ADIDAS T-shirts which will be the equipment provider for the year 2007-2008. It seems it bring us good luck.
Universitatea Craiova - FC Caracal 3-0
Goal scores: Stoica ‘5, Wobay ’53, Baird ’67.

Universitatea: Bornescu ( ’62 Banica) – Ciuca, Stoica, Mitchell (’70 Curteanu) – Dananae (’55 Dilevski), Prepelita (’62 Lutu) Gargalie (’55 Saceanu), Rose (’68 Velcovici) – Wobay (’63 Stoianof), Tanasa (’74 I Gaman), Costea (’58 Baird).

Trainer: Florin Cioroianu.

Next Sunday begins the Romanian football Championship. Our first game is against Farul Constanta.

Standard Liege - Universitatea Craiova 0-2

Universitatea Craiova wonn in Andene a friendly game against Standard Liege. Our goals were scored by Prepeliţă ’15, Stoianof ’78.
Audience: 5.000

Standard: De Vriendt - Camozzato (’65 Dupre), Bonfim, Sarr, Mulemo - Walasiak (’81 Vito), Defour (’70 Toama), Papasarantis (’46 Fellaini), Witsel (’76 Dembele) - Mbokani (’46 De Camargo), Jovanovic (’65 Lukunku).

Trainer: Michel Preud’homme.
Universitatea: Bornescu - Ciucă, Stoica, Mitchell - Dănănae, Gărgălie (’62 Săceanu), Prepeliţă (’75 Gârlă), Rose (’80 Velcovici) - Dina (’40 Wobay), Costea ('69 Stoianof), Baird (’89 Pârvu).
Trainer: Florin Cioroianu.
Yellow cards: Defour / Baird, Mitchell, Gârlă.
Red card: Dănănae ’81.

Demolished in Andenne
Strapping men, these Roumanians Standard broke the teeth, yesterday on the ground of Andenne, a team of Craoiva, in training course in... Latvia, of an excellent level. The inhabitants of Liège ran after the score, in vain... The Standard wiped, yesterday evening with Andenne, its first defeat in its preparation campaign, by undergoing the law of the Romanian team of Universitatea Craiova (0-2). The players inhabitant of Liège had however begun the debates in an ideal way, by sparing of entry two superb occasions. On a flight of Walasiak initially, diverted by Bornescu, consecutive with a handing-over of Mbokani and a center of Marcos, on a resumption of the head of Mbokani then, which was assembled higher than the Romanian defenders on a blow of corner of Papassarantis. In the tread, Prerelita took Dante speed to mislead De Vriendt. A catastrophic scenario...
"Especially vis-a-vis to Roumanians afterwards", Michel Preud'homme will say. "With the Italian teams, the Romanian formations are most difficult to operate when they carry out to the score. Remarkably organized, they do not leave any more and do not take any more the least risk... " In fact, the Standard, in spite of creditable efforts, never found the solution with its problems. Its players showed themselves too awkward in the last gesture, multiplaint the losses of ball. It is only at the end of the part that they arrived to repointer the end of the nose, thanks to Camargo twice, on a center of Villano, then a blow of corner of Toama, before Dante and Marcos do not loupent little the objective. Craiova then carried out 0-2, on a goal registered by Stoianof, of a sending dispatched in the ceiling of the cage of Vriendt. "One tried to make the play, to play forwards, offensively, like always, but we fell on a well oiled team, of a very good level, face to which it was difficult to make jump the bolt", still Michel Preud'homme released. "the result disappoints me, but it is an adversary which I had wished to defy because I knew that the task would be difficult. It is more interesting, because that allows corrections... "