Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Thursday, August 14, 2025, 20:21 / Updated Thursday, August 14, 2025 20:28
Spartak Trnava and Craiova University They meet on Thursday, from 9:30 pm, in the second sleeve of the 3rd round League. The match is LiveText on GSP.ro and live at Digisport 2 and Primasport 2. Oltenians won the first 3-0 leg.
CSU Craiova is favorite in qualifying in the play-off, after awarding the first leg with Spartak Trnava. Both teams won at the weekend, in the championship, but the Oltenians need to be careful.
Slovaks have not given up on the fight and hopes in a miracle in the return of the City Arena. Michal Scasny, Spartak's coach, motivated the players by promising them that he will give them a free day in the event of a success. For the duel with Craiova it raises: if they return to the Oltenians, they will receive the next weekend!
The full program of preliminary round 3 of Conference League
Spartak Trnava – Craiova University, live from 21:30
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Spartak Trnava – Craiova University, Start teams
Spartak Trnava: Frelih – Kostrna, Nwadike, Karhan – Holik, Kratochvil, Prochazka, Mikovic – Azango, Duris, Skrbo
reserves: Vasil, Vantruba, Jureskin, Ujlaky, Gogn, Kudlicka, Daniel, Tomic, Moistsrapish, Taraduda, Sabo, Badolo
Coach: Michal Scasny
Craiova University: Isenko – Romanchuk, Screciu, Badelj – Mora, Samuel Teles, Băluță, Cicâldău, Fl. Stefan – Al Hamlawi, Baiaram
reserves: Lung, Popescu, Crețu, Mekvabishvili, Houri, Rădulescu, Mogoș, Stefanovic, Barbu, Băsceanu, Matei, Nsimba
Coach: Mirel Rădoi
Stadium: City Arena
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
ASSISTANT: Lee Betts, Neil Davies (both England)
Reserve referee: Lewis Smith (England)
Lime referee: Darren England (England)
Assistant lime: Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
Spartak Trnava – Craiova University, the most interesting information
- Trnava started the European season in the Europa League. The Slovaks were eliminated in the first preliminary round by the Swedes in Hacken (2-3 general), the possible opponent of the CFR in the Conference League play-off. In the second round of UECl qualifications, Spartak Trnava had no problems with Maltese from Hibernians (7-2 general).
- The defeat in Craiova was the first failure suffered by the trnava in the current season. Previously, the Slovaks had two victories and an equal in the games played by their own arena, in the championship and the European cups.
- Craiova University has two consecutive victories in the preliminaries Conference League, both without goal: 3-0 vs trnava and 4-0 vs Sarajevo. All three European matches of the Doljeni ended with over 2.5 goals scored.
- Craiova did not catch the groups since returning to the European Cups in 2017. Spartak Trnava evolved in the Conference League groups two seasons ago, when it only obtained one point with Fenerbahce, Ludogorets and Nordsjaelland.
