The CSA Steaua București team concluded its participation in the Romanian Cup tournament in the round of 16. The team from the capital lost at home to CS Arcada Galați with a score of 0:3 (23:25, 32:34, 22:25) in a match played in the hall.Mihai Viteazul Guard Regimentin front of around 200 spectators.

Despite the clean sweep, the match offered serious resistance from Steaua, especially in the first two sets. The turning point came in the second set when the hosts had their chances, but after a long and exhausting exchange of set points, they lost 32:34. It was this development that largely broke the resistance of the team from the capital, as winning the first two sets prematurely sent the visitors forward in the tournament. So far, the team from Galați are the only ones who have not only defeated the 'red-blues' in domestic tournaments but have also not lost a single set against them in league or Romanian Cup matches.

In the first set, the visitors from Galați prevailed with a minimal difference "," 25:23, and in the third, they already controlled the events on the court and closed the match at 25:22.

Svetoslav Ivanov made sporadic appearances in the first two sets and played the entire third set, finishing the match with 10 points, showing good attacking efficiency for his limited time on the court.
Krasimir Georgiev started in the first two sets and finished with 3 block points, which was one of the few stable elements in Steaua's net play.

After this loss, a second consecutive 0:3 defeat against Arcada Galați, Steaua is eliminated from the Romanian Cup tournament. The winner of this clash "," CS Arcada Galați "," advances to the quarterfinals, where they will face SCMU Craiova.