FC Arges - Universitatea Craiova 0-0

Yesterday, at -5 Celsius degree, Universitatea Craiova met FC Arges at Pitesti. Our team played well and after 90 minutes the game ended with draw 0-0. The most valuable player of our team was Julius Wobay who made a good game, even he was a little nervous in the start of the game.

Our team had the following composition: Bornescu - Dănănae, Ciucă, Mitchell, Rose - Pârvu (’22 Gârlă), Săceanu, Gărgălie, Dina (’78 Baird) - Wobay (’90 Costea I), NjockLet's remind here the good play made by Madalin Ciuca (at his first game in Liga I) and Mircea Bornescu who closed the goal of Universitatea Craiova. Madalin Ciuca is one of the most important players of Universitatea Craiova but he had the bad luck to suffer an injury in the last day of the past Second League Champinoship. After seven moths he came back with a very nice evolution as a defender for Universitatea Craiova.

Universitatea Craiova - Politehnica Timisoara 2-1

The last friendly game before the start of the second part of championship. For Universitatea scored N'Jock '29, Fl. Costea '79 from penalty kick. The goal of the visitors was scored by Mansour.

Universitatea Craiova used the following players: Banica - Dananae, Ciuca, Mitchell, Rose - Pirvu, Saceanu, D. Stoica, Velcovici - Njock, Wobay.
Substitutes: Dina, Baird, Girla, Fl. Costea, I. Gaman. Antrenor: Stefan Stoica.

CSM Ramnicu-Valcea - Universitatea Craiova 1-2

UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA used this team: Banica - Gârla, Ciuca, Mitchell, Rose - I. Gaman, Dina, Gargalie, Velcovici - Costea I, Costea II

In the second part of the game entered: Bornescu, Baird, Wobay, Njock, Dananae, Stoica, Pârvu and Saceanu.

For Craiova scored Jeremy N'Jock and Dorel Stoica (from penalty kick).

Universitatea Craiova - Rilski Sportist 2-0

Universitatea Craiova met Rilski Sportist in a friendly game. The score was established in the firts half of the game. The goals were made by Michael Baird in the 22nd minute and Jeremy Njock in the 42nd minute.

The team was: Bornescu - Dănănae (‘84 Gârlă), Ciucă (‘80 V. Găman), Mitchell (‘80 Curteanu), Rose (‘86 Bărboianu) - Pârvu (‘63 Argintaru), Stoica (‘86 Piko), Dina (‘66 Gărgălie), Wobay (‘77 Costea II) - Baird (‘46 Velcovici), Njock (‘80 I. Găman)

It deserves to be mentioned that Wobay had an assist at the goal scored by Baird. Universitatea Craiova is getting better with every passing day.

Universitatea Craiova - Kralia Sovietov Samara 0-1

Universitatea Craiova lost this Tuesday with 1-0 the match with Kralia Sovietov Samara (Russia, 10th place in Russian first football league). This was a friendly game played in cyprus and stoped by the reffere in the 87th minute because the lighting system crashed.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 85th minute. Stefan Stoica sent the following team on the field: Bornescu - Dănănae, Ciucă, Mitchel - Gârlă, Săceanu, Stoica, Rose - Pârvu, Wobay, Njock. After first time played also: Bărboianu, Gărgălie, Curteanu, Dina, Baird and Velcovici.

Universitatea Craiova - Daejon Citizen 3-0

Universitatea Craiova begun this game in the standard formula: Bornescu - Dananae, Ciuca, Mitchell, Rose - Saceanu, Stoica - Parvu, Wobay, Velcovici - Njock

For Universitatea scored N'Jock (two goals) and Wobay.

After the first half, for Craiova played the following team: Banica - Garla, V. Gaman, Curteanu, Barboianu - I. Gaman, Piko, Gargalie, Argintaru - Baird, Costea II

Alki Larnaca - Universitatea Craiova 0-2

Alki Larnaka is on the first place in the second Cyprus football league. Yesterday Universitatea Craiova met this local team and made a better game than last Monday. Stefan Stoica begun the game with the formal substitutes and finished it with the most important players on the field.

Until the 65th minute Universitatea played in the follwoing formula:
Bănică - Gârlă, Ciucă, V. Găman, Curteanu - Argintaru, Piko, Gărgălie, Bărboianu - Costea II, Pătraşcu

From the 65th minute the team was:
Neagoe - Dănănae, Stoica, Mitchell, Rose - Pârvu, Săceanu, Dina, Velcovici - Wobay, Njock

The scorer of the both goals for Craiova was Mihai Dina.

Universitatea Craiova - Tavria Simferopol 1-4

Yesterday Universitatea Craiova lost a friendly game with 4-1 against a team from Ukraine called Tavria Simferopol. Our goal was scored by Jeremie N'Jock. It deserves to be mentioned that Mircea Bornescu missed the goal at a penalty kick. Yes, you red right. At Universitatea Craiova there is a goalkeeper who kicks all the penalties.

You may see some images below:

Thomas Korontai

This is the new fitness trainer of Universitatea Craiova. His name is Thomas Korontai and he came in Romania from Germany. Stefan Crisan, our goalkeeper trainer, brought Thomas from Nurenberg.

