Romanian champions Universitatea Craiova claimed a 3-1 away victory on Thursday over Andorran title holders Inter Club d\u2019Escaldes in the second round of the UEFA Conference League group stage. The win was Craiova\u2019s first of this season\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n
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The visitors were off to flying start, scoring twice in the opening five minutes. Palestinian forward Assad Al Hamlawi opened the scoring in the third minute, before \u0218tefan Baiaram doubled the lead two minutes later. As the first half progressed, the game became more evenly balanced, and the Andorran side grew increasingly threatening after the break.<\/p>\n
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The hosts pulled a goal back in the 78th<\/sup> minute through Borja Arrellano, but Craiova restored their two-goal advantage eight minutes later when French striker Simon Elisor found the net to seal the result.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Following the victory, Universitatea Craiova move up to 11th<\/sup> place in the UEFA Conference League standings on four points. In their opening fixture, the Romanian side were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Spain\u2019s Getafe. Their next European match, scheduled for two weeks\u2019 time in Craiova, will be against Albanian champions Egnatia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, fixtures in the 13th<\/sup> round of Romania\u2019s SuperLeague are set to take place this weekend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday\u2019s programme features two matches: FC Boto\u0219ani against Petrolul Ploie\u0219ti and Corvinul Hunedoara versus Universitatea Cluj.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Saturday, Csikszereda host FC Voluntari in Miercurea Ciuc, before FC Arge\u0219 take on UTA Arad in Mioveni. The standout match of the round will then be played in Bucharest, where FCSB face Rapid in one of the oldest rivalries in Romanian football.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first meeting between the two clubs took place nearly 80 years ago. On 4 December 1947, CFR Bucharest defeated ASA Bucharest 1-0 at the Venus Stadium in the capital. In the return fixture, played on 2 May 1948 at the Giule\u0219ti Stadium, CFR recorded another victory, winning 2-0. In the most recent encounter between the sides, on 21 December 2025, FCSB defeated Rapid 2-1 at Bucharest\u2019s National Arena.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s schedule features two further matches. Farul Constan\u021ba will host O\u021belul Gala\u021bi in Ovidiu, before another high-profile derby takes centre stage in Cluj, where CFR Cluj face Dinamo Bucharest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The round concludes on Monday, when Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe host Universitatea Craiova.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinamo currently top the league table with 29 points. Rapid are second on 27 points, while Universitatea Craiova sit third with 26. (VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Romanian champions Universitatea Craiova claimed a 3-1 away victory on Thursday over Andorran title holders Inter Club d\u2019Escaldes in the second round of the UEFA Conference League group stage. The win was Craiova\u2019s first of this season\u2019s campaign. The visitors were off to flying start, scoring twice in the opening five minutes. Palestinian forward […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":908695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40940],"tags":[191793,198347,153690],"coauthors":[113302],"class_list":["post-1074620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-romanian-superleague","tag-uefa-conference-league-2","tag-universitatea-craiova-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n