Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, 07 November 2025, 00:37 / Updated Friday, 07 November 2025 00:40
Rapid Vienna – University of Craiova 0-1. Sorin Cârțu, the honorary president of the Oltene team, analyzed the victory in the Conference League on the GSP Live Special show.
The former great striker declared himself satisfied with the game played by Craiova and believes that Mirel Rădoi's team could win with a bigger score difference.
Also, Cârțu commented on the gesture of Craiova's coach, who was eliminated in the first half. He received his second yellow card after scolding a Rapid Viena player, stunning Cârțu.
Sorin Cârțu: “I didn't understand Mirel's reaction, he should have been more balanced”
“It was a good game by our team. They only had one chance I think, otherwise I liked how our team played. They managed all the moments well. The man of the match was their goalkeeper, unbelievable how he scored. I don't want to sound confident, but the result could have been much higher.
I noticed their goalkeeper, what balls he pulled out. It prevented us from tying the game early. We also sat with emotions. We also had impeccable refereeing, nothing harmed us. What was in the field, that gave.
With Mainz we will be affected by Mirel's absence. I didn't understand this situation, with his reaction, he should have been much more balanced, he should have thought much more. It was clear that the referee was going to react, especially with how much pressure the crowd was putting on. It's a pity, it was his work, he prepared the game well, I played spectacularly in many moments.
I kind of feel sorry for the Noah matchup, which was a formidable team and somehow deserved its point. With 6 points, otherwise I was thinking now. We have 3 more matches, we have 4 points, let's see what we will do”, said Sorin Cârțu, at GSP Live Special.
Our main goal is to win the championship, but we also have a stage goal, to be in the top 24, to play one more elimination game in the spring. It would be ok if we also solve this objective. We have this hope, we scored 4 points and we hope to score more. What I played with Rapid in the championship and what I played now, aggressively, responsibly, gives me hope for the future.
We have the match with UTA, then comes the break and after that we will have a period with 9 matches that we play in a maximum of 30 days, with trips to U Cluj, matches with CFR, with Argeș, with Csikzereda, Hermannstadat, plus the Conference ones. And another cup match.
– Sorin Cârțu, at GSP Live Special
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