CS Universitatea Craiova recovered from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw against Levski Sofia in the UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 2. Levski looked in control after racing into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 16 minutes, but Craiova's resilience dragged them level before half-time and early in the second half.
Everton Bala gave Levski the lead in the 13th minute, finishing a Serginho assist, and three minutes later Aldair doubled the advantage from Everton Bala's pass. Craiova reduced the arrears just before the break when Nicușor Bancu converted David Matei's assist in the 45th minute. Three minutes after the restart, Adrian Rus equalised with an unassisted strike to make it 2-2.
The match featured six yellow cards, with bookings for Nikola Serafimov, Aldair, Ștefan Baiaram, Maicon Araújo dos Santos, Akram Bouras, and Adrian Rus. Without detailed possession stats, the story was Craiova's character to come back from two goals down in a spirited second-half start.
