Draw And 6th Place In The End: Csikszereda – Politehnica 2-2

 

Without chances to enter the area of ​​places 1-4, our team presented itself at Miercurea Ciuc first of all for honor and a victory would have meant a place higher in the ranking. It was a spectacular 2-2 between FK Csikszereda and Politehnica, after the hosts led 2-0 at the break.

The home side’s Harghita came close to extending the lead 2 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but Păduraru managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Then several chances followed at Gyenge’s gate. Popovici dispatched a majestic long shot 9 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few meters. Then, Radunovic (min. 24) sent past the goal, with his head, after Ivanovici’s cross. Axente (28) had the ball in six meters, but sent the ball softly filtered by the same Radunovic.

After 32 minutes, Csikszereda’s Marvin Schieb found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. Pinter (34) for Ciucani, respectively Ivanovici (37) for our team, also had opportunities to score. But the one who did it in the end was the Argentine Juan Bauza, in the first minute of the extra time of the first half, with a shot on foot after an asynchronization in the white-violet defense.

The second half did not start spectacularly, but Ivanovici (62) could score after a quarter of an hour. The Timişoara midfielder also dribbled the goalkeeper, but he couldn’t pass the ball pas Apro, who rejected from near the bar. Mera could also score in the next corner, but his “head” crossed the crossbar. Politehnica reduced the lead after 71 minutes to 1 – 1 as Radunovic easily chipped the ball past the home side’s keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Moreover, ten minutes before the end, Ioan Mera scored with his head for 2-2 after a “free” Ivanovici mark. 87 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for FC to take the lead after a good cross from the right found Plazonja alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. The extra time brought another great opportunity for Csikszereda, but Păduraru opposed the header sent by the nearby Pinter (90 + 2).

It ended 2-2 so Politehnica finished the League 2 play-off this season with 41 points, in sixth place, one point behind Csikszereda, who also missed access to the promotion round.

AFK Csikszereda: Gyenge * – Takacs, Kelemen, Apro, Bor – Savin (62, Bara *), Casiadi (62, Csuros) – Pinter, Bauza (75, T. Suciu **), Schieb (46, Jebari) – Rotar ** (75, Meszaros). On the bench: Karacsony ** – Csonka. Coach: Valentin Suciu.

Polytechnic: Păduraru – Sofran * (46, Jurj *), Mera (captain), Bocşan, S. Popovici (62, Casado) – D. Radu **, Codrea, Coadă (37, Ignea), Ivanovici – Agents (62 , Plazonja), Radunovic (76, Munteanu). On the bench: Cuzmanovici ** – R. Rus, D. Andrei *, Manea. Coach: Dan Alexa.

* – U20 player; ** – U18 player

Photo: Sebastian Tătaru (archive)