GSP scores at Dinamo – Craiova 0-1 » Who was the man of the match and who got the scores of 3 and 4: “Zero on all lines”

Article by Justin Gafiuc – Published on Thursday, 19 March 2026 23:36 / Updated on Thursday, 19 March 2026 23:42
Dinamo – Craiova University 0-1. The “Dogs” started strongly, but saw themselves led at halftime and did not manage to come back in superiority even for one half, after the elimination of Bancu.
Dinamo ticked off its fifth consecutive defeat, after 0-1 with Universitatea Craiova. He had moments in which he controlled the game, but the lack of goal scorers forces the Bucharesters to rotate offensively unnecessarily.
Even though they benefited from a full half with one extra man, after Bancu's dismissal, Kopic's men could not even get a draw.
Instead, Craiova focused on preserving the minimum advantage obtained through Etim's success and brought the first three points from the play-off to Bănie.
GSP grades for Kopic's players, after Dinamo – Craiova 0-1

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Devis Epassy – grade 5. A single intervention, an almost unstoppable goal and a blunder at the end, unfruitful by Teles.
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Maxime Sivis – grade 6. Without mistakes in defense, he also went up in attack, “produced” Bancu's elimination
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Kevin Boateng – grade 5. Defeated decisively for the only goal of the match.
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Nikita Stoinov – grade 5. “Package” mistake with Boateng after Etim's success
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Raul Opruț – grade 5. Craiova found on his side the most chances to infiltrate.
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Eddy Gnahore – grade 5. A yellow card for protesting and a timid presence in the center of the pitch.
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Andrei Mărginean – grade 6. 28 of 35 accurate passes, 9 of 15 in the opponent's half, created one of the important opportunities of the “dogs”
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Cătălin Cîrjan – grade 7. Dynamo's best man. He tried to speculate especially on long balls, he found solutions to put his colleagues in finishing situations in both halves.
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Alexandru Musi – grade 5. Completely deleted. His substitution at the start of the second half was a logical one.
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Alberto Soro – grade 4. Zero on all lines.
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Danny Armstrong – grade 6. He missed Dinamo's first chance at the beginning of the match. Otherwise, hard hitting, but no notable achievements.
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Zeljko Kopic, coach – grade 6. He tried all possible solutions to unlock the offensive game, but the lack of goal men became a millstone around the neck of the red-whites
Along the way they entered:
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Jordan Ikoko ('55) – grade 6. Sure on him. He did his job while he was on the turf.
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Adrian Mazilu ('56) – grade 4. Nonexistent.
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Alexandru Pop ('56) – grade 5. A colossal miss, and a step too late to the ball on a finish by Tarbă
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Ianis Tarbă ('75) – grade 5. A wasted opportunity.
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Adrian Caragea ('81) – Played too little to be rated.
Olten's scores on the National Arena
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Pavlo Isenko – 7: Saved two tough situations early in the game. Changed at halftime for medical reasons.
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Oleksandr Romanchuk – 6: Safe on the defensive. An out-of-bounds tackle on Armstrong could have resulted in a penalty.
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Adrian Rus – 7: Very safe in duels. Calm and balanced.
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Vladimir Screciu – 7: The number one man in Craiova's defense
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Carlos Mora – 6: Fairly wiped out on the right flank, he contributed well in the second half to closing down the lanes.
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Anzor Mekvabishvili – 6: Craiova's usual point of balance in the center of the pitch.
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David Matthew – 5: Few successes.
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Tudor Baluta – 5: Quite unreliable in many moments, changed immediately after the break with Cicâldău, also having a yellow card in the active
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Nicușor Bancu – 3: Produced a ridiculous foul in the center of the field, being sent off just before the break.
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Stefan Baiaram – 6: He provided the assist for Etim's goal. Otherwise, a fragile presence.
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Monday Time – 8: The man who brought Craiova's first play-off victory with a cold-blooded goal.
They have also played:
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Laurentiu Popescu ('46) – 6. He saved Tarbă's chance very well in the end.
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Florin Ștefan ('46) – 6. Entered at half-time after the elimination of Bancu, in a discreet note in the defense of Craiova. Useful and that's it.
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Alexandru Cicâldău ('62) – 5. No special achievements.
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Samuel Teles ('69) – 5: One step away from scoring the 2-0 goal, as if he got scared in front of the opposing goal, at Epassy's mistake.
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Coach: Filipe Coelho – 7: He put the team back afloat and knew how to place the team judiciously in the second half to preserve the minimal, decisive advantage in inferiority.
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Horațiu Feșnic – grade 7: an OK performance, with enough moments on the limit, but managed with balance. He intervened correctly on all cards, especially Bancu's elimination
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Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei – grade 7. No problems.




