2018 Supercupa României

2018 Supercupa României
Event 2018 Supercupa României
CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova
Liga I winner Cupa României winner
1 0
Date 14 July 2018
Venue Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
Man of the Match Ciprian Deac
(CFR Cluj)[1]
Referee Radu Petrescu
Attendance 25,852

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 in Craiova, Dolj County, hosted the match.

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 on their home stadium.

Match

Details

CFR Cluj 1–0 Universitatea Craiova
Culio  78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 25,852
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)
CFR Cluj
Universitatea Craiova
GK87Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis
RB77Romania Andrei Peteleu 46'
CB55Brazil Paulo Vinícius
CB30Romania Andrei MureșanYellow card 31'
LB45Portugal Camora (c)Yellow card 36'
RCM19Argentina Emmanuel Culio
CM28Romania Ovidiu Hoban
LCM8Croatia Damjan Djoković
RW10Romania Ciprian DeacYellow card 90+4'
CF20Romania George Țucudean 87'
LW27Romania Sebastian Mailat 55'
Substitutes:
RB6Romania Cristian Manea 46'
CF9France Billel Omrani 55'
CAM18Romania Valentin Costache 87'
Manager:
Romania Edward Iordănescu
GK13Italy Mirko Pigliacelli
CB4Romania Răzvan PopaYellow card 76' 80'
CB24Romania Florin Gardoș
CB2Portugal Tiago Ferreira
RM30Bulgaria Radoslav DimitrovYellow card 72'
CM8Romania Alexandru Mateiu
CM23Bulgaria Hristo Zlatinski
LM11Romania Nicușor Bancu
RW14Croatia Dominik Glavina 65'
CF10Romania Alexandru Cicâldău
LW28Romania Alexandru Mitriță (c)Yellow card 29'
Substitutes:
RW9Romania Andrei Burlacu 65'
CF16Romania Jovan Marković 80'
Manager:
Italy Devis Mangia

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mihai 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 10
Total shots 58
Shots on target 24
Ball possession 50%50%
Corner kicks 66
Fouls committed 1913
Offsides 00
Yellow cards 33
Red cards 00

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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