“Security, Security” » “Tețe” Moraru launches a question, after the arbitration error in Rapid
Article by Cezar Titor – Published Sunday, March 15, 2026, 12:44 / Updated Sunday, March 15, 2026 12:44
Dumitru “Șețe” Moraru, 69 years old, legendary goalkeeper of the “dogs” between 1981 and 1989, a period in which he won three titles and three Romanian Cups with Dinamoanalyzed what happened in the failure of the “dogs” in the derby with Rapid, score 2-3, with emphasis on the mistake of Istvan Kovacs from the second goal of Giulești, when a foul should have been awarded for Borza's intervention on Musi.
The former great goalkeeper is of the opinion that the red-whites did not deserve to lose, he does not explain the error of the “central” last night and considers the post-game reactions of Zeljko Kopic and Andrei Nicolescu to be justified. He also looks at the recent performances of Devis Epassy, saying that he “is in a slump”. It also asks an interesting question: “What would have happened if the phase was in the box of the Rapid?”
Dumitru Moraru: “I don't think Dinamo deserved to lose. In the worst case, it was a draw”
“It was a balanced match, but it's clear that, in the phase of the second goal, when Rapidul equalized, before the ball reached Petrila, it was a clear foul. I even looked at the replays this morning: Kovacs was very close, as if he put his hand to his mouth to whistle, but he let the phase flow. I don't think Dinamo deserved to lose. At worst, it was a draw“, Dumitru Moraru declared for Gazeta Sporturilor, analyzing what happened in Giulesti.
He continued: “I can't understand how, in Europe, he referees brilliantly. He refereed the Champions League final, he referees in Saudi Arabia and there are razors there. Here they believe themselves above all: spectators, players, leaders. You can see that they have their noses up when they referee here.
Beyond that they do their duty extraordinarily well. We don't have a championship like Spain, Germany or Italy, to cause so many problems. Our championship is what it is, but to make so many mistakes at this level… I'm wrong, I don't think about other problems, because they don't exist anymore. But don't foul when the ball is three meters away from you…
Managers are making fantastic efforts to keep these teams going. The earnings are only for a few derbies… It is inexplicable to make such mistakes with your value”.
“Epassy is in a slump. These are the ones we have, these are the ones we parade with”
“Tețe” also discussed the goals scored by the Cameroonian Devis Epassy in the last period, being of the opinion that the holder of the goals of his first representative at the African Cup of Nations could have done more with the first goal last night, scored by Dina Grameni, from outside the box.
“However, I notice that they have started to score a lot of goals. Lately, Epassy has been defending what is next to him, so to speak. At his age, he participated in the African Cup and I expected more from him. I think he's in a slump. And last night's first goal could avoid him. We have them, we march with them“, the former international also said.
13 goalshe collected Epassy in the 9 games of 2026. He made a flagrant mistake in the match with Petrolul (1-1) and CFR Cluj (0-2).
“Now Kopic and Nicolescu exploded. So far they have been civilized. They also gave statements, but more easily. Now, after that foul… I was actually reading earlier: both came out and spoke more forcefully, expressed their anger more vocally than before, and I think rightfully so.
What would have happened, as everyone loves us, Dinamo, so much, if that phase happened in the box of Rapid and we scored? What a scandal it would have been…“, he added.
Many people do not know the history of Dinamo: that we stole, that we did… Let's look at the players that Dinamo had over time, what results there were and how many players the club gave to the national team. All generations of Dinamo are criticized as «Security, Security, Security». As if we weren't playing football.
– Dumitru Moraru, former goalkeeper
