Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Sunday, 04 May 2025 22:41 / Updated Sunday, 04 May 2025 22:56
Steel Galați was better than Hermannstadt for 55 minutes, but was defeated in stage 7 of the play-out, score 1-2.
Results of Stage 7 of the play-out
The steel was more dangerous at the beginning and ticked a first great opportunity in the 9th minute. Bourard focused in front of the gate, where the captain of the Sibiu, Ionuț Stoica, rejected the bar.
The superiority of the hosts in the first part of the match was transposed in the 22nd minute. Tell was searched Răzvan Tănasa with a focus on the second bar, the “Under” Galați sent with his head on his direction Samy Bourard, Căbuz locked him in the first phase on the Belgian, but he scored from the second attempt!
It took a few minutes to confirm the goal, but that did not take the students of Laszlo Balint. At the resumption, in '26, Căbuz miraculously removed the execution of Tănasa nearby!
The goalkeeper of Sibiului once removed in the 28th minute, at Samy Bourard's drop. What an assault!
The first half ended in the same idea, with the dangerous steel. Căbuz was again providential, this time at Maciel's shot, in the 45th minute.
A “New Look” Hermannstadt returned the match in the second part!
In an attempt to resuscit his team, Marius Măldărășanu moved massively to the break, with 4 players thrown into battle!
But the second side started with the hosts on the offensive. Until the 50th minute, Căbuz was tested by chairlift and bicfalvi, and Miguel Silva sent with his head slightly over the gate.
In the minutes that followed, the Sibiu took the step in front, and in the 56th minute the tick gave the hard-bosan emotions with a resumption near the gate.
It was the opportunity that announced the unlikely return of the guests. In the 60th minute, Alessandro Murgia He took advantage of an uninspired rejection of Nikola Stevanovic, remained 1 to 1 with hard-bosanc and “executed” on the goalkeeper of the hosts.
Only two minutes later Tiago Goncalves also scored. Murgia demonstrated her class by finding the Portuguese defender alone at the second bar. Tiago has completed with the sole!
In half an hour left in the match, Steel could not replicate the assault from Căbuz's gate. It ended 1-2, and the Sibiu will finish stage 7 on the first place in the play-out, with two points over today's opponent!
Final »Steel Galati-Hermannstadt 1-2
- They scored: Bourard '22 / Murgia '60; Goncalves '62
- What an overthrow in Galati! The steel was much better 55 minutes, missed opportunities on occasions, then the Sibiu returned in just two minutes. This is after Marius Măldărășanu moved massively to the break, with 4 changes.
- 6,584 spectators attend the match – official number.
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Steel – Hermannstadt, Start teams:
Steel (4-3-3): Dur -Bozoancă – Zhelev, J. Cisse, Stevanovic, Miguel Silva – Bourard, Lameira (Cpt.), Teles – Maciel, Bicfalvi, R. Tănasa
reserves: Paharnicu – M. Cojocaru, Tovar, N. Roşu, Angha, Andronache, S. Rus, D. Maftei, Al. Stan, Hofman, Zivulic, Money
Coach: Laszlo Balint
Hermannstadt (5-3-2): Căbuz – dragon, tick, Ionuț Stoica (cpt.), Găman, Goncalves – Biceanu, Kujabi, Murgia – Chițu, Ianis Stoica
Reserves: I. Pop, Muțiu – Selimovic, Bejan, Neguț, Buș, Dr. Iancu, Gândilă, Mihart, Antwi, R. Popescu, Oroian
Coach: Marius Măldărășanu
Referee: Andrei Moroiță // ASSISTANT: Imre Bucsi. Stelian Slabu
Var Referee: Viorel Flueran // Assistant Var: Valentin Porumbel
