“It was a penalty! Helped it to reach the extensions”


Cezar Titor article – published Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 00:19 / Updated Tuesday, August 19, 2025 00:19
After Lighthouse – U Cluj 0-1Ianis Zicu, the Dobrogenic technician, prepared a detailed analysis of this evening, the second consecutive in superlig.
He said that, despite the fact that his team had numerical superiority from the 10th minute, the wrong decisions of the players and the too slow circulation of the ball prevented the equalization. He criticized in hard terms and the decision of the “central” Florin Andrei not to grant a penalty at the elimination of Iulian Cristea, considering that the “students” stopped on Ișfan including inside the box.
The University of Cluj won a precious victory on the “sailor” field imposing with 1-0. The hero of the “red hats” was Dino Mikanovic, who inscribed after an inspired pass offered by the beginner Andrei Gheorghiță. Although they remained in ten people since the 10th minute, when Iulian Cristea was eliminated for a foul on Ișfan from the position of last defender, the “students” fought exemplary and left with all the points on the seafront.
Ianis said: “The arbitration should have been a little more equidistant”
“It is painful that many players have made wrong decisions in situations of superiority on the side strips. We had to pass faster, but the circulation of the ball was far too slow. We played 90 minutes with an extra man and we could not equal, which hurts us a lot. We had the chance to go up 2nd place, but again, an incorrect decision affected us.
I think it was a penalty at that phase. After giving the red card, the arbitration should have been a little more equidistant. From there began a strange way of arbitration, with moments of delay and fouls so as to help them reach extensions.
I think the game was worth at least 10 minutes of extension. We had so many moments with a man in the minus and yet we could not equal the regular time. U Cluj is a strong team, they put us problems in the duels one against one. Lukic helped a lot, detained all the balls, but this does not justify our wrong decisions at certain times, “said Ianis Zicu, at the end of the Black Sea party.




