The Olimpia Satu Mare Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Iustin Doicaru, 19, steals the show — 7.72
Marked 7.72 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A goal and an assist for Kristopher Vida — 7.78
Involvement in 2 goals, from a player who spent the ninety minutes doing the thing a manager actually wants: being where the ball was going to end up. 7.78 beside his name.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nestorly Lumbu in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Olimpia Satu Mare this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Farul Constanța tell Olimpia Satu Mare: Dan Sîrbu is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match8 Aug 2026
Olimpia Satu Mare find a way past FC Bacău
FC Bacău made Olimpia Satu Mare work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Olimpia Satu Mare supporters have found a favourite in Iustin Doicaru
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Iustin Doicaru has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
Olimpia Satu Mare promote Andrei Balasa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrei Balasa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Olimpia Satu Mare promote Daniel Mihaila from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Mihaila has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Dorin Nita joins the Olimpia Satu Mare first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dorin Nita is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Olimpia Satu Mare promote Razvan Moldovan from within
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Kévin Mbala
- The dugout Nestorly Lumbu is still paying for one afternoon at Olimpia Satu Mare