Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, February 13, 2026 11:05 p.m. / Updated Friday, February 13, 2026 11:54 p.m.
Petrol Ploiești won 2-1 against FC Argeșin the 27th stage of the Romanian Superliga, but the end of the game was marked by new controversies related to refereeing. Gicu Grozav (35 years old), the striker of the hosts, spoke about his team's victory, but also about a phase in which he believes a penalty should have been awarded.
Sergiu Hanca (65'), with a spectacular execution from the scissors, and Andres Dumitrescu (88') scored for the “yellow wolves”, while Aymen Bettaieb (38') opened the scoring for Pitesti, taking advantage of an error by Dongmo.
Gicu Grozav, after Petrolul – Argeș 2-1: “I was stepped on my ankle”
At the end of the game, Gicu Grozav spoke both about the victory achieved and about a controversial phase in which he requested a penalty kick.
“It was a nice feeling. It was an important game, we were coming off a good run of games where we didn't lose and we wanted to get the 3 points again tonight. We knew it was going to be a tough game and like I said, I'm glad we managed to win in the end.
I felt contact and fell. I didn't even think it wouldn't check. I was stepped on the ankle, clear contact, 100% penalty from my point of viewbut that's it, we're moving on. Even if we were losing, for me it was a clear foul, but it seems that it was not considered enough contact to be analyzed by VAR.
I'm upset that I can barely step on my ankle, but I'm glad I got the 3 points. There were difficult trips to Dinamo and Rapid, but little by little it seems that we are recovering and accumulating points that we really need. I hope we can maintain this good form for as long as possible,” Gicu Grozav said in the flash interview.
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