Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Sunday, 15 February 2026, 20:41 / Updated on Sunday, 15 February 2026 20:44
Assad Al Hamlawi (25 years old), the striker from Craiova University, opened the scoring in the derby with FCSB after a spectacular phase, impeccably built from the defense.
Olteni, the leaders of the Romanian Superliga, opened the scoreboard in the 23rd minute, in front of the Romanian champions, who are in the fight to avoid the play-out.
VIDEO. Assad Al Hamlawi, sensational execution with FCSB
The action started from the defense of Craiova, with a combinative, fast and precise game, which raised the spectators present at the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium.
One-on-one with Bosnian defender Daniel Graovac, Al Hamlawi executed a looping shot that caught the Red-Blues defender off balance, then quickly changed the direction of the ball in a style reminiscent of Ronaldo's authentic technique and finished with a left-footed shot into the far corner.
The goalkeeper Matei Popa had no chance to intervene, the ball stopping in the side net.
Assad Al Hamlawi's figures
For Al Hamlawi, the success in the derby is goal number 7 in the 23 games played in this Super League season and the second in a row, after the one scored in the previous stage against Dinamo Bucharest.
The striker with Palestinian and Swedish citizenship is valued at 1.4 million euros, and in the summer of 2025 he was transferred from Slask Wroclaw for the sum of one million euros.
He also played for Sodra, Varbergs, Angelholms, Oddevold and Helsingborgs during his career.
