Cristi Balaj gave the verdict on the most controversial phase in CFR Cluj

The president of Transylvania, Cristi Balaj, said what was the correct decision in the most controversial phase of CFR Cluj – Neman Grodno 0-0.

CFR Cluj finished tied, 0-0with the Belarusian team Neman Grodno, in the first leg of the 2nd preliminary round of the Conference League.

The verdict given by Cristi Balaj in the most controversial phase of CFR Cluj – Neman Grodno 0-0

The team coached by Dan Petrescu could have benefited from a shot from 11 meters in the 71st minute, but this did not happen due to the erroneous signaling of the referee. Korenica received a deep pass from Tachtsidis, after which he was fouled by the visitors’ goalkeeper.

Center Milos Gigovic, from Bosnia-Herzegovina, did not award a penalty, because he stepped on the assistant’s hand, who had signaled offside. However, on the replays it was seen that Meriton Korenica had jumped from the regulation position. The VAR system is used in the Conference League only from the 3rd preliminary round.

“We are not satisfied, there are certain reasons why we had this development. Beginning of the championship, state of fatigue…

We are also disappointed by that wrongly shown offside situation. He got scared when our striker was left alone with the goalkeeper. Our striker wasn’t even on the line, all the more painful.

This doesn’t help us, it was confusing refereeing, there was no VAR either. The most important thing is to qualify for the next round”, said Cristi Balaj at Digi Sport.

“In the second half we had several chances, we also had two penalty phases. Because it’s not VAR, I don’t understand why people don’t want VAR, that goal could change the match, good thing we didn’t concede a goal, we know what will happen on the return, now we know how they play,” he said and Dan Petrescu, at the end of the confrontation.

The technician used Sava in this match – Mogoş, Boben, Ilie, Camora – Muhar (81 – Păun), Keita, Tachtsidis – Deac (64 – Nkololo), Bîrligea (64 – Michael), Kamara (46 – Korenica).

In the context in which Belarus cannot organize matches from the European cups, the return match between Neman Grodno and CFR Cluj scheduled for August 1 will be played in Gyor, in Hungary, from 21:00 Romanian time.