Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Friday, 04 October 2024, 01:33 / Updated Friday, 04 October 2024 01:33
FCSB achieved a historic victory on the field of PAOK, score 0-1thanks to a Daniel Bîrligea trademark success, from Darius Olaru’s pass. After this success, the red-blues are one of the five teams in Group XXL of the Europa League with two wins. The others are Lyon, Lazio, Spurs and Anderlecht.
Most of the time, not all the events inside the arena are noticed by the public. Gazeta Sporturilor reporters present on “Toumba” present five key details that were not seen in front of the small screens.
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1. The restless Răzvan Lucescu
Răzvan Lucescu was thoughtful and tormented by his team’s play in many moments of the game. At one point, he watched the match on “ciuci”, as Sorin Cârțu used to do in the old days. He spoke many times with his seconds. He tried not to panic the team, even though the result and his team’s performance were negative.
Throughout the 90 minutes + overtime, the technician also drank numerous bottles of water.
2. Elias Charalambous, triumphant on his return to “Toumba”
Elias Charalambous was like an untamed lion during the match. A special one for him, upon his return to Toumba, which was his home and meal for three years. The Cypriot was even more lively than usual, and the more intense the game grew, the more impatient he became. It was a win-win game, and he knew it!
3. “Toumba” volcano, no eruption
The atmosphere was not breathless on Toumba for FCSB. Around 16,000 spectators, a reduced attendance due to the late match time and steep ticket prices. The nearly 500 fans of the Romanians also made themselves heard.
4. The Red-Blues’ tactical time-outs, met with hostility by the Hellenes
The supporters of PAOK accompanied with apostrophes and whistles the interruption moments of the game, considering that the Romanians were wasting time.
After Târnovanu accused medical problems in the 78th minute, at 1-0 for FCSB, the referee came and spoke to Adrian Șut, who had taken the captain’s armband after Olaru’s elimination, and told him that he would account for the minutes lost in the match
5. The circuit of changes in nature
In the boxes on Toumba, as well as at the press table, there are monitors/televisions with the live performance of the game. So Gigi Becali and his close ones could see in real time what could be improved in the team.
Thus, it was also observed how instructions are given from the lodge on the technical bench, from the field area, of those from the FCSB. The GSP photojournalist captured the way in which the changes are made at FCSB, on the axis Gigi Becali – Mihai Stoica – reserve bank.