For the next 2 weeks Thomas and Stefan will join the entire team in Cyprus for the preparation of the second part of Romanian Football Championship. We wish them good luck and we hope they will do a great job.

FC Caracal - Universitatea Craiova 1-1

Today Universitatea Craiova played another friendly game. At 14:00 o'clock Craiova played against FC Caracal. The final result was 1-1. The goals were scored by Sergiu Popescu (for Fc Caracal) and Gabriel Velcovici (for Universitatea Craiova). You can see some images below.



Now our team will fly in Cyprus for 2 weeks of preparations until the start of the second part of Romanian Football Championship.

Universitatea Craiova - CFR Timisoara 2-0

Yesterday at 11:00 o'clock Universitatea Craiova played another friendly game. For this time, the opponent team was CFR Timisoara, 10th place on Second Romanian Football League.

Craiova did a good game and won by 2-0. The goal scorers were Jullius Wobay and Jeremy N'Jock. 2 football players who came in Craiova this winter.The trainer of Universitatea Craiova, Stefan Stoica, used in the first half of the game, the following players: Bornescu - Dananae, Mitchell, Tambouras, Rose - Argintaru, Saceanu, Stoica, Dina - Njock, Wobay. In the second half played also for Craiova: Velcovici, Garla, Curteanu, Ignat, Piko, Costea II and Barboianu.

After this match, Stefan Stoica concluded: Stefan Stoica: "I did not like the second half of the game. I'd like Universitatea Craiova to be a fighter. In the second half, my team did not fight as in the first one."

Universitatea Craiova's Official Fan Store

New products with Universitatea Craiova's logo were made. You may see them in the picture below. For further orders place a comment here. Good luck!

Universitatea Craiova - Minerul Lupeni 1-0

Today Universitatea Craiova debuted in its first football match on 2007. It was a friendly game played at Herculane, a nice place in Romanian mountains, against Minerul Lupeni, a team placed on the front of second Romanian football league.

In the first 45 minutes the team was composed from: Bornescu, Dananae, Ciuca, Mitchell, Velcovici, Stoica, Rose, NJock, Wobay, Garla, Saceanu. In the second half of the game, were used the following players: Banica, Barboianu, Ignat, Tambouras, Curteanu, Argintaru, Piko, Gargalie, Velcovici, Dina, Costea II.

So, only Velcovici played 90 minutes for Craiova. In fact he was the only scorer of this game because of his goal from 83rd minute of the game. Argintaru did a good passing shot and Velcovici made all the supporters of this game happy.

We have some opinions after this game.
Adrian Mititelu (the owner of the club): "It seems Wobay is the player who we were expected and in the following games you will see this."
Stefan Stoica (Universitatea Craiova's trainer): "It was an useful test. We came after 3 very hard trainnig sessions made yesterday and nobody forced to win this game."

John Tambouras comes to Craiova

The central defender of New Zealand Knights, comes this Wednesday in Craiova for training with Universitatea Craiova. Stefan Stoica has good references about this football player and he wants to see John Tambouras playing for our team.

On January the 10th, at the same time with the others Australians will be present the Greek origin Aussie named John Tambouras. He was born in January 30th 1979, and comes to Craiova for free. He played football for South Melbourne(Australia), Kalamata (Greece), Auckland Knights(New Zealand), Pahand(Malaya) and New Zealand Knights(New Zealand) where he was colleague with Joshua Rose (who play for Craiova from this past summer).

Stefan Stoica knows him from Kalamata, a former Greek good team which used to play in European cups in the time he was working in Greece. Let's wait and see what can Tambouras do.

Universitatea Craiova's Official Fan Store

On December 22nd, Universitatea Craiova opened its Official Fan Store. This premiere was a good present for the fans of this beloved team. A big number of fans were waiting in front of this store this big event. The total amount of sale in the first 2 days after opening was around of 15,000 Euro. That was a record on Romanian sport market, because no other football team reported such a success until now.We are waiting for the on-line store to be opened soon.

Jeremie N'Jock is back at Universitatea Craiova

The Giant Is Back

Universitatea paid $400,000 to French football team Brest for the transfer of Jeremie N'Jock, who will play in Craiova until 2010.

The second bomb on transfer market in this winter is a former player of Universitatea Craiova, the striker Jeremie N'Jock, who accepted to come back here after 2 years. Universitatea agreed with the French football club Brest and paid $400,000 for the 26 years old Cameroon player. Last night, at 20:00 o'clock these 2 clubs agreed, and the management stuff of Universitatea Craiova who went at Brest took the transfer papers. "The Giant" has 1.96m height, 93Kg and foot measure 47!! He also played in Romania at UTA (23 games, 9 goals), Universitatea Craiova (33 games, 15 goals) and in Belgium at Mons (33 games, 18 goals) and France, Mons (17 games, 1 goal).

Julius Gibrilla Wobay signed for Craiova

Universitatea bought, for $450.000, 22 years old midfield from Sierra Leone, from NEA Salamina-Cyprus team.

