Gicu Grozav: “I don't think I'm the man of the match” » How he explained the demonstrations after the goal: “I broke free too!”
Article by Daniel Grigore, Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, January 30, 2026 22:19 / Updated Friday, January 30, 2026 22:35
Gicu Grozav, the author of the goal that brought Petrol a point away from Bucharest with Dinamo, commented on the game, the atmosphere around the club and the feeling of playing against the “dogs”, the club to which he was registered.
Both successes came in the second half. Danny Armstrong opened the scoring for Dinamo, and Gicu Grozav equalized, after an error by goalkeeper Devis Epassy.
Gicu Grozav, after Dinamo – Petrolul 1-1: “The team is the man of the match”
“I don't think I'm the man of the match, the team is. We all worked, we have our merit. A hard earned point from us after a few bad games. We were clearly coming with a second chance, we met Dinamo in a good form, a team that will definitely compete in the championship, and we came prepared like at a derby. We leave with a point.
Honestly, I came in thinking we were going to be dominated. We knew that Dinamo has good possession, they have quality players. The pitch probably gave them a bit of trouble, but we knew we could create chances and score goals. We are a hard-working team, we have quality players and we have shown that we can come back.
It's not about fighting, it's about encouragement and motivation, we have to help each other. Looks like it worked. I'm happy that we didn't give up, even though we were dominated, and we fought until the end.”
Great, on celebrating the goal: “It's not the first time”
Gicu Grozav played in two periods at Dinamo, in 2015 and 2018, and explained the reason why he celebrated the goal:
“It's not about who's celebrating. It's not the first time I play against Dinamo. I felt good, even if we were in two short periods and not very good for them. I was happy at the goal, I was free too, and we as a team and our supporters were happy. Derbies are experienced differently.
It doesn't bother me that I wasn't the starter, it's his decision and we all have to respect it. We didn't lose and that's what makes us happy.”
Valentin Gheorghe: “We are satisfied with this point”
Valentin Gheorghe also commented at the end of the match. “Somehow we assumed to come here to defend ourselves quite well, because Dinamo, at the moment, is a good teampasses very well and has very good mobility in the middle. I don't remember her having anything concrete. It was a good possession, but a bit sterile. In the second half we had to play, there were other opportunities, Chică also had them. We are happy with this point, it is deserved against a very good team.
In the match against Farul, we didn't want to be very defensive. In the first 10-15 minutes we started really well, then we got that goal and it put lead in our boots. Today we took it upon ourselves to play more on the counterattack and somehow it worked out,” he said.
Vali Gheorghe is confident: “This is how we win points”
“I can't say that this point helps us a lot, more for morale. But the way I saw the team and the way we worked, I'm very confident. This is how we win points, only if we are all hardworking and score on the opportunities created.
A tough, tough fight. The teams that will not give in and will have strong characters in the team… We know what it means to fight at the bottom, it is much harder than the one in the championship. We will have to be strong, with characters. Whoever resists, will stay until the end,” said Vali Gheorghe in a flash interview for Prima Sport 1.
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