Article by Cezar Titor, Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:16 p.m. / Updated Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:38 p.m.
An injured pigeon stopped the match between Dynamo and Metaloglobusfrom round number 20 in the Superliga.
The start of the game at the National Arena caught the injured pigeon in the Dinamo box, and no one noticed that it could no longer take flight.
PHOTO GALLERY. An injured pigeon landed on the lawn and got caught with difficulty in Dinamo – Metaloglobus
At a moment when the visitors were preparing to execute a fixed phase around the opposing box, a steward entered the pitch to remove the pigeon.
Even though it was injured, the bird played a few tricks on the staff person. He started to run when he noticed the steward coming towards him and even caused the steward to fall when he tried to catch him.
Finally, the steward caught him, took him in his arms and took him to the field in the 5th minute.
“Let's also greet Nicu, our colleague! Now be careful what you do with him”, was the message of the announcer Ștefan Știuca, after the bird was in safe hands.
In the first minutes, Dynamo had much better possession of the ball, but the guests missed the most important opportunities.
The starting teams in Dinamo – Metaloglobus:
Dinamo (4-3-3): Epassy – Sivis, Mărginean, Stoinov, Opruț – Milanov, Gnahore, Cîrjan – Armstrong, Soro, Ad. Mazilu
reserves: Roșca – Licaciu, Tabuncic, Perica, Cr. Mihai, C. Soare, M. Toader, Ikoko, L. Bărbulescu, Al. Pop
Coach: Zeljko Kopic
Metaloglobus (4-4-2): Gavrilaș – R. Neacșu, A. Camara, Aggoun, A. Sava – L. Lis, Bruno Moreira, Sabater, Zakir – Huiban, Ely Fernandes
reserves: Nedelcovici – Visic, Ubbink, Abbey, G. Dumitru, M. Tache, Celaj, M. Sârbu, Al. Gheorghe, Hadzic
Coach: Mihai Teja
