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May 8, 2017, Giurgiu, Stadium: “Marin Anastasovici”, hour: 18:30 (League 1 – Stage 9 – play-off)
Astra :
Astra Giurgiu lost for the 6th time in the play-off, being defeated at Ovidiu with a score of 3-2 by FC Viitorul (Vlad Morar 40p, Cristian Săpunaru 43, George Ţucudean 77 – Daniel Niculae 12, Geraldo Alves 89) . For giurgiuveni the game had no more stakes, while for Viitorul it was vital in her attempt to win the title for the first time.
The champions score after 8 play-off stages is very poor, a victory, a draw and six defeats. Marius Şumudică has 26 points in the ranking, being the last. In the last two stages of this season, the “black and white” will play with Steaua Bucharest (home) and Dinamo Bucharest (away), plus the return of the Romanian Cup semifinals, in Timisoara with ACS Poli and probably the finals from Ploiesti with FC Voluntari or CS Craiova University.
“Black Dragons” will probably end the last in the play-off, but this does not matter much. In order to save the season, the champions have two goals, to beat them on the night of the night, and so get them out of the title fight and win the Romanian Cup. Şumudică’s players and coach were accused by Steaua technician, Laurenţiu Reghecampf, that they “fell aside” in the game against Viitorul and now they want to win or equalize “red-blues” to Take revenge. The first measure was to remove the supporters of Star from Giurgiu, after announcing that a ticket would cost 100 lei (in the last home game with CFR, ticket prices ranged between 5 and 20 lei) .
The players do not have a good moral because they had a very poor playoff, but hopes to prevent Steaua on Monday and win the Romanian Cup. Most of them are at the end of the contract and do not know what they will do in the summer, but they are all determined to make a big match and not let Steaua become a champion. They beat home in the last 3 straight games without a goal (2-0, 2-0 and 1-0) and certainly want to maintain the “tradition”.
The hosts can not use Algerian right midfielder Damien Boudjemaa, who has not played at all this year, due to injury. The left defender Júnior Morais will come back after a suspension stage, but the Brazilian refused to play against Star, his new team in the summer, because he does not want to leave room for speculation. “I had a discussion with him in view of the comments I made and I wanted to make sure that he was concentrated one hundred percent, because I want to use it. For me it is the player who was seven years old and would not betray. I hit a player’s refusal, said he was mentally unprepared. He said he was not a hundred percent, and I told him I would not use him, “Shoudicka said. Goalkeeper Silviu Lung jr. Is fit to play after the injury in Cluj.
-Astra Giurgiu has only one victory in 8 play-off stages
-Marius Şumudică’s team has the weakest defensive play-off
-“Black and white” have 6 defeats in the last 7 rounds
FCSB :
Steaua Bucharest lost the derby with Dinamo Bucharest, with the score of 2-1 (Sergiu Hanca 34p, 90 + 6p – Marian Pleasca 53), although he did not play bad. Laurenţiu Reghecampf dominated the game, but he did not have the opportunity to score a goal, and in the end he was in luck with the 90 + 6 goal after William De Amorim’s useless foul on José Romera.
“Red-Blue” were great favorites in the title three stages ago, when they had 3 consecutive wins. There was a logical draw in Cluj, where it was hard to beat CFR, then the match with FC Viitorul. Here the fate of the championship was decided, FCSB missed a lot of opportunities, which cost him expensive, the opponent equals. With Dinamo, “Reghe” team played in the draw but the result was favorable to the dogs. They won on Saturday evening in Gruia, 3-0 with CFR Cluj, but they need Viitorul or Steaua to stop in the last two rounds.
Dinamo temporarily climbed first, Craiova seems determined to play with the reserves against Viitorul, and Astra is determined to beat Steaua. Players are in very high pressure, being in great danger of losing the title, but also the second place of the Champions League. That’s why it’s important to raise the rows, not to give up and win on the Astra field where they have not scored a goal for three years and lost every time.
Gabriel Enache received in the match with Dinamo the 4th yellow card this season and will be suspended a stage. The right-wing player was warned in the matches with FC Viitorul, Astra Giurgiu (tour) and FC Viitorul (return).
Clinton Mihai Pintili has inguinal problems and will not play in the match from Giurgiu. The red-blue medical staff made efforts to recover it, but the outcome of the MRI examination was clear, with the international being in danger of missing the final stage with CS Craiova University.
-Steaua has only one success in the last 5 games played away
-Laurenţiu Reghecampf’s team has 12 points in addition to Astra Giurgiu
-The Stelişti did not win at Giurgiu on July 28, 2012
Probable teams Astra Giurgiu – Steaua Bucharest:
► Astra: P. Iliev – Geraldo Alves, Săpunaru, Fabrício – Al. Stan, Seto, Boubacar, Nicoara – Al. Ioniţă II, Filipe Teixeira, Budescu
Reserves: S. Lung jr., Moses, Oros, Pitian, Lovin, D. Niculae, D. Florea
► Steaua: Fl. Niţă – Plească, Bălaşa, Moke, Momčilović – V. Achim (Muniru), Ov. Popescu – Jakoliš, Boldrin, Fl. Tănase – Alibec
Reserves: Stăncioiu, Tamaş, Muniru, De Amorim, Gnohéré, Tudorie, Man
Astra vs FCSB head to head
06.04.17 L1 FCSB Astra 3 : 0
11.12.16 L1 Astra FCSB 1 : 0
11.09.16 L1 FCSB Astra 1 : 0
16.04.16 L1 Astra FCSB 2 : 0
13.04.16 CUP Astra FCSB 0 : 2