Rapid Bucharest suffered their second straight defeat after losses to Hermannstadt and Farul and will start the playoffs in fifth position in the standings.

Mutu cites the team’s failure

If at the previous stage the Rapids could have equalized the score in the end, but Dugandzic missed a shot from 11 meters, then in Constanta the match was decided by a blunder by the goalkeeper Horatio Moldovan.

“I think that we, the coaches, were also satisfied with the match, it was spectacular. If in the first half we played on counterattacks, then in the second half we raised the lines higher, dominated in one direction. They also had good counter-attacking situations because we wanted to equalize after that incredible goal.

I do not think that there is no need to comment on such a gap. I feel sorry for Moldovan, he is a great goalkeeper, he saved us many times and we are all with him.

We are moving forward, we have a period without success, with incredible goals, but it is good that it is over and we are in the playoffs. Let’s see who can keep up the pace until the end. There is always room for better when the match is lost.

But the players were in a good mood, fighting until the last second. They played against the leader at his home, a difficult match. Luck was not on our side today. It will be a tight fight in the playoffs, we did not talk about the title, but that we are participating to go as high as possible.

We have achieved our goal, from now on the pressure is on those who declared that they are fighting for the title.” Adrian Mutu said after the game for Digisport.