“That's why football is beautiful”

Article by Romeo Ene – Published Saturday, February 14, 2026, 07:31 / Updated Saturday, February 14, 2026 07:31
Petrolul – FC Arges 2-1. Sergiu Hanca (33 years old), the right midfielder scored the equalizing goal for Ploiești in the 65th minute from scissorsand at the end he explained in a funny tone that he wasn't even supposed to be in the box at that stage.
Extremely happy, he didn't mention anything and avoided the topic when he was questioned about the success of the guests, which was incorrectly canceled at the end by the “central” Radu Petrescu.
Sergiu Hanca, statements after Petrol overturned the score: “I don't even know if I should have been in the box at that stage”
“It was an important game. We were playing at home, we needed points. You know the situation we were in. I'm very happy to get the 3 points and I'm also happy for me to score and help my team.
I sensed that I had to be there. When I entered the field in that madness when the opponents were leading, I don't even know if I should have been in the box at that stage. The important thing is that we were there and that we managed to turn the score around.
I didn't see their goal. I was warming up. Then I ran to the tablet to see what happened. We had a feeling from the break that we could come back. In the end, the conceded goal was a personal mistake.
But that's football, when one makes a mistake the others come out ahead. When you have positive results, things go by themselves. When you go through a less than good pass it's not easy.
But that's why football is beautiful, feelings can change from week to week. I hope we can continue to score points now”, said Sergiu Hanca, at Prima Sport.
Petrol has climbed to 12th place at the moment with 28 points after 27 stages. The people of Ploiești will travel to the CFR ground in the next stage.
Hanca entered the break on “Ilie Oană” and reached 80 matches in the Super League for Petrolul. He scored his second goal in League 1 in the shirt of the team from Ploiești. He had scored once more in the 2024–25 season.





