After the round match played in Târgoviște ended with 3 goals from both teams, the two technicians made the same decision, namely to change the starting goalkeeper.
Thus, Buzbuchi takes the place of Rafael Munteanu in the “first 11” of Farului, while Mario Contra will start for Chindia, to the detriment of George Isvoranu.
Farul – Chindia, live from 20:30
Farul – Chindia Târgoviște, the starting teams
Lighthouse (4-3-3): Buzbuchi – D. Maftei, Larie (capt.), D. Sîrbu, Furtado – Vînă, Dican, Ed. Radaslavescu – Al. Isfan, Alibec, R. Tănasă
reserves: R. Munteanu, Gustavo, St. Duțu, Vojtus, G. Iancu, I. Doicaru, I. Cojocaru, Grigoryan, Ramalho
Coach: Flavius Stoican
Chindia (4-2-3-1): M. Contra – Martac, Moumbouni, Celea, M. Brumă – Doukoure, Honciu (capt.) – Popadiuc, D. Florea, Pesic – Konstantinous
reserves: Isvoranu, Tamași, I. Roșu, M. Rareș, Necșulescu, Jurj, An. Pandele, Munoz, B. Petre
Coach: Nicolae Croitoru
Referee: Rareș Vidican, A1: Andrei Constantinescu, A2: Nicusor Marin
VAR referee: Iulian Dima, Referee AVAR: Sorin Costreie
Book: Horia Mladinovici
Delegate: Felix Grigore (Bucharest)
Stadium: Gheorghe Hagi Academy Sports Complex – main field (Ovidiu – Constanta)
11.35million € is the market share of the entire team from Farul, according to Transfermarkt. Chindia is quoted at €2.78 million
In the weakest championship of recent seasons, the first since Gică Popescu became the main shareholder of Farului, the “sailors” are trembling for the better for their future. After a play-out that ended on the knees, the Dobrogens try to resolve the situation with the 6th place holder in League 2, Chindia Târgoviște.
Last week, in the first leg of the “barrage”, Farul was one step away from knocking on the field of Dambovița, in a match marked by clumsy executions and anthological misses. Stoican's team pulled it off late, in the 88th minute, getting a tie in extremis.
With no pressure, Chindia hopes to deliver the coup de grace to the 2023 champion, who is in the middle of a sharp war between the ultras of “Peluza Marină” and Gică Popescu. “Baciul” is considered by the fans to be the main culprit for the sub-mediocre results this season.
Flavius Stoican: “I hope there will be no more moments of relaxation”
In the pre-match press conference, Flavius Stoican was confident about his students' chances of getting a positive result in the Ovidiu duel. It builds on the positive mood seen in the Sharks locker room in recent days.
“I see the players connected, focused, balanced, which gives me confidence that it will be a game where we will give everything. I am inclined to believe that Alibec, Ișfan, Tănăsă and Radaslavescu will make their presence felt, in terms of achievements. That's how I feel. I want us to be careful in the defensive phase as well and I am convinced that we will make fewer mistakes.
It will be one game as long as a season, it is important that when we enter there is no fear of playing. It's important that together with those who love the team we get the victory”.
“There are many defeats in a row, and now victory must come. I am convinced that it will come. There were only moments of relaxation, but I want them to stop. There were also good moments when we felt that we had the match in hand, but there were also moments of relaxation, maybe we also missed the chance. I hope that we score on the first occasions.
The only answerable and the only one to blame is me. The players are not to blame. I know how much he suffers after every match, how much he tries to succeed. Everywhere the management is swearing and there are problems. I hope, with the team remaining in League 1, the problems will be solved,” he added.
We expect a tough game, but this week we have been very focused and I have a lot of confidence that we will be able to win the game. the pressure is greater on us, they have nothing to lose. We have to be cautious and not give them any chance. We are in this fight together. It doesn't matter who scores or assists, the important thing is to win the game.
When the results are bad, we are the main culprits, but we are all in this situation including the management and the supporters, but we have to see it through. We don't have to think about conflicts, we need supporters to be able to win.
It won't be my last game at Farul, even if my contract expires. We'll talk after the game.
We are up to date with money, but we still have some financial problems. For two years we played relegation, and this did not help us.
– Denis Alibec, Farul striker
The odds remain unchanged. We left with a second chance. We cannot dispute the value of the Lighthouse players. We know our possibilities. I have had a difficult road lately. We hope that the match at Farul will live up to this level or even better.
– Nicolae Croitoru, coach Chindia Târgoviște
