Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Sunday, November 23, 2025, 8:12 p.m. / Updated Sunday, November 23, 2025, 8:18 p.m.
After Steel – The Lighthousescore 2-2, Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Administrative Council, evaluated the chances of the red-blues to enter the play-offs.
FCSB is 10th in the standings, with 21 points, 5 behind Farul, the team in 6th place, the last one that ensures presence in the play-offs. The two will meet on Sunday, and Mihai Stoica spoke about the importance of this game, after the draw from Galați, which helps the champion.
Mihai Stoica, right after Oțelul – Farul: “At Ovidiu we are one by one”
“Some people asked me if we still have a chance for the title. What title? We are relegating, you can see those lines. The Ovidiu match takes on new significance now. In Belgrade we treat the match seriously, and in Ovidiu we are one on one. Basically, we dropped one point compared to Argeș.
I was afraid of this match, with Petrolul, because we didn't have players.
Players that we only had for one day started. We had 12 leave. And Craiova had: Bancu, Baiaram, Screciu. Last night's match was exactly an evening where you have to struggle not to win a match, and we struggled not to win it”, said Mihai Stoica, at Prima Sport.
Mihai Stoica: “Ștefan Târnovanu made a mistake in Petrol's goal”
Mihai Stoica believes that Târnovanu made a mistake with the goal scored by Sâlceanu:
“Except for the phase in which Târnovanu scored in the first half… We had 7 opportunities. And big opportunities. We scored a goal that you see after 5 years. Sălceanu hits the goal to end the phase, he said. He ended it, but it is Târnovanu's fault. Ok, don't notice the effect, because it's hard. But he has time to step up to intervene with both hands.
It's clearly a random, lucky goal. But you have 50 minutes to score, and we didn't score. I'm not worried about Târnovanu, I think he will be more focused after this match. We are also under the impression of what he did a little while ago in Basel.
There are 3 mistakes in two years, he had no others, I also put the red one with the Lighthouse. He made a mistake with Dinamo in the play-off, but did not score Perica. It's like a law of compensation. We should all put Murphy on our backs, that we're like Murphy's laws.”
Mihai Stoica: “Mihai Toma is the best under in the country. We bring a central defender of one hundred percent value. It remains to be seen how he will adjust”
The FCSB official listed the reasons why he is optimistic about the presence in the play-offs and believes that Mihai Toma is the best under-21 player in the country:
“I think we are entering the play-offs. I rely on the fact that we got rid of the national team matches, we will have the players. We will play with Dinamo after they will also play in the Cup. We will have a mercato that will make us stronger. In the winter we bring in a central defender of one hundred percent value. It remains to be seen how he will settle.
We have the best under in the country. The best in the country is Mihai Toma, if he is used in his position. It's over everyone. Whoever doesn't believe, don't tell me he plays right back. This is what I believe, this is what I see, this is what I say. His position is number 10 or left winger. There he played for the national team and had fun with the opponents.
La Stoian… you don't know what to ask of a 17-year-old player. He could score at that stage with his head. He could take over and was a game stopper. He's a striker, he scores. It was a wet ball, it's hard, it's true. A fault also belongs to Băîrligea for not being there. I don't think we will play without closers again. In my opinion, Cisotti was one of the best players in that position, exactly in Verratti's style”.
Mihai Stoica “stabbed” Petrolul: “Under Metaloglobus”. And he accused the referee: “If there is no penalty here, where else is it?!”
Mihai Stoica sent an “arrow” to Prahoven and said that FCSB should have received a penalty: “Petrol seemed to me below Csikszereda or Metaloglobus. I'm not saying which are weaker or better, but which opposition I saw. Petrol gave us the least problems. And I claim we had a clear penalty, he catches it with both hands. I don't blame Kovacs, it was difficult to give, but he should have been called.
If there is no penalty here, where else is it?! She has both hands on him and pulls him. He drops down and pulls Miculescu! The jacket is an anchor, it drops down and pulls him to the bottom”.
