Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published on Thursday, 05 February 2026, 22:29 / Updated on Thursday, 05 February 2026 22:36
FCSB – FC Botosani 2-1 it was translated by the statistics of shots squared: 14 to 3. It was logical for the home team to beat at 4-5 goals difference, only they limped in the end, due to some shortcomings that still haunt. The Moldovans would have needed someone like Anestis in the field as well.
The cameras captured only 3,000 and a few hundred spectators in the National Arena, tribunes in clinical death, their hearts still beating.
Fans of the champion were startled for the first time at Tănase's opportunity. The start of the match. The “decar” repaired in Belgrade received from Thiam, preferred instead of the ragged Bîrligea. Deplorably, the “9” presented himself to the team with Csikszereda, like a child who had broken his toy and then wanted to steal his colleagues' mandolin. Compromise actions, judge anapoda, annoy. The Senegalese lacks his execution but is useful.
Anestis versus the rest of the world
Although he was still showing off the first defense of the championship, Botoșani had not beaten anyone for 6 rounds. She was stretched close to breaking on Cisotti's occasion. Juri is now number 1 at FCSB, everything he does makes sense. The first 10 minutes.
The wet ground from the rain hastened the actions. Matei Popa, with a tupeu in his attitude and movements, cancels Mailat's tracer. Olaru and Thiam couldn't find the goal.
FCSB risked in transitions, due to the forward defense and slow stoppers.
Vali Crețu advanced admirably, missed a bit. The bar and the 5 interventions of Anestis temporarily saved Grozavu's team. Which inevitably succumbed to Thiam's double chance.
You have to hit the Greek goalkeeper several times to make him fall. He played close to one for sure in Botoșani, in a solid half for the hosts, as few have existed in the current season. The 45th minute.
Different sequences, same movie
At the break, Leo Grozavu should have continuously injected adrenaline and indications into his team, to bring it to a commercial level, so as not to spoil the match.
Whatever Leo shouted to the players, Botoșani, the version with Ongenda, came back the same. Bordeianu, Miron, Diaw forced Anestis to save them together, at Thiam's chance, at Alhassan's opportunity, at Miculescu's incursion. Patience, keep going. The Greek also exasperated Tănase, Radunovic.
Botoșani did not step into the FCSB box for dozens of minutes. Until Ongenda's genius serve wasted by Mailat.
Kovtalyuk passed them by the ear!
The changes upset FCSB and strengthened Botoșani. Alhassan, Graovac's replacement, dropped Kovtalyuk, who also came off the bench. The table indicated a shocking score compared to the match: 1-1! The first goal of the Moldovans in the Super League after 6 matches. The 72nd minute.
FCSB had no head in the last 20 minutes. Behaved hastily, allowed play on the counter and gave space to Ongenda. However, football rewarded her, Olaru scored 3 points. Good luck with Matei Popa, a promising bet. Final.
The champion won and came within two points of the play-off. FCSB needs the defense and cynicism of yesteryear. Botoșani falls stage by stage, goes to the play-out if he doesn't find 2-3 Anestis in the field.
VIDEO with the goal that decided the match FCSB – FC Botoșani 2-1, scored by Darius Olaru:
