Article by Ovidiu Minea, Alexandru Stanciu – published Wednesday, August 27, 2025 23:20 / Updated Wednesday, 27 August 2025 23:41
Tony da Silva (44 years old), the coach of Poli Iași, vehemently criticized the arbitration following the elimination from the play-off of the Romanian Betano Cup, 1-2 with Ploiești Petroleum.
Gicu Grozav scored the decisive goal in the 120+2 minute, after the regular time ended with a score of 1-1.
Tony da Silva harshly criticized the arbitration after eliminating from the Romanian Cup: “If you are arrogant, do your job well!”
“Hard to talk, as the match ended. I am proud of my children, some could be my children. Forget about the average age, without shepherds and fernandez. With volunteers I had the average age of 22.2.
It's painful to me, more painful for my children. In the end, in the locker room, everyone was crying. I told them not to cry. Until they have tears of happiness, they must also have tears of frustration. This is how a player grows. What does not kill us, strengthens us! ”Tony said at the end of the match.
Later, the Lusitan technician vehemently criticized on the “central” Cristian Moldoveanu: “I feel frustrated, Poli Iași is not respected. We are too yellow, very easy to whistle against us.
Today we lost two players, injured, Istratie and Ruben Silva. I do not understand how he did not give up the Istratie in the first half, and he has the swollen knee. Ruben has a sprain. Then everyone tells me he was offender. If you are arrogant, do your job well!
Bravo oil, we have to be fair play. The match was decided by an extraordinary player. For me, Grozav is one of the best players in the Romanian Championship.
I like the emotional balance that Liviu Ciobotariu has. I didn't know him, but I like it. He is an educated man, in the end he apologized for enjoying. I told him it was normal to enjoy it. I wish the oil to win the cup, to know that the winner of the cup has eliminated me”.
