Laszlo Balint, emotional after Petrol escaped the emotions of relegation: “I won’t hide from you!”

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Laszlo Balint / Photo: Digi Sport capture

article written by Digi Sport
05/05/2024, 18:28

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Ploiesti Oil beat her on Galati Steel, score 2-1 in stage number 8 of the play-out Romanian Super League.

Grozav opened the scoring in the 11th minute from the penalty, but the Galatians equalized through Maciel until the break. Finally, Berisha scored in the 80th minute and got all three points for the Yellow Wolves.

Following this result, Petrolul accumulated 29 points and distanced itself to 5 lengths from Voluntari, the formation that occupies the place of the dam. Thus, the people of Ploiești ensured their stay in the first echelon. On the other side, Oțelul is in 8th place, with 33 points.

Laszlo Balint, relieved after the victory of Petrol with Steel: “I won’t hide from you that it was a tense week”

The “Yellow Wolves” coach gave his first reactions after the victory against the team prepared by Dorinel Munteanu, and Laszlo Balint did not shy away from admitting that it was a very difficult week for Petrolul.

In the end, he appreciated the effort made by his players and praised them for the victory, which saved Ploiesti from the emotions of relegation.

“We breathe a sigh of relief. I must begin by congratulating the boys for understanding the importance of the moment. We had to treat this match as a final. We didn’t win any medals, instead we won our peace, which we had lost all because of ourselves. We lost important points, but today, even though we were tied on a manageable situation, the team looked good, we had a half-time talk. We’re going to have an emotionless season finale.

I won’t hide from you that it was a tense week. It was important to understand what these points meant. I always understood the dissatisfaction of the supporters. When you get to a club like Petrolul, you have to manage the moments of pressure. The boys showed character, because it was not easy to play with the Steel. The show was missing, but most play-out games are decided that way.

Today they left the last drop of energy on the field, in front of a very complicated team. The merits of the boys are all the greater.” said Laszlo Balint at the flash interview.