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GSP scores in Craiova – Rapid 1-0 » “Mr. Goe”! Who was the man of the match and who were the repeaters

Article by Eduard Apostol – Published on Sunday, 19 April 2026 23:11 / Updated on Monday, 20 April 2026 03:00

University of Craiova – Rapid 1-0 or the duel that made the difference between a team returning to title contention and another showing up with the lesson unlearned, wasting yet another season.

It was not a match according to the expectations and the poster, but several phases defined the “students”. Here are the GSP notes!

How the “students” of the University of Craiova were graded: A goal and good! Suffering + chance

  • L. Popescu (note 6) * He came out well, comforted and by chance, because he was “beaten” in two phases. But either Mora appeared, or the goalkeeper ran over Dobre, enough to make the opponent lose his mark.

  • Romanchuk (grade 6) * He did his job, and if the team didn't score…

  • Ad. Russian (grade 6) * He is in a delicate area, in full battle for the title. Any slippage can cost the title.

  • Screciu (note 6) * Good attitude, leader in defense. A little more ferocity would do.

  • Mora (grade 8) * Magistral in the phase of the 56th minute, when he scored a goal as did Rapid (Christensen). Plus other quality crosses, spirit, the kind of footballer who knows what to do and how to do it.

  • Cicada (note 6) * Held the middle, even if it wasn't visible.

  • Anzor (note 7) * Constant – ok, already trademarked for Georgian. Plus assist at Al-Hamlawi. He sees the game and the situations. Special delivery!

  • Bench (note 6) * Good, “there”, in the match, a balance factor.

  • D. Matei (grade 6) * Fierce in the first part, when his others were thin.

  • Al-Hamlawi (note 7) * He pushed the game, he ran, he struggled in the first half – all in vain! But he threw living water on Olteni in the 47th minute, when he restarted with his head, like a true novice, to open the scoring. He was once again the right man in the right place. However, it has expensive fuel, which is consumed quickly.

  • Baiaram (grade 6) * He has moments when he is lost in space! The first part – weak, the second – OK. He has the merit of “taking out” the phase (foul) from which Bănia scored the only goal.

Coach Filipe Coelho (grade 7) * He has the merit that his team defeated and tied U Cluj, returned to the real fight for the title and sent an opponent, Rapid, to bed.

They have also played:

  • Nsimba (note 6) * Entered the 69th minute in place of Al Hamlawi. Combative, hey-rupist, hardworking, artful.

  • Basceanu * He came on in the 76th minute instead of D. Matei.

  • Telescopic * Entered in the 77th minute instead of Baiaram.

  • Al. Cretu * Entered the 90+2 minute instead of Anzor.

How did the Rapid team do in the away game from Craiova: Another missed year. Total

  • Aioani (note 6) * The opponents did not test him at all in the first half, all the shots/replays did not give emotions. Only Matei (43), on a random restart, out of inertia, created a bit of atmosphere. He cannot be blamed in vain.

  • Onea (grade 5) * Has limits. He wants to, but that's all he can do.

  • Pașcanu (note 6) * OK.

  • Kramer (note 6) * OK.

  • Stock market (note 5) * He still has a lot of work to do before he becomes a player at a top 5 championship team in Europe.

  • Christensen (note 5) * Modestino. Escapes on the defensive phase, had the equalizing goal in front, but was neutralized by Mora.

  • Keita (grade 6) * Worker. Anyway, tough to play when you know what…

  • Grameni (grade 6) * He did his job, he couldn't help more.

  • Moruțan (grade 4) * He has many moments when he is pedestrian, but also when he breaks the rhythm… He is changed! It doesn't look, yet, from the movie Rapid. He came off in the 68th minute.

  • Koljic (note 3) * An anemic shot, when he had an attempt to escape to the butts of his former team. Logically, he was substituted at half-time, he didn't feel like he was on the field in the first half.

  • Petrila (note 5) * The ball on him, to do anything, anything, at speed. But football is a team game, though. Alone he succeeded extremely little.

Coach Costel Gâlcă (grade 5) * Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock!

They have also played:

  • D. Paraskiv (grade 4) * Entered in the 46th minute instead of Koljic. It's like he drank water after the Bosnian.

  • Good (grade 5) * He came on in the 68th minute instead of Moruțan. What an opportunity he had in the 77th minute, incredible miss from the small box! His enemies probably stabbed the doll before the ball hit the goal. It could be the click. His, the team's. But it wasn't.

  • Talisson (note 5) * Entered in the 68th minute instead of Petrila. Absent in quite a few moments, however, he created the phase from which Dobre could produce a shock on the table.

  • Cr. Mane * Entered in the 79th minute instead of Onea.

  • Hazrollage * Came on in the 79th minute instead of Christensen.

How the referees scored the match Craiova – Rapid

  • Szabolcs Kovacs (note 7) * The match was OK, which was not easy at all, although the pace and performance resembled a play-out duel.

  • Mihai Marica (grade 7) * OK.

  • George Neacșu (grade 7) * OK.

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