FCSB v Oțelul Galați, SuperLiga Round 11 National Arena, Bucharest · 10.10.2026

Chris Raicu, sports photographer. FCSB v Oțelul Galați.

I'm Chris Raicu, a Sports Photographer based in Bucharest. This is how the evening at National Arena looked from the pitchside.

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Oțelul goalkeeper Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă in orange, mid-kick, with FCSB players either side
Oțelul goalkeeper Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă strikes the ball. FCSB's Joyskim Dawa raises an arm.

Before kick-off

An hour and a half before kick-off, the National Arena is still empty.

Empty blue, yellow and white seats in the upper tier above gate 306
Gate 306 leads into the empty upper tier.
Close-up of the goal net and crossbar against red and yellow seats
The goal net before the teams come out to warm up.
Yellow corner flag on the pitch, the stands blurred behind
A corner flag at the National Arena.

First half

FCSB had the chances. Oțelul didn't put a shot on target before the break.

Oțelul's Rafael Brito, number 8, arms wide, appealing to the referee
Oțelul's Rafael Brito appeals to the referee.
An Oțelul player offers his hand to an FCSB player sitting on the grass while captain Paul Iacob looks on
An Oțelul player offers a hand to an FCSB player on the grass.

At the other end, Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă kept FCSB out until half-time.

Dur-Bozoancă claims a high ball in a crowded Oțelul box.

Dur-Bozoancă leaps above a crowd of players to catch the ball, the stands full behind

Half-time

Goalless at the break.

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An FCSB substitute in a black training top keeps the ball up near the touchline
An FCSB substitute keeps the ball up during the break.

Second half

Oțelul were down to ten men from the 54th minute, when Habib Sylla was sent off after a VAR review. FCSB kept pushing.

Profile of a bearded FCSB substitute in a black Betano training top
An FCSB substitute waits his turn.
A young FCSB player in blue looks back over his shoulder, the crowd behind
An FCSB player looks over his shoulder.

Then, on 65 minutes, Vali Crețu crossed.

65'

FCSB 1–0 Oțelul

Alexandru Stoian, FCSB number 90, heads the ball above Oțelul's Ioannis Christopoulos
Alexandru Stoian rises above Ioannis Christopoulos to head in the only goal of the match.
An FCSB player leaps with his fist clenched in celebration
Stoian celebrates his goal.

Full time

Stoian's header settled it. Oțelul finished with ten men.

FCSB 1
Oțelul Galați 0

Sylla sent off 54' · Stoian 65' · SuperLiga Round 11 · National Arena · about 10,000 inside

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FCSB's Meriton Korenica, number 7, smiling with a hand on his chest
Meriton Korenica in the second half, my last frame of the night.

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