Team of the matchday - Round 9 (1-4-4-2):
Stăncioiu (Sportul Studențesc București) - Mândrean (Gloria Bistrița),
Jula (CFR Cluj-Napoca), C.Lazăr (Sportul Studențesc București), Pașcovici
(Farul Constanța) - Guriță (Oțelul Galați), Frunză (Universitatea Craiova),
Iftodi (Gloria Bistrița), N.Răducan (FCM Bacău) - Iacob (Oțelul Galați),
Coroian (Gloria Bistrița)
Eduard Cornel Stăncioiu (Sportul Studențesc): the goalkeeper
of the students had a very good day and his mates should thank him for
the point won at Cluj. He is known as a goalkeeper who saves the difficult
balls, but is beaten by the easyer one. He saved a difficult shot of Bruncevic
near by the bar and in second half four dangerous shots of CFR. In minute
75 he saved in two times the penalty kick of Adrian Anca, becoming the
hero of "white-blacks".
Costin Lazăr (Sportul Studențesc): Dan Petrescu, the
coach of Sportul, had the inspiration that on 0-1 to send Lazar in the
field (minute 35), replacing Rusu. He changed the fortune of the match,
making many turnovers at the midfield, went to attack too and passed for
goal to Mazilu. Even he played injuried, the blonde of the students worked
a lot, making four tactical faults in the moment when CFR has started
dangerous actions.
Cristian Ambrosie Coroian (Gloria Bistrița): The captain
of Gloria succeeded a spectacular double in the match with Apulum Alba-Iulia,
scoring in 9 rounds 6 goals. After in the previous match, with Rapid,
coach Constantin Cârstea didn't let him to play, starting a scandal in
mass-media from Romania that "Rapid won doubtful of easy", now
he was the player of the match. In minute 21 he scored from a free-kick
from 20 metres, and in minute 51, after another free-kick from 10 metres,
the veteran Iftodi moved the ball for the shot of Coroian which has gone
under the bar. The place from the first part of the table of the team
of Jean Padureanu is due in most of the part to Coroian, who is now the
leader of Gloria.
Victoraș Iacob (Oțelul Galați): The massive striker of
Otelul played in the match against Rapid with the will to take the revenge,
after Rapid, who had him in their yard in second part of the last championship,
didn't give him the chance to show what he can, sending him back not quite
so delicate in the town from Dunare (Danube). The goal of Iacob brought
3 points to the team of Sorin Cartu, they getting out from the dangerous
zone of the table. "
I am very glad that I scored and that my
goal defeated them. Of course I took my revenge. Rapid pulled me back
and it was a retrogression my departure from there, but I hope I will
return at my best form. I sufferred and that's why I am so happy now.
I had a revenge to take and I took it" - declared "Jancker"..