The wait for Siyabonga Ngezana's debut at his new Romanian club FSCB came to an end on Monday night after being handed his debut ten games into the season.
While there were smiles for Ngezana in finally getting some minutes after coming on from the bench, FSCB were unfortunate to end up losing 2-1 away at UTA Arad.
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Ngezana was introduced after 77 minutes replacing Vlad Chiriches with FSCB already trailing and a man down after Alexandru Pantea was sent off during the referee's first half optional time.
Then moments after Ngezana came on, Florinel Coman was sent off leaving Ngezana's team with nine men on the field.
Prior to last night, Ngezana had been either on the bench or in the stands for the seven games that FSCB have played in the domestic league and the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.
Monday night's defeat was the first for FSCB (formerly Steaua Bucuresti) in the league, but the 1986 European champions remain top of the standings with five with 15 points from six games.
Next up for the Romanian giants is a home game against Universitatea Craiova on Saturday night at the Arena Nationala in Bucuresti with hopes high that Ngezana will start in front of the home fans.
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