Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Saturday, April 26, 2025 23:41 / Updated Sunday, April 27, 2025 00:12
In the 6th stage of the Superligi play-off, the Clujians won in front of their fans, after returning to the second part, from 0-1. Mitriță opened the scoring on Cluj-Garena, and Thiam restored equality in the 60th minute. The victory of the hosts was actually an autogole of Zajkov, who buried his team in the 76th minute.
After the match, the Macedonian defender was harshly criticized by Marius Baciu.
Gjoko Zajkov, taken at the target, after a new autogole in the play -off, at U Cluj – Craiova University
In the 76th minute, at the score of 1-1, Dan Nistor beat a corner from the left, and Zajkov intervened very badly, sending directly to the colleague of Laurențiu Popescu, spectator at this phase. The ball beaten by Nistor was diverted by the fur, and the Macedonian sent with his right foot in his own gate.
Remaining without reaction after defeating Popescu, Zajkov was not saved by colleagues, as he had been to the previous autogole, from the 2nd play-off, traveling from Rapid.
“It's a rare occasion. The people of Craiova didn't reach the gate very much. The result is fair. I would add U Cluj for today's match.
(no about Zajkov's autogole) if there is no concentration at a division A player, then you are “prison”, about football, painful! “said Marius Baciu, at the first sport, quoted by orangesport.ro.
U Cluj starts very well, after the goal of Craiova comes out of nothing. In the 46th minute, Safira's incredible miss. From that moment, U Cluj is closer to the Gate of Craiova, closer to the goal, gives two goals and wins a match that I did not think could win.
Safira, if you don't put the ball in the gate there from 6 m, when do you get it? Put it there, 2-0, the match is over. You can not give a goal from this situation, if you think how much footballer. The 1-1 goal (Thiam's number) is almost impossible to give it, but how to get yourself in this hall?
– Basarab Panduru, at the first sport
Images from U Cluj – Craiova 2-1
The ranking in the superliged play-off
