It would have been important for the final standings to keep all three points at home in the U17 Elite League against CFR, and although we took the lead, in the end we had to settle for a draw.
It would have been important for the final standings to keep all three points at home in the U17 Elite League against CFR, and although we took the lead, in the end we had to settle for a draw.
In the first half, only FK were dangerous in attack in Sunday afternoon’s match. In the opening quarter of an hour, Ilyés Máté and Bota Darius shared chances, but the Cluj goal remained intact. After the first 15 minutes, the game slowed down as the visitors consolidated their defence. Still, the half didn’t end goalless: in the last minute, Máthé Apor struck a volley from mid-range into the bottom right corner to put us ahead.
The second half brought no major changes: our boys pushed, CFR defended. In the 56th minute, out of nowhere, a long-range, deflected effort beat Györfi: 1–1. And in the 63rd minute, the visitors almost completed the turnaround, Han’s shot going narrowly wide after a nice combination. There was still plenty of time for a winning goal on our side too, but we couldn’t create truly dangerous chances.
Three points would have been precious in this match, helping us strengthen our play-off place in fourth. We can do that on Wednesday, when we play the rescheduled match from round 6 against Universitatea Craiova, who come from third place with a two-point advantage.
Elite League U17, Western Group, regular season, round 8
FK Csíkszereda–CFR Cluj 1–1 (1–0)
Referees: Toma Gabriel, Bíró Barna Tamás, Bíró Zsolt. Fourth official: Ștef Claudiu
Goals: Máthé (45’) / Zaharie (56’)
Yellow card: Rus (44’)
FK Csíkszereda: Györfi Krisztián – Vass Norbert, Bíró Artúr, Orbán Márton, Bencze Lóránd, Máthé Apor, Ilyés Máté, Bota Darius, Cătrinoi Sebastian, Tóth-Pál Milán, Baior Darius.
Substitutes: Szakács Tamás, Karda Hunor – Covaciu Roland Zsolt, Balázs Attila, Miara Dominik, Tatu-Józsa Márk, Török Márk, Szolnoki Máté.
Head coach: Mitra Szilárd.
CFR Cluj: Lang Erik D. – Al Hajjar Alexandr S., Bolboacă Andrei G., Zaharie Eduard C., Orosfai Fabio, Rus Cristian D., Han Patrisio D., Groza Patrick C., Mureșan Darius, Ilieș David G., Bușilă Ionuț.
Substitutes: Pavel Yannis Andrei – Bene Paul A., Man Cătălin V., Graur Alexandru C., Pintican Tudor A., Tilincă Darius C., Albu Bogdan C., Turos Endre.
Head coach: Moldovan Claudiu.
Other results: Viitorul Cluj–Universitatea Cluj 0–3, Petrolul–Kids Tâmpa Brașov 2–2, Daco-Getica–FC Argeș 5–1, Știința Poli Timișoara–UTA Arad 0–2, Sepsi OSK–Universitatea Craiova 0–3.
At the top of the table: 1. Universitatea Cluj 24 points/8 matches, 2. UTA 21/8, 3. Craiova 15/7, 4. FK Csíkszereda 13/7, 5. Daco-Getica 11/8, 6. CFR 10/8.
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Photo: Pál Zoltán