“Weakest team! Their best player was, as usual, the referee”

Ashley Davis03/11/2025

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Article by Andrei Crăiţoiu, Maria Olteanu – Published on Sunday, 02 November 2025 23:38 / Updated on Monday, 03 November 2025 00:07

Craiova University – Rapid 2-2. Silvian Cristescu (55 years old), the former captain of the University of Craiova and champion in 1991 with the team from Bănie, was present in the stands of the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium, at the match on Sunday evening, from the 15th round of the Super League, and at the end he drew the first conclusions, accusing the referee.

Craiova was the team that dominated the match, but risked not getting anything, after Rapid led 2-1 until the last phase of the match. Aioani fouled in the box, and the “central” Marcel Bârsan initially dictated against Craiova. The phase was turned from the VAR camera, Craiova received a penalty, and Nsimba converted, keeping a point in Bănie.

Silvian Cristescu had no mercy on the opponents, considering that they were clearly inferior in the game in Bănie, mocking and even suggesting that the best player of Costel Gâlcă's team was the referee.

VIDEO. Silvian Cristescu had no pity for Rapid after the draw in Bănie

“We dominated the game from the 1st minute to the 90th minute. They had two shots and scored two goals. We can't even call them shots. There are rarely matches like this, where the home team creates a chance in every phase, especially in the first half, and it ends 2-2 in the last phase.

There were opportunities, shots on goal, corners. They think they were the weakest team that came this year and played Oblemenco. Their best player was, as usual, the referee. In the first half you let the game flow nicely, but in the second half it interrupted every minute.

For what? Football you have to let it flow. I don't know if 20 minutes were played in the second half, he stopped the game at every turn. And you only give 6 minutes? Well, you have 10 changes, 4 interruptions of 2-3-5 minutes and you only give 6 minutes of overtime? Leave the game! I think we deserved the victory today, we had to get it easily”, said Silvian Cristescu after the match, upon leaving the stadium.