We were unable to recover from the setback of our home defeat to Rapid in the previous round, as Kollár Péter’s side came away from Timișoara without a point this time. Although our place in the championship play-offs is secure, we have dropped two places from the top of the table.

We were unable to recover from the setback of our home defeat to Rapid in the previous round, as Kollár Péter’s side came away from Timișoara without a point this time. Although our place in the championship play-offs is secure, we have dropped two places from the top of the table.

Our women’s team looked to bounce back away to Poli Timișoara in Round 12 of the Women’s Superliga regular season. In the pre-match team photo, the girls held up the number 71 shirt of their absent teammate, Tănase Dorina. Our player suffered a serious injury in Friday’s Women’s Youth League match against Petrolul in Ploiești. We wish Dorina a speedy recovery!

The first chances fell to us: in the 11th minute, Orbán Aranka’s long-range effort went narrowly wide, and two minutes later Fülöp Boglárka rounded the goalkeeper, only for a recovering defender to clear.

In the 18th minute, Kollár Péter was forced into a change: Orbán Aranka was carried off on a stretcher with an injury, with Antria Efstratiou coming on in her place. The incident seemed to leave a deep mark on our team, as we posed far less of a threat to the home goal from then on. Before the break, the hosts went close to taking the lead when Rus Laura’s long-range shot struck the crossbar in the 44th minute.

Early in the second half, Balázs Csilla headed over from a corner, before home captain Kurja Nikoleta aimed a dangerous effort towards the top-right corner in the 51st minute, but the ball went narrowly wide of Böröcz Bettina’s goal.

The turning point came in the 61st minute: Szolomájer Leila received her second yellow card for an unsporting gesture, leaving us a player down. The hosts quickly took advantage, with Rus Laura heading past Böröcz two minutes later (1–0).

Even with ten players, we tried to change the scoreline, coming closest to an equaliser in stoppage time: Balázs Csilla’s free kick forced Roșu Cosmina into a superb save. The home goalkeeper kept it out, however, leaving us empty-handed in Timișoara once again.

“We didn’t deserve to lose; we managed to play a good match. I’m proud of the girls because they tried everything to leave the pitch as winners,” said head coach Kollár Péter, who also spoke openly about the team’s difficulties. “We’re not in an easy situation: a red card, injured players, players coming and going. Right now, I feel we’ll need a lot of team building and a lot of conversations to act as a united group again and be together.”

With two rounds remaining in the regular season, the championship play-off line-up is now confirmed: Poli Timișoara will join Farul, Gloria Bistrița and FK Csíkszereda in the top four. Surprisingly, U Olimpia Cluj will compete in the relegation play-outs. Our team has slipped to third place with 27 points: Farul lead on 30, Gloria are second, also on 27, while Poli follow us with 24. Among the teams heading into the play-outs, U Olimpia and Rapid both have 15 points, Universitatea Craiova have four and Vasas-Femina have one.

In the next round, Round 13, we will host league leaders Farul Constanța on Sunday, 22 November, at 13.00.

Women’s Superliga, regular season, Round 12
Poli Timișoara–FK Csíkszereda 1–0 (0–0)

Timișoara, Știința Sports Complex, 15 November 2026.
Referee: Nicodin David Adrian (Arad). Assistants: Susca Andreea and Cășuț Cristian (both Arad).

Goalscorer: Rus Laura (63).
Yellow cards: Botojel Cristina (28), Șepețan Andreea (61), Bucșa Aida (72), Marin Ariana (89); Szolomájer Leila (26, 61), Herczeg Andrea (50), Vincze Noémi (56).
Sent off: Szolomájer Leila (61, second yellow card).

Poli Timișoara: Roșu Cosmina – Bistrian Claudia, Corsei Bianca, Colesnicenco Nadejda, Botojel Cristina – Bucșa Aida (Bucșa Ariana, 88), Kurja Nikoleta, Șodinca Melisa (Marin Ariana, 88) – Șepețan Andreea (Heisu Denisa, 71), Rus Laura, Grecu-Băiaș Anastasia (Noje Tania, 45). Head coach: Vela Ioana Alexandra. Unused substitutes: Bojenco Denisa, Pîrșe Octavia, Șerban Patricia, Medre Anisia, Cioablă Dana.

FK Csíkszereda: Böröcz Bettina – Vincze Noémi (Zvenyák Johanna, 88), Bednářová Tereza, Szolomájer Leila, Nombot Annabelle – Antal Anita, Orbán Aranka (Efstratiou Antria, 18), Herczeg Andrea (Zán-Fábián Panna, 64) – Balázs Csilla, Fülöp Boglárka, Shala Jehona (Katona Flóra, 88). Head coach: Kollár Péter. Unused substitutes: Heim Sára, Nyéki Anna, Pap-Ieney Ingrid, Lőrincz Kitti.

Other results in this round: Farul Constanța–U Olimpia Cluj 7–1 (4–1), Rapid București–Gloria Bistrița 0–5 (0–2), Vasas-Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc–Universitatea Craiova 1–1 (1–0).

Regular-season standings:

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