Live. Steel – FC Botosani, duel in the 9th stage of Superliga

After 8 matches, the two teams are separated by three points. FC Botosani has a very good start, in which he has gathered 13 points (3 wins, 4 draws, a defeat) and can climb, provisionally, on the podium, if required.

On the other side, the steel is in the 10th place, with 10 points (two wins, 4 draws, two defeats). And with a victory it will climb the 5th place, in the play-off.

Live »Steel – FC Botosani 0-0

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• Min. 17: Patrick missed the point with Var, Anestis rejected in front, and Patrick missed. Radu Petrescu checked to see if the 11 -meter blow was executed correctly and let the game continue. The score remains 0-0
• Min. 15: Radu Petrescu shows the point with lime after Anestis clings Patrick in the box.
• Min. 10: No occasion at the two gates. The duel is balanced with many duels in the middle of the field
• The ultras of Galați continue the protest. A banner with the message “The heart of the steel starts from the lawn / We will fight until the last redness” is displayed in the area where the Danube supporters were.
• Start of party in Galati!

Steel – FC Botosani, start teams

Galati steel (4-3-3): I. Popescu – Zhelev, Murria, P. Iacov, Conrado – Lameira, Zivulic, Joao Paulo – Andrezinho, Patrick, Daniel Sandu
Coach: Laszlo Balint

FC Botosani (4-2-3-1): Anestis – Ilaș, A. Miron, Diaw, Țigănașu – Bordeianu, Aldair – Mitrov, OnGenda, Mailat – Dumiter
Coach: Leo Grozavu

Stadium: Steel (Galati)
Referee: Radu Petrescu // Assistants: Radu Ghinguleac, Mircea Grigoriu
Var Referee: Cristina Trandafir // Assistant Var: Marius Badea

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• May 4, 2025, the Hermannstadt 1-2 FC Steel was the only defeat suffered by the Galatians in the last eight matches played in the championship on their own ground, in the rest of four victories and three draws.
• The Botosanii have a good season start, with three successes and four draws in the first eight rounds, resulting from which they ended the previous stage on the fifth position.
• Three players from the two lots ticked all the minutes in the 2025/26 season, they are Milen Zhelev, respectively Charles Petro and Narcis Ilaș.
• With two goals scored and three decisive passes, Stefan Daniel Bană is the eligible player for the Romanian U21 national with the most offensive contributions in the current championship edition.
• The praiseworthy path made by FC Botosani was also due to the excellent form in which Sebastian Mailat is located, who participated in the successes of his team with four goals and two decisive passes.
• The two teams met in the main internal competition 10 times, four times the Galatians won, three times they won the Botosani, and three other parties ended in a draw.
• The first confrontation took place on November 4, 2013, the FC Botosani Oţelul 2-1, coach Constantin Schumacher, respectively Cristian Popovici.
• The first success in the visitors' account of this round: May 4, 2014, FC Botosani-Oţelul 3-1.
• Most goals were scored on July 15, 2024, FC Botosani-Oțelul 2-3.
• The most recent direct dispute in the Super League: April 14, 2025, FC Botosani-Olitel 0-1.