Laszlo Balint, after conceding 4 goals from FCSB: “It hurts”

Ashley Davis09/02/2026

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Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, 08 February 2026, 22:51 / Updated on Sunday, 08 February 2026 22:55

Steel – FCSB 1-4. Laszlo Balint (46 years old), the coach of the hosts, admits that his team did not rise to the opponent's level. He says that the fate of the game was decided in the 54th minute, when Diego Zivulic (33 years old) was removed after the hard entry on Daniel Bîrligea, but he believes that the red-blues deservedly won.

Balint he also talked about the gifts his students gave in the first half, when FCSB reversed the result, thanks to Bîrligea's “double”.

The coach considers the dismissal justified and says that it was not the referee who decided the match, but the individual errors of his students.

Laszlo Balint, after Oțelul – FCSB 1-4: “Unfortunately, both goals in the first half were due to individual mistakes”

“We, in general, in our own stadium, when we opened the scoring, we were good. We had strength, we knew how to hold on to the ball in our own stadium. There were some errors that were charged. Unfortunately, both goals in the first half were scored on individual mistakes.

I am very confident that we can put pressure on the opponent. That's what we were talking about at half-time, but with that elimination we tried to stay up, to put pressure, but it's difficult when you're inferior, no matter how you approach, what strategy. A team like Steaua, with a lot of individual quality, charges you.

It's a painful result, perhaps a bit too harsh as a score. It's a difficult moment that we have to manage as quickly as possible”, said Laszlo Balint, on “Fotbal Club”, from Digi Sport.

Oțelul Galați is currently in 10th place in the Superliga, with 37 points after 26 stages, 5 behind U Cluj, the last play-off position holder.