Is a new scandal breaking out in the Superliga?! » Erroneous mention in the referee's report, and the footballer was suspended for 3 rounds
Article by Marius Mărgărit – Published Monday, March 16, 2026, 6:32 p.m. / Updated Monday, March 16, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
The erroneous interpretation of some extremely important phases, which often decide the final result of the matches, or the ignoring of others, even in cases where the VAR requests their re-evaluation, are not the only problems that refereeing suffers from this season. According to some GSP sources from the world of football, the most recent such case happened in the last round of the regular season, in the game Oțelul – Hermannstadt, score 0-2.
Moreover, there have been cases where those who are supposed to distribute justice equidistantly make mistakes or “inflate” the post-game reports.
Towards the end of the match, refereed by a team led by Andrei Moroita from Ploiești, with the score 0-1, Neguț scored the guests' second goal. And the Bulgarian Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski was overjoyed, making provocative gestures towards the home fans.
Iacob, suspended 3 stages after the referee's report
What provoked the reaction of Paul Iacob, the Oțelu stopper, who took him by the back of the head, squeezed him, later his opponent fell to the ground.
By that time, the Danubians already had two eliminated, Bană (two “yellows”, one stage of suspension) and Zivulic (two rounds on the touchline, with “red” after a hard attack on Florescu, who had to leave the field).
And for the altercation with Chorbadzhiyski, Iacob was the third eliminated of the Steel, also following a straight red card.
Did Moroiță exaggerate?!
Later, at the Disciplinary Commission, the gesture of the stopper from Galați was classified as “striking with the palm, elbow, arm, fist, head, leg, or stepping on the opponent”, which is punishable by a suspension from two to 6 stages. And Jacob received 3.
Because, as the respective sources claim, referee Moroiță noted in the report that Iacob would have hit Chorbadzhiyski, although the replays only show that he grabbed him by the back of the head and pushed him to the ground.
However, the commission does not analyze the respective phases on video, relying on the referee's report. And even if Iacob claimed that he did not hit his opponent, he was classified under this article and not under “rushing, carried out by pulling, pushing, holding, body-check or other such”, for which the suspension is between two and three stages.
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For “suddenly”, he would most likely have chosen with only two rounds of suspension, being on his first straight elimination this season. He had also been eliminated in the 10th stage, but after two warnings, in the extra time of the victory against the University of Craiova (1-0).
Thus, with 3 rounds, he will only be able to play in the 4th stage of the play-out, with FCSB. Until then, as in the match with Csikszereda, Oțelul will not be able to rely on its basic couple in the center of the defense, Zivulic-Iacob, even in the next round, against Unirea Slobozia.
The Croat will return to the dispute with Hermannstadt, and Iacob a stage later, with FCSB.
