Scandal in Steel – Rapid »Giulesti asked for a penalty, the referee did not go to lime! The specialist's verdict: “What do you want more?”
Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published Monday, August 11, 2025 23:22 / Updated Monday, August 11, 2025 23:55
Controversial phase in the corner of the Galati Oțelul. Rapids asked for a penalty, after Zhelev seemed to have touched the ball with his hand.
The controversial moment in Steel – Rapid spent in the 76th minute, at the score of 1-1, after a very beautiful success of hazrollaj.
Photo gallery. The phase at which Rapid asked for penalty in the match with Steel Galați
The Kosovar footballer entered the opponent's box, dribbled two opponents, then sent the ball into the small box, where Kramer was waiting for the center.
Only, the ball seems to have been stopped with Zhelev's hand before reaching the rapist footballer. The ball came from afar and was not touched by someone else before reaching Zhelev.
Viorel Flueran let the game continue. Find out in the Var room, Bogdan Dumitrache and Iulian Călin analyzed the phase about two minutes. They decided not to call the “central” at the monitor to see the phase.
At the end of the match, the expert Constantin Zotta claimed at the first sport that the referee had to grant penalty: “It seems to me a penalty. It takes my hand away from the body, it takes the hand to the ball, all the criteria are fulfilled. It goes in the foot. How to come to the hand? I am sure it is a penalty. What do you want the ball away at this level and take it to the ball?”
The Galatians had opened the score in the 33rd minute, through Andrei Ciobanu, who passed to Rapid in season 2022-2023. Dobre restored equality in the 60th minute, after a phase of all beauty.
Start teams in steel – Rapid:
Steel (4-3-3): Dur -Bozoancă – Zhelev, Zivulic, NE Lopes, Kazu – Lameira, Joao Paolo, Ciobanu – Patrick Fernandes, Paulinho, Bană
reserves: I. Popescu, Ursu, Rus, Trif, Neicu, Bonilla, Leaf, Postelnicu, D. Sandu, Andrezinho, Neicu, Bordun
Absent: Dirt (suspended)
Coach: Laszlo Balint
Quick (4-2-3-1): Stolz – Braun, Ciobotariu, Kramer, Borza – Keita, Hromada – Al. Dobre, Christensen, Micovschi – baroan.
reserves: Aioani, Briciu, Blazek, Bădescu, G. Gheorghe, Grameni, Gojkovic, El Sawy, R. Pop, Hazrollaj, Jambor, Koljic
Absent: C. Manea, R. Onea, Petrila, Pașcanu, C. Vulturar, Ignat, Burma (injured)
Coach: Costel Gâlcă
