Romania - Liga 1 - Steaua Bucuresti vs Otelul Galati

Steaua Bucuresti

Coach Sorin Cartu declared that his players need to make a good impression in the games they have left to dispute in this season if they need to continue with Steaua. This afirmation comes after the declaration made by Gigi Becali who announced that after the loss with Astra would dismiss no more than 8 players from the team. "The owner said also that Giraldo will not stay. Now he wants to keep it. The key is at the players, if they make a good impression they will stay."

Sorin Cartu considers that Steaua will need some luck to get back the 12 points between them and wednesday's adversary: "If i was at Otelul and i would lose the game with Steaua and then lose the points i have in front of them, i would shoot myself." He also said that he had one of his best periods as a coach at Galati. "Galati is dangerous because they play like a team, that is the key of their success. Dorinel managed to slip that into the heads of his players. At Otelul I had one of the best years of my career, maybe because i was young back then.", explained Cartu.

Owner of Steaua said that everything went down for the red-blues in the moment when the players from Urziceni came to the team.

Probable team: Tatarusanu - Eder Bonfim, V.Iliev, Geraldo Alves, Brandan - Nicolita, Gardos, Bicfalvi, L.Marinescu - Bilasco, Onofras; Coach: Sorin Cartu; Injured: C.Lungu, Cr.Tanase, Surdu, Radut; Suspended: -; Backups : Stanca, Martinovici, Dica, Burdujan, Galamaz, Ricardo, Maicon

LAST GAME (Astra Ploiesti - Steaua Bucure?ti 1-0)
Scored: 1-0 Marius Mihalache (90+2)
Astra: 77. C. Grigore - 2. Matel, 4. Mihalache, 6. L. Goian, 13. Junior Morais - 8. Takayuki Seto, 78. N'Doye - 18. Stratila(3. Oprsal '86), 11. Tigoianu (20. Al. Stan '75), 16. Tiganasu (21. Fatai '62) - 14. Miranda. Coach: Tibor Selymes.
Steaua: 12. Tatarusanu - 29. Bonfim, 23. Gerlado, 4. Iliev (21. Ricardo '46), 14. Latovlevici - 16. Nicolita, 26. Bicfalvi (20. N. Dica '62), 6. Gardos, 27. L. Marinescu - 11. Onofra? (9. Burdujan '75), 17. Bila?co. Antrenor: Sorin Câr?u.
Yellow cards: N'Doye '85 - L. Marinescu '22

Steaua lost in injury time with Astra, score 0-1, being out of the fight for the tile or even 2nd place. With 9 rounds before the end, Cartu's team is at 12 points away from Otelul which they will meet. If they win, they would have minimal chances to get back in the fight. Owner Becali is extremely angry after the loss with Ploiesti, he cursed the players and said that the team will suffer radical changes at the end of the season.

Otelul Galati

Coach Dorinel Munteanu declared that his players shouldn't show too much respect to Steaua, because the respect could transform in fear: "It will be a difficult game. Steaua would want to win against the team from 1st place. It will not be easy. Steaua has valuable players, that could come back and play well anytime now. We need to stay well prepared and do our game."

Otelul won a single time in Ghencea, in 1997, and in the last 10 years they score only once at Steaua! "For me history remains tradition. The tradition is on Steaua's side but we will go to defend the position we are now on", declared Munteanu.

Munteanu showed it's discontent with the programming of the game: "We play in Ghencea on wednesday at 9 and a half in the evening, then at Dinamo, Saturday at 14:00. Time is short between the two matches. If we were programmed for saturday we could have been set to play later."

Coach of the team from Galati cannot count on Gabriel Paraschiv who is injured but there will be back in the team Antal and Perendija, suspended after the last round.

Probable team: Grahovac - Rapa, Sg.Costin, Perendija, Salagean - Giurgiu, Neagu - L.Iorga, Ibeh, S.Ilie – Pena; Coach: Dorinel Munteanu; Injured: G.Paraschiv; Suspended: -; Backups: Branet, Sarghi, Cojoc, Antal, Bus, Viglianti, Punosevac

LAST GAME (Unirea Urziceni - Otelul Galati 0-3)
Scored: 0-1 John Ibeh (7), 0-2 Laurentiu Iorga (75), 0-3 Bratislav Punosevaci (90+3)
Urziceni: 1. Curca - 2. Mustata (90. Mihalcea '44), 24. Mera, 3. Teusan, 4. Lupu - 18. Blay - 9. Toba (31. Senin '75), 32. Apostol, 8. R. Paduretu (11. Al. Paduretu '83), 28. Patras - 14. Rusescu. Coach: Marian Pana.
Otelul: 12. Grahovaci - 3. Rapa, 18. Costin, 16. Sirghi, 23. Salageanu - 26. Neagu, 29. Giurgiu - 7. Iorga, 15. Ibeh (24. Filip '72), 14. Ilie (17. Bus '61) - 27. Pena (19. Punosevaci '86). Coach: Dorinel Munteanu.
Yellow cards: Rusescu '40 - Costin '26, Iorga '55

Otelul Galati feared the game at Urziceni because the players of Unirea were motivated financialy, but they scored early and then they didn't have any pressure on their shoulders. The difference in the rankings showed on the pitch also, players of Munteanu being superior. The three points came at the right time and will give them morale for tomorrows game and if they will win with Steaua and Dinamo the chances for the title will get bigger and bigger.

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