Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Sunday, 23 November 2025, 18:22 / Updated on Sunday, 23 November 2025 18:23
The Oțelul Galați – Farul Constanța match, from stage #17 of the Superliga, had two penalties in the first half. The first came for the “mariners” after a rough handball by Zivulic.
The Steel defender inexplicably jumped to his head with his hand up at a cross that did not herald much danger. “Central” George Roman saw the phase from the field and immediately awarded a kick from 11 meters.
Diego Zivulic, inexplicable henchman in Oțelul – Farul
After Oțelul had started the game more offensively, Farul benefited from a free kick, from about 30 meters from the goal. Ionuț Vînă crossed, and the ball did not indicate great danger. Inexplicably, Zivulic jumped up with his hand and touched the balloon. After the contact, the center back charged a shot, but George Roman pointed to the spot with the lime.
Although Ionuț Larie is the Farul penalty taker, Alexandru Ișfan took the ball and beat Dur-Bozoancă with a powerful shot. The Steel goalkeeper missed the corner.
George Roman dictated a penalty for Oțelul Galati as well
The Galatians returned to the attack and took the initiative immediately after Ișfan's goal. In a phase that again did not indicate much danger at Buzbuchi's goal, Joao Paolo shot from a long distance, and Ionuț Vînă tried to block, but he obviously touched the ball with his hand.
George Roman saw the error immediately and dictated the penalty. Conrado took the ball and beat Buzbuchi with a powerful shot.
Oțelul – Farul, the starting teams
Galati Steel (4-2-3-1): Dur-Bozoancă – Zhelev, Zivulic, P. Iacob, Holz – Lameira (capt.), Fernandes – Bordun, Ferreira, Lopes – Pereira
reserves: I. Popescu, G. Ursu, D. Sandu, Dos Santos, C. Neicu, An. Ciobanu, Chira, M. Frunză, S. Rus, Soriano, E. Neicu
Absent: Kazu (injured), Băna (out of the squad)
Coach: Laszlo Balint
Lighthouse (4-3-3): Buzbuchi – Sîrbu, Larie (capt.), Tîru, Cr. Ganea – Vînă, Ramalho, Radaslavescu – Grigoryan, Ișfan, Tănăsa
reserves: R. Munteanu, D. Maftei, Duțu, Pellegrini, S. Pereira, Dican, Nikolov, G. Iancu, Sima, Vojtus, Markovic
Coach: Ianis Zicu
Stadium: The steel
Referee: George Roman
Assistants: Ovidiu Artene, Raul Ghiciulescu
Referee VAR: Bogdan Dumitrache // Referee AVAR: Iulian Dima
