Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe failed to spring a surprise in Norway and lost the second leg against Bodo/Glimt 3-2. The Romanian Cup and Super Cup winners took the match to extra time, but lost after a home goal from 11 meters.

Liviu Chobotariu blamed the referee for Bodo/Glimt

This year, Romania will not have representatives in the UEFA Conference League groups.

Farul lost in the second leg against Helsinki (2-0, 3-2 on aggregate) and Sepsi continued Romania’s nightmare night after Norway’s failure to Bodo/Glimt (3-2, 5-2 on aggregate).

Liviu Ciobotariou’s side came from 2-0 down against the Norwegians, but lost in extra-time when Pellegrino’s 11-metre strike proved the difference.

At the end of the game, coach Kovasnen commented on the success of his wards, but also stated that he was not satisfied with the refereeing.

“First of all, I want to congratulate my players for today’s game, except for the first 25 minutes. I congratulate them on their performance, I think we looked very good and fought for positive results. We leave the competition with a bitter taste.

There were problems with arbitration. Stefanescu’s goal was not offside, but Pellegrino’s was offside, one or two meters. We played on equal footing with a strong team.

We have to focus on the championship and the Romanian Cup. We need to recover physically before the match against UTA, we respected the opponent too much in the first 25 minutes. Otherwise, I told the players I was proud of them.” – he said at the press conference, reports Digi Sport.