Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Thursday, 05 February 2026, 23:33 / Updated on Thursday, 05 February 2026 23:35
Giannis Anestis, one of the best men in the match at the National Arena, spoke about his performance and remains confident that FC Botoşani can catch the play-off, even if they are now in a difficult position: 6th place, with 39 accumulated points and one point away from the play-out zone.
Sebastian Mailat, attacker at FC Botoșani, tried to explain the lack of efficiency in the Moldovan attack: “I think we lost a bit of confidence”
Giannis Anestis reacted after FCSB – FC Botoșani 2-1: “We are here, in the play-off place, we are working”
“In the first half we didn't do very well. I want to congratulate my teammates. We are very disappointed with the result, we conceded a goal at the end. I think I tried to give my best. I had a lot of interventions, I had a good individual performance.
In the last six games we haven't scored, there is a disappointment. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't. We are here, in the play-off place, we are working. Now we focus on the next match against Metaloglobus.
Every match is difficult, now we will play like this. We have only one defeat at home. I hope we get the three points. If we take the three points with Metaloglobus we will be in a good position”, Giannis Anestis said in the flash interview from Digi Sport Special.
I think we could have done more tonight. We met a good team, the champion. They weren't in a good time, but we gave them a little boost. We are happy that we managed to break the ice, to score. We don't have time to be upset, the next game is coming on Sunday. Every point counts. We have to get over it as quickly as possible.
I don't know if we will start scoring again. I don't know if something is necessarily happening, but I think we lost a little bit of confidence. We are no longer so clear in attack. We try to simplify things, but when you try to simplify them, you make them more complicated. It's a nice championship. All the teams are there, in the fight for the play-offs, and the ones at the back have come close. The next match is decisive for us. If we win, we have a good chance in the play-offs.
We expected the two teams, FCSB and CFR Cluj, to go up, they are strong. They had a poor season, but we expected them to tie the wins and be higher in the standings.
–Sebastian Mailat, the player from FC Botoșani
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