Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Sunday, December 21, 2025, 6:23 p.m. / Updated Sunday, December 21, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Petrolul Ploiești dramatically dropped the victory in the 90th minute of the duel with Hermannstadt, score 1-1in the 21st stage of the Superliga. After the match, Eugen Neagoe harshly criticized the refereeing, being extremely dissatisfied with the way the game was managed.
The guests opened the scoring through Tommi Jyry (24'), and Hermannstadt equalized in extra time, through Ionuț Stoica (90').
The match in Sibiu was refereed by Rareș Vidican, while Bogdan Dumitrache and Marian Barbu were in the VAR room.
Eugen Neagoe: “It can't be clearer”
“The phase with Chică-Roşa and Stoica is no longer worth commenting on. What can we comment on? All the people have seen the game and what can I comment on?”
If we still want to discuss, we need to properly discuss everything that happened. Do you want me to go to the commissions to suspend me? It was seen, the match was televised.
We have VAR, we don't have VAR! Nobody, nothing. There is no point in discussing it. It can't be more clear.
To judge correctly from minute 1 to minute 90+5, when it was the end of the game, to be fair. That's what we have to do.”
“We lost two big points”
Prahoven's technician was still unhappy with the fact that he lost two points:
“It's the third game in which our opponents had only one chance to score. Otherwise, nothing. That's football if you don't score when you have chances. Vali Gheorghe and Hanca had to put the ball in the goal. There were clear chances, but does that matter?
The result remains. I'm honest, I'm angry and saddened by the way I'm being treated. Is that respect? What do we work for? For what? Well, let's do justice!
I lost two big points that I had in my pocket. We're going home angry,” said Eugen Neagoe, according to Digi Sport.
The situation in the Superliga ranking
For Eugen Neagoe, this was the 13th match on the bench of Petrol, the balance being 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
Petrol is 13th with 21 points, while Hermannstadt is 15th with 13 points, two lengths ahead of last-placed Metaloglobus.
