Another loss for FCSB » Elias Charalambous confirmed the injury to the starter

Ashley Davis07/12/2025

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Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, 06 December 2025 23:49 / Updated Saturday, 06 December 2025 23:57

FCSB – Dinamo 0-0. After the goalless draw on Saturday evening, at the National Arena, between FCSB and Dinamo, Elias Charalambous (45 years old), the technician of the Romanian champion, drew the first conclusions and also announced an injury in the red-blue team. It is about central defender Siyabonga Ngezana (28 years old), who asked for a change at half-time.

The South African left the field at the end of the first 45 minutes of the game, and after the match FCSB's technician explained what was happening to his student. It wasn't about any tactical decision, but an injury, the player being the very one who requested to stay in the booths for the second part.

Elias Charalambous' conclusions after the match with Dinamo

“We wanted to win this match. It wasn't the best match from both teams, but I want to talk about mine. In the first half it was a below average game, it was a little better after the break. We controlled the game, but we didn't create any chances. In the first half it was Adi Șut's shot. Dinamo had a chance at the end.

I think it's a fair result. I'm not thinking about winter break. We have 3 more matches, when the time comes we will think about the break. We have to win especially in the championship.

Ngezana is out because he is injured. He asked for a change and Risto Radunovic got a yellow card. It was a bit aggressive and we decided to change it. Ngezana has to leave after the match against Feyenoord, but we will see tomorrow what his situation is.

We didn't have many players on the bench, after the first 20 minutes of the second half I felt that we were in a good position, that we could hold on to the result. We will decide at the right time who will leave”, said Elias Charalambous, after the match, in the mixed area, on the Digi Sport microphone.

It remains to be seen how serious Ngezana's problem is, who from December 15 will have to go to South Africa's national team for the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts this month, so he will not finish 2025 at FCSB.