DRAMATIC final at Csikszereda – Petrolul » Missed penalty in the 90th minute! + Elimination at the end of the match

Chronicle by Justin Gafiuc: “Wolves” escaped with a draw! Csikszereda got in the way with a missed penalty in overtime

Petrolul started to feel good under the baton of Eugen Neagoe and, little by little, after five consecutive failures, it collected two tied victories (an identical 1-0 in Pitesti and with CFR Cluj). And in the trip from Ciuc, the focus is on three more points, in a stadium where only Craiova and Rapidul prevailed, with the hindered CFR and FCSB braked as a pack in Sequoia.

Petrolul sets the tone, but Bălbarău drowns his colleagues!

However, Csikszereda became an uncomfortable opponent, which Petrolul tried to combat by pressing and an advanced module, plus a quick circulation of the ball. It was a recipe that worked well in the first 45 minutes as the Yellow-Blues managed to crowd Ilyeș's men into their own half.

He also helped the opening score, which came from a penalty dictated with the assistance of VAR (13). Paszka touched the ball with his hand in the box to a cross from the left flank, and Horațiu Feșnic put the ball on the spot after being helped by the image consulted on the edge of the lawn.

Chică-Roşa scored with enough emotion, after which Petrolul remained in control until the break, but without managing to create notable opportunities, apart from an anemic restart by Jyry (22). However, Csikszereda managed to equalize just before the break after an unforgivable blunder by Bălbarău, who lost the ball from Ceara's cross, and Eppel had only to complete the formality.

Krell's luck brings a point to Ploiesti

The error cost the goal-keeper, who was replaced between halves with Krell. And the Austrian came to the field with the luck for the people of Ploiești. That's because Csikszereda took the reins, created opportunities to turn the tables, but the ball didn't seem to want to enter the guests' net.

Paszka hit the bar with a powerful shot from distance, then Szabo narrowly missed the target as Krell was beaten. And, most importantly, Fortuna protected Krell including in extra time, when a foul committed by Mateiu in the box forced Feșnic to dictate a penalty for Ciucani as well.

But Szalay also sent it into the crossbar, saving the Prahoven players from a setback in the last seconds. Petrol also ended with a man down after the removal of Roche for two “yellows”, and the game ended with a 1-1 that still allows both teams to breathe, at the end of a tense match, wallpapered with everything.

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FINAL » Csikszereda – Petrolul 1-1

• Min. 90: Szalay drove hard down the left and hit the post. Roche sees his second yellow and is sent off for protesting. Eugen Neagoe also received the red card

• Min. 88: Szalay falls in the box after a duel with Roche, and Feșnic dictated a penalty for Ciucani

• Min. 61: Ceara gave Krell some excitement with a shot from outside the box

• Balbarau was substituted at half-time. Krell entered his place in the Ploiestian gate

• Min. 44: Chică-Roșa got injured and was replaced by Doumtsios

• Min. 41: Bălbarău drops the ball from Ceara's cross, and Eppel took advantage and equalized

• HERE, the most important details and statistics about the match.

• Min. 34: Ricardinho shoots from long range and causes problems for Pap. The keeper of the hammers rejects in the corner

• Min. 28: Chică-Roșa wasted another dangerous opportunity for Petrolul

• Min. 23: Jyry misses from a great position. He was served perfectly from the left flank but struggled.

• Min. 13: Chică-Roșa scored from a shot from 11 meters.

• Min. 11: After an obvious foul in the hosts' box, Horațiu Feșnic dictated a penalty for Petrolul

• Game start!

Csikszereda – Petrolul, starting teams:

Csikszereda (4-2-3-1): Pap – Paszka, Celic, Hegedus, Ferenczi – Vegh, Veres – A. Ceara, Bodo, Jebari – Eppel
reserves: Toth, M. Simon, Bloj, Kajan, S. Szilagyi, Gal Andrezly, Dusinszki, Palmeș, B. Szabo, Csuros, Bakos, Szalay
Coach: Robert Ilyeș

Petrol (3-4-3): Bălbarău – Ricardinho, Papp, Roche – Jyry, Mateiu, Dongmo, Sălceanu – D. Radu, Chică-Roşa, Doukansy
reserves: Krell, Onguene, M. Dulca, Guilherme, Hanca, Tolea, D. Paraschiv, V. Gheorghe, Hermann, Doumtsios, A. Dumitrache, Grozav
Coach: Eugene Neagoe

Referee: Horatio Feșnic
ASSISTANT: Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei
VAR referee: Adrian Cojocaru
Assistant VAR: Stelian Slabu
Book: Vlad Baban
Observer: Adrian Vidan