Dinamo and FCSB are now facing each other in the first group stage of the Romanian Cup. The duel at the National Arena started at 21:00/ E liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with information directly from the stadium, and live TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
live » Dinamo – FCSB 0-0
min.46: Start in the second half. Each team made one change. At FCSB, Octavian Popescu took Baeten’s place, and at Dinamo Opruț he was exchanged with Homawoo
VIDEO. GSP LIVE: Alberto Boțoghină and Dinu Todoran analyze the first half of the Dinamo – FCSB derby
min. 45+4: End of half!
min. 45+1: The most dangerous opportunity at Dinamo’s goal. FCSB had a series of three shots from 10-12 meters. Patriche opposed the shots of Bîrligea and Băluță, and Sivis blocked Ștefănescu
min. 44: Patriche makes an excellent intervention on the edge of the box and blocks Bîrligea, who wanted to pass to Baeten, who was alone at 11 meters
min. 42: Tănase had another personal action, but he held on to the ball too much even though he had passing solutions, and was blocked.
min.39: A new chance for FCSB. After a personal race, Florin Tănase took care of Marius Ștefănescu. Extrema shot from 14 meters, but the ball was deflected into the corner by a Dinamo defender
min. 31: First opportunity for FCSB. Florin Tănase shoots powerfully from 23 meters, but the ball went in the direction of Golubovic, who repsins in the corner
min.30: Shot tries his luck from 20 meters. But his shot went wide of the goal. No emotion for Golubovic
min. 25: And the first torches are lit from Dinamo’s lawn
min. 24: The first warnings: Mihai Popescu and Boateng received yellow cards
min. 19: FCSB cut off Dinamo’s momentum. The champion holds the ball more, but has no opportunities
min. 13: Change at FCSB: Alexandru Băluță replaced Darius Olaru, who went straight to the locker room
min. 12: FCSB fans lit the first torches on the lawn and set off some firecrackers on the pitch. From the station, the fans were asked to stop so that the team would not be sanctioned
Darius Olaru was injured in Dinamo – FCSB // photo: Cristi Preda (GSP)
min. 11: The game is interrupted. Darius Olaru is collapsed on the lawn and receiving medical attention. He was injured for sure, during a spring, and accuses muscle problems in the thigh of his left leg. It can no longer continue and will be changed
min. 10: The first action of the red-blues. After a counterattack, Ștefănescu shot from 23 meters, but the ball hit the side net
min. 7: Dinamo starts the match bravely, with an aggressive pressing. The “Dogs” manage to make it difficult for the opponents’ construction and recover the ball in the opponents’ half
min. 5: Cîrjan executes a free kick from 25 meters, but the ball does not reach any Dynamo player and goes out of bounds
min. 1: Start! Dinamo had the kick-off
The starting teams in Dinamo – FCSB
- Compared to the traditional first “11”, Kopic made only one change. Patriche is the starter in the center of the defense, in place of Homawoo, who is being taken care of
- On the other side, although Gigi Becali said that, among the starters, only Târnovanu will play, FCSB relies on 5 basic players: Târnovanu, Șut, Tănase, Olaru, Bîrligea
Dinamo (4-3-3): Golubovic – Sivis, Boateng, Patriche, Opruț – Olsen, Gnahore, Cîrjan – Politic, Selmani, Abdallah
Reserves: Roșca, Licsandru, Soro, Bani, Caragea, Homawoo, Luna, Mărginean, Costin
Coach Zeljko Kopic
FCSB (4-1-4-1): Târnovanu – Pantea, M. Popescu, Chiricheș, Panțîru – Șut – Ștefănescu, Olaru, Fl. Tănase, Baeten – Bîrligea
Reserves: Vlad, Oct. Popescu, Miculescu, Edjouma, Baluta, Musi, Ngezana, Alhassan, Luis Phelipe
Coach Elias Charalambous
Stadium National Arena
Referee Radu Petrescu. ASSISTANT Vasile Marinescu (both from Bucharest), Adrian Vornicu (Iași)
VAR referee Marcel Birsan. Assistant VAR Adrian Ghinguleac (both from Bucharest)
The live standings from Group B of the Betano Romania Cup
What a scenography Dinamo has prepared
Before the start of the game, Dinamo’s fans displayed a banner on the entire 1st ring of the Peluza. The message: “You can’t regret the path you’ve taken / When you’re living everything you’ve ever dreamed of,” referring to the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Panzer Group, a major faction.
UPDATE 20:40 » Darius Olaru could catch the career transfer!
The press from Scotland writes that Darius Olaru (26 years old), the attacking midfielder from FCSB, entered the transfer list of Rangers, the team to which Ianis Hagi is also registered. (Full details – HERE)
UPDATE 20:35 » How Dinamo wants to fill the National Arena
Unlike the championship match, the interest of the fans is much lower. Around 18,000 spectators are expected, and in the last hours Dinamo tried to find solutions to fill the stadium. Thus, there are many invitations issued by the organizers for the match in the last hours in order to fill the National Arena as much as possible. Sponsors, suppliers, NGOs received invitations
UPDATE 20:30 » Charalambous explained why he bet on several starters
Before the match, coach Elias Charalambous explained why he decided to bet on several of the starters, although Gigi Becali announced that he would test several reserves.
“You know very well that we are interested in all competitions. The cup is very important for us. We want to start well and win. A win will help us move on. I think this is the best possible starting lineup for today. I hope we can do it and win.
We have to take care of all the players. There are some, like Dawa, who have many matches behind them. And we need to rest them. We try to line up the best team.
I think it will be a similar match to the one in the championship. Both teams are almost the same, and now we know each other better. We analyzed each other and it’s easier to find solutions after you’ve already played against a team. It will be a tough match and the details will make the difference,” Charalambous told DigiSport TV.
VIDEO. The two teams came out to test the turf and make first contact with the National Arena
UPDATE 19:20 » The two teams have arrived at the stadium
One hour and 40 minutes before the start of the game, the coaches of the two teams arrived at the stadium. Dinamo arrived first, around 19:05. Then, 15 minutes later, the coach of the champion arrived.
Very quiet atmosphere an hour and a half before Dinamo – FCSB, there are very few fans in the vicinity of the National Arena.