Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:39 / Updated on Sunday, 31 May 2026 08:39
Ciprian Marica (40 years old), the minority shareholder of Farul, spoke about the fate of the Dobrogean team, which plays for its retention in the first league on Saturday. Three years away from when they became champions of Romania, the seaside group risks a black result for history, but the white-blue official hopes that the players will finally right the ship.
Farul had a disappointing season, which can be saved on Sunday evening, at the return of the retention/promotion barrier with Chindia Târgoviște, a team that finished in 6th place in the play-off, but which reached this point by taking advantage of the fact that Bihor and Steaua do not have the right to promotion.
The Dâmbovițeni were coming after 11 matches in a row without a win, but they managed a very important draw at home, score 3-3, in the first leg, last week, so everything will be decided at the return from Ovidiu, scheduled this evening from 20:30, liveTEXT on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
Ciprian Marica, optimistic before the rescue match for Farul
“We also have our final, unfortunately one that I would not have wanted to play, to get here. This is football, if you make mistakes, at some point the bill comes. We are here, unfortunately, because we made mistakes.
We have to play, we can't stand aside. We have to have a good game against a League 2 team and not anyway, a 6th place team that hasn't won a game in the play-offs. We have to be serious, not to underestimate the opponent, but to show that we are a first league team and that we deserve to stay in the first league. Nu I would like to think that we are going to League 2.
We have to prove, the players have to do their part, prove that they are League One players and show that it was only bad luck that got us here and that our value is not for a League Two play-off.
We have players, thank God, with excellent matches in the first league, established players. You are not allowed not to play a good match when the stake is so high, both for you as a player and for the club”, said Ciprian Marica on Saturday evening on the GSP Live Special show, moderated by Mihai Mironica.
