The Petrolul Courier
Squad22 Feb 2038
A one-man rearguard from Santiago Suárez
There were 10 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match17 Feb 2038
The cup run ends for Petrolul
3‑4 against Viitorul, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad22 Feb 2038
Alexandru Nita in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Petrolul this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match17 Feb 2038
The wait goes on for Petrolul
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match17 Feb 2038
Nobody could stop scoring
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Petrolul and Viitorul in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Boardroom22 Feb 2038
Petrolul beat the market to Florin Man from CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Florin Man has pre-agreed a move to Petrolul, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Match17 Feb 2038
Petrolul leaking at the back
4 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.
Player ratings22 Feb 2038
Lauri Laine was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.73. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Squad22 Feb 2038
Axel Montaña is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.34 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
In brief
- Squad Darius Fălcuşan falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Darius Fălcuşan at his very best
- Market Petrolul buy the years ahead of Daniel Coman