FCSB did not make this comfortable, but they did make it count. In a match where the only real mission was to leave with 3 points, they found the answer late, with Alexandru Stoian deciding a tight 2-1 win over FC Voluntari in etapa #12 of Superliga on 19 October 2026.
That is the sort of result that does more than add a line to the standings. It drags a team into the play-off places and gives everyone around them a reminder that narrow margins still matter. At Anghel Iordănescu, FCSB were dragged into a proper contest, then escaped it with a finish that arrived just when the game was starting to look annoyingly fixed on a draw.
Garita opened the door, but Voluntari found a way back
FCSB had the early edge through Arnold Garita, whose goal in the 27th minute gave the visitors the kind of platform they needed. It should have been the moment to control the match and keep FC Voluntari at arm’s length. Instead, the game stayed alive, which is often exactly when problems begin.
FC Voluntari equalised in the second half through Guțea, who scored with a shot from 20 meters. It was the kind of goal that punishes any side that stops controlling the middle of the pitch. One moment the lead looks secure; the next, the match is wide open again and the pressure is back on the team that should have closed it out earlier.
Stoian delivered when the game demanded a verdict
Then came the decisive moment. In the 85th minute, Alexandru Stoian scored the winner for FCSB and settled the argument. That is the key detail here: not just that FCSB won, but that they found the decisive action late enough to turn frustration into relief and pressure into 3 points.
In a head-to-head that was tight for long stretches, the late finish mattered because it changed the entire feel of the result. A draw would have left questions hanging in the air. Instead, FCSB walked away with the win, the points, and the movement they needed in the table.
The bigger point is simple enough. FCSB had one job, and they completed it. Not elegantly, not with any spare comfort, but decisively enough to leave Anghel Iordănescu with exactly what they came for. In a season where every result can alter the mood around a club, this was the sort of win that can matter more than it looks at first glance.
