2018 Supercupa României

2018 Supercupa României
Event2018 Supercupa României
Date14 July 2018
VenueStadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
Man of the MatchCiprian Deac
(CFR Cluj)[1]
RefereeRadu Petrescu
Attendance25,852
WeatherCloudy

The 2018 Supercupa României was the 20th edition of the Supercupa României, the annual super cup in Romania.

The game was contested by the winners of the previous season's Liga I and Cupa României competitions, CFR Cluj and Universitatea Craiova respectively. It was played at the Ion Oblemenco Stadium in Craiova, on 14 July 2018.[2]

CFR Cluj claimed the trophy after defeating Universitatea Craiova 1–0, with Emmanuel Culio scoring the only goal of the game. Before the match, CFR had reached the Supercupa României four times, winning two (2009, 2010) and being runners-up two times (2012, 2016); U Craiova had never took part in the contest.

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participations (bold indicates winners)
CFR Cluj Winners of the 2017–18 Liga I 4 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Universitatea Craiova Winners of the 2017–18 Cupa României None

Venue

The Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the Romanian Football Federation Executive Committee meeting on 7 May 2018.[2] This was the first Supercupa României hosted in Craiova.[3] The new Ion Oblemenco Stadium opened in November 2017. It is the home stadium of Universitatea Craiova.

The venue was chosen before the two participants were known. By winning the Romanian Cup, Universitatea Craiova earned the opportunity to play for the Supercup in their home stadium.

Match

Details

CFR Cluj1–0Universitatea Craiova
Culio 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 25,852
CFR Cluj
Universitatea Craiova
GK 87 Giedrius Arlauskis
RB 77 Andrei Peteleu  46'
CB 55 Paulo Vinícius
CB 30 Andrei Mureșan  31'
LB 45 Camora (c)  36'
RCM 19 Emmanuel Culio
CM 28 Ovidiu Hoban
LCM 8 Damjan Djoković
RW 10 Ciprian Deac  90+4'
CF 20 George Țucudean  87'
LW 27 Sebastian Mailat  55'
Substitutes:
RB 6 Cristian Manea  46'
CF 9 Billel Omrani  55'
CAM 18 Valentin Costache  87'
Manager:
Edward Iordănescu
GK 13 Mirko Pigliacelli
CB 4 Răzvan Popa  76'  80'
CB 24 Florin Gardoș
CB 2 Tiago Ferreira
RM 30 Radoslav Dimitrov  72'
CM 8 Alexandru Mateiu
CM 23 Hristo Zlatinski
LM 11 Nicușor Bancu
RW 14 Dominik Glavina  65'
CF 10 Alexandru Cicâldău
LW 28 Alexandru Mitriță (c)  29'
Substitutes:
RW 9 Andrei Burlacu  65'
CF 16 Jovan Marković  80'
Manager:
Devis Mangia

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Ovidiu Artene
    • Vladimir Urzică
  • Fourth official:
  • Additional assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall[4]
Statistic CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 5 8
Shots on target 2 4
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 6 6
Fouls committed 19 13
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

Edward Iordănescu won his first trophy as a manager.[5] The penalty netted by Emmanuel Culio was the first to be awarded in the competition, despite being played intermittently since 1994.[3]

CFR Cluj's Ciprian Deac won the player of the match award,[1] a distinction he had also received at the 2010 edition.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Deac a fost omul meciului! "Era o stare de oboseală fizică și psihică". Declarație superbă despre Mitriță" [Deac was the man of the match! "It was a state of physical and mental fatigue." Wonderful words about Mitriță] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "FRF a stabilit unde se vor disputa finala Cupei Romaniei si Supercupa Romaniei" [FRF set the places where the Romanian Cup final and the Romanian Supercup will be played] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Amănunt inedit în istoria Supercupelor României, la finele meciului câştigat de CFR Cluj" [Unique detail in the history of the Romanian Supercup, at the end of the match won by CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). ProSport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ "CFR Cluj vs Universitatea Craiova". Soccerway. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Iordănescu, la primul trofeu al carierei: "Nu e cazul să își facă alții griji pentru noi". Ce spune despre Omrani și Țucudean" [Iordănescu, after the first trophy of his career: "It is not the case of others to worry about us". What he says about Omrani and Țucudean] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.