Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 22:51 / Updated Tuesday, 18 November 2025 22:52
Marcel Pușcaș and Cristian Dulca commented live on GSP Live the first half of the match between Romania and San Marino, the last of the 2026 World Championship preliminaries.
Cristian Dulca was vehement about the line of defenders lined up by Mircea Lucescu, after San Marino opened the surprising score at the “Ilie Oană” Arena in the first minutes of the game.
Cristian Dulca reacted after the first half in Romania – Bosnia: “It was an impermissible relaxation of the whole team”
“I didn't like the start of the game. It was an unacceptable relaxation of the whole team. When the goal was conceded Tănase lost the ball easily in the middle of the field. Too easy for the defenders. I was talking with some friends that if we gather some defenders and train for a month we play better like them, we stay better on the field. A half in which I expected to score more. And the state of the field made this not happen. At this level not it should be a field with water. It didn't rain torrentially,” Cristi Dulca told GSP Live Special.
I expected a draw at half-time because these kind of small teams know the ABC of football. These young men were juniors around San Marino. They probably didn't want to continue this career, they saw their profession, their studies, but they know the ABC's. As far as the physical part allows them, they can cause problems. What is tragic and debatable is that they have 34 goals conceded so far by Sanmarinesi in this group and they have given two. both against Romania. It's a question mark. They are tired, I expect we will give them another 4-5. I expect the muscles to swell on some and others that we have great value that we beat 8-1 or whatever the final score will be this amateur team.
The state of the field, if we look at the other matches in Europe now, I don't think there is a worse one in Ploiesti. What is pleasing is that there is a great atmosphere in such a match, in such weather, in the conditions where we have no stake and we are playing against bitter amateurs from San Marino.
-Marcel Pușcaș at GSP Live Special
The starting teams from Romania – San Marino
Romania (4-3-3): Târnovanu – Rațiu, Eissat, Ghiță, Bancu – Dragomir, Screciu, Tănase – Man, Bîrligea, Baiaram
Reserves: Ionuț Radu, Aioani, Racovițan, Rus, Chipciu, I. Hagi, L. Munteanu, Olaru, Miculescu, R. Marin, Petrila, Sorescu
Selector: Mircea Lucescu
San Marino (4-2-3-1): Colombo – Fabbri, Valentini, Rossi, Riccardi – Golinucci, Valli Casadei, Mularoni – Pancotti, Zannoni – Giacopetti
Reserves: Zavoli, De Angelis, Benvenuti, Capicchioni, Cevoli, Vitaioli, Berardi, Tsoi, Sensoni, Lazzari
Coach: Roberto Cevoli
