Controversial phase a few moments before Romania would “kneel” on Cyprus “should or not a red card?
Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 22:40 / Updated Tuesday, June 10, 2025 22:43
Controversial phase at the end of the first half of Romania – Cyprusfrom the number 4 round of the preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup.
It happened in the 38th minute, when Vlad Chiricheș sent an extraordinary diagonal from the left to Florin Tanase. The FCSB colleague watched the ball and reached it before Mall.
Photo gallery. The phase in which Joel Mall could be eliminated in Romania – Cyprus
Florin Tanase sprinted and reached the ball about 30 meters from the gate. He stung the ball with the spit, then was hanging from the mall. Donatas Rumsas's “central” let the game continue, even though Tanase remained on the lawn and asked for medical help.
Called by those in the lime room (Donatas Simenas and Orestas Abramavicius), Rumsas reviewed the phase for about 3 minutes, at the end of which he decided not to eliminate the goalkeeper Cypriot.
The referee believed that Satsias, the right defender of the guests, could still catch Tanase, even if the Romanian had passed by the goalkeeper, given that the ball went to a side area.
The match continued in a “crazy” way. Anderson Correia escaped alone with Horațiu Moldovan, and only the amazing parade of the Romanian made the table remain immaculate.
Romania was “discharged” and scored twice at the end of the first half. Tanase did 1-0, after the beautiful success of Man, then the Parma footballer set the break score, from Drăguș's pass.