Wobay is a left foot player, has a rare explosion, is very technique and quick too. I am sure he will be one from the first three players from Romanian First Football League. He will conquer Universitatea Craiova's fans from the first friendly games.

Ştefan Stoica

The first player brought by Universitatea Craiova in this winter comes from Sierra Leone via Cyprus. His name is Julius Gibrilla Woobay and he plays for Sierra Leone National Football Team. He was born on May 19th 1984 and plays as an offensive midfield, a kind of second striker. The price of this player was $450.000 and this is the most expansive transfer made by Universitatea Craiova. This amount is bigger than any other sum payed for  Radu Niculescu, Adrian Toader, Daniel Chirita or Cristian Chivu. Wobay signed for 4 years and a half and he will came in Craiova this Wednesday.

Olympiakos Pireu was also interested in bringing Wobay

More Cyprus teams were interested to buy Wobay. One of them was Omonia Nicosia, the team which has Romanian Ioan Andone as a trainer, but also the champions of Greece, Olympiakos Pireu, wanted him. "Our luck was the fact that Olympiakos Pireu already had too much foreign player in their team, so we succeded to bring Wobay at Craiova", said Fane Stoica. Last spring, Vitoria Guimaraes wanted to buy Wobay, but in the last the deal wasn't made. In the last season, Wobay was the second in the goal scorers table from Cyprus championship. He did 12 goals last year and 4 goals in this season. The most famous football player from Sierra Leone was the former player of Inter Milano and AS Monaco, Mohammed Kallon.

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«I barely wait to beat Dinamo and Steaua!»

Wobay weared already Universitatea Craiova T-shirt and he will officially play this spring.

Reporter: Are you happy you signed for Universitatea Craiova?

Julius Gibrilla Wobay: I am very happy I arrived at Universitatea, I've heard it is a good team. I don't now much about this team but I learn quick and I will know more until the meeting with my new colleagues.

How do you see your future at Craiova?

First of all I hope to be chosen to play in the first team, I hope to gather as much as possible points is possible and I barely wait to beat Dinamo and Steaua, because I did understood is a big competition between these teams.

What do you say to the fans?

I wish them Merry Christmas and all the best. I promise I will do all my best for Universitatea Craiova and I hope to realise high performances shortly.

Joshua Rose's Wedding

At Joshua Rose's wedding were Michael Baird and Dan Stanilescu. All of them sent us the best wishes for Universitatea Craiova and its fans. At this event, Josh Mitchell, who lives in Newcastle, was missing. He couldn't arrive in time in Gold Coast. The celebration took place at Aqua Restaurant from Broadwarer, Gold Coast. There were 80 guests at this wedding and they had fun from 15.30 until 00.30. You may see some images from the wedding of Joshua Rose with Jeni here.

Universitatea Craiova - Steaua Bucharest 0-0

Great fight. Nice game. No goals. Universitatea Craiova - Steaua Bucharest 0-0.
The intermediate table shows like this:
1 Dinamo 19 17 1 1 41-10 52 +22
2 Steaua 19 11 6 2 37-10 39 +9
3 Rapid 19 10 6 3 33-14 36 +6
4 CFR Cluj 19 11 3 5 38-24 36 +9
5 Poli Tm. 19 9 5 5 20-14 32 +2
6 Gloria 19 9 3 7 24-19 30 0
7 Vaslui 19 8 4 7 25-29 28 -2
8 Otelul 19 8 3 8 24-32 27 0
9 UTA 19 7 3 9 17-20 24 -6
10 Poli Iasi 19 6 6 7 22-26 24 -3
11 Craiova 19 6 6 7 22-33 24 -6
12 Pandurii 19 6 5 8 15-20 23 -4
13 Urziceni 19 6 4 9 14-19 22 -5
14 Farul 19 5 6 8 20-21 21 -6
15 Ceahlaul 19 5 2 12 13-29 17 -10
16 Arges 19 4 2 13 13-26 14 -16
17 Jiul 19 3 5 11 9-24 14 -13
18 National 19 3 4 12 13-30 13 -14

FC Vaslui - Universitatea Craiova 3-3

The goals of Universitatea Craiova were scored by A. Ionescu, Fl. Parvu and G. Velcovici. This was an heart attack game. Fc Vaslui had a penalty kick in the 5th minute of the game. Croitoru tried to score but Mircea Bornescu, Universitatea's goalkeeper caught the ball. More than this Andrei Ionescu scored by a beautiful shoot form 25 metres and Craiova had 1-0. In the second half Lucian Parvu scored again for Craiova and the score became 2-0. Fc Vaslui reduced the difference at 2-1, but Gabriel Velcovici scored again for Craiova. It was the 82nd minute of the game and Craiova had 3-1. In the last 10 minutes of this game FC Vaslui scored twice and the final result was 3-3. Universitatea Craiova won only a point in this game even they deserved to came home with all the 3 points from Vaslui.

Andrei Ionescu scores for 1-0

Lucian Parvu scores for 2-0

Gabriel Velcovici scores for 3-1

Unfortunately, a football game has 90 minutes and an extra time.