The head coach of the Romanian national team, Mircea Lucescu, expressed his dissatisfaction after the team’s defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:3) and expressed dissatisfaction with the match conditions and refereeing.
Mircea Lucescu«I was a bit upset because we prepared very well for the match. We had an incredible first half. 3−4 goal-scoring opportunities, didn’t score, lack of concentration in what we did. The opponents didn’t have a single corner in the first half. Not a single shot on target.
In the second half, they came out with a lot of aggression. There were several individual contacts where the referee decided we were at fault.
We decided that Dregush could help us with his speed. In my opinion, it wasn’t a red. The ball was going perpendicular, he lifted his leg forward, and another player stepped on his foot from behind, fell, simulated. Nothing happened, he later got up. The referee didn’t even wait, immediately gave a red.
Marius Marin had his ear cut, they stitched it. In the first match with Bosnia, it was the same, we weren’t given a penalty. The interpretation of moments was entirely in their favor.
What else to say... Such a level of upbringing... (referring to the Bosnian fans calling the Romanians „gypsies“).
We were standing in the corridor because there was no place. It’s not acceptable. I do not understand how FIFA allows games to be played in such a stadium and in such conditions. It’s unacceptable. We did not host them like this. We hosted them in extremely good conditions,» said Lucescu.
