Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 14:01 / Updated Tuesday, August 12, 2025 14:01
Edward Iordănescu (47 years old), the coach from Legia, believes that he was disadvantaged by the Romanian brigade who arbitrated the match with AEK Larnaca, score 1-4, from the preliminary round of the Europa League.
The match at which the former Romanian coach referred was led by the center of fennel horsepu. The assistants were Valentin Avram and Alexandru Corb, while Ovidiu Hațegan and Cristina Trandafir were in the Var room. Szabolcs Kovacs was the 4th official.
Iordănescu reproached the Romanians that he would have eliminated a player wrongly, for two yellows, but also that he did not receive a penalty, and at the next phase he received a goal.
Edward Iordănescu criticized the decisions made by the brigade in Romania: “I was very disappointed”
“We had a short work period, we had to pay attention to the dosage. I chose the younger evil, I knew that I could not do the load as I wanted. But there were the short-term goals. It was the superst. fulfilled.
The debut came to Europe, 3 new players came, but they all came after training. It was a very difficult time. I had 30 days with 9 matches, trips to Kazakhstan, Cyprus. I went relatively well, except in the match in Larnaca, in which I was very naive. I entered with 1-1 at the break, we couldn't mark again. I took an empty at a corner, then the movie was over.
It's a fall that was last year. I managed badly, but it is true that the opponent had 3 opportunities and 3 goals in the second half. We gave ourselves, we took red, there is little sadness. A very good Romanian brigade arbitrated us, but I was very disappointed. Even asked the club to me if I had some policies from the past.
I was unhappy. Of course, it is not bad intention, it is a very experienced brigade, with international matches, but there were some things I cannot explain. They seemed to have the feeling that they want to be very correct, but out of this desire, as it was old, we give the hosts 5 %, but it was 20 %. At 0-0 I had a goal canceled, then I received red from two yellow, at the first one was not yellow.
But to the 2-1 goal, to which the movie broke, It was a hence in their corner, not given, then I took an empty immediately. If it wasn't in the box and it was a normal hen, I think they would turn the phase. I think they didn't want to make such a complex decision. Honestly, I was disappointed. They are valuable referees, but they put us in a difficult situation.
If they asked me in Poland if they had something with me.There is value, but I had the feeling that they want to prove that they are correct and they have given it in the other direction. Now, we are closer to Conference than the Europa League, ”said Edward Iordănescu, at Fanatik.
The return will be played on Thursday, August 14, and Edi's team must win at a difference of 3 goals to hope for qualification.
