Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Friday, May 23, 2025 23:47 / Updated on Friday, May 23, 2025 23:58
Mihai Popa (24 years old), the goalkeeper of CFR Cluj, was declared the man of the match, at the end of the confrontation with FCSB, score 1-1, from the 10th stage of the play-offand in the end he drew the conclusions, claiming that his team is the strongest in the Romanian championship.
Popa, a goalkeeper who belongs to those from Turin, was again titled between the goals of CFR and did not disappoint.
After receiving a goal in second 19, being defeated by Alexandru Stoian, on the first occasion of the match, Popa kept his gate until the end, with some extremely important parades in front of the FCSB players.
Mihai Popa, reaction after 1-1 with FCSB
Also, Mihai Popa also removed a penalty, in the 73rd minute, appearing excellently in front of Octavian Popescu, after the penalty kick received by FCSB following the analysis of the Var Chamber.
“It was a hard match. I started stupid, I had red. I entered relaxed and did not do it well. When you get empty in the first minute, it's difficult.
I defended the penalty and that's important. If the match was played 11 to 11, we could have obtained more.
CFR Cluj is beaten every year for the title. It's the strongest team in Romania ”, said Mihai Popa, at Flash-Interviu, at the “Digi Sport” microphone.
The ranking in the superliged play-off
I enjoy this achievement, but I say that if we were a little more attentive and I was making the most important moments this season, I say we could fight for the title. That is now. We have to work harder and this year to be better because we practiced a very good football.
We had to take advantage of the decisive matches in the play-off, but also in the regular season. In the regular, we could not win when the others were confused. We have to learn this season and we will definitely be better.
– Louis Munteanu, striker CFR Cluj
