“If I could, I would send him to Budapest on the first train!”

Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 16 October 2025, 23:30 / Updated on Thursday, 16 October 2025 23:38
Csikszereda – CFR Cluj 2-2. Robert Ilyeș (51 years old), the coach of the hosts, offered a tasty reaction. Ciucani equalized in the last phase from the penalty, after the “panenka” of Lorand Paszka (29 years old).
Asked about what would have happened if the footballer had missed, Ilyes he didn't think twice: “I was sending him to Budapest on the first train!”.
The technician no longer wants to see such executions, even if the footballer scored. He congratulated his players for their performance and did not criticize Găman's refereeing, even though the players had a goal disallowed 5 minutes before entering overtime.
Robert Ilyeș, strong statements after Csikszereda – CFR Cluj 2-2: “Even in training I don't allow something like that!”
“For us, as a result, it means a lot for the morale of the team, especially after the last games. We are unbeaten for six games. You can see that the team has confidence, we came back even though we were led twice.
You can see the connection of the players, they started to feel each other. We are in a good moment and I hope to get as high as possible in the ranking.
I can't be unhappy after a match with CFR. I have to think about how I played. We also made some mistakes, we have to accept that they are human too. I took the first goal, but overall the game was flawless.
I have nothing to be upset about, I'm actually happy because these points with the big teams show us where we are and give us great confidence for the future.
I'm happy for Eppel, because he scored the first goal in the championship. It's also very important for his morale, but also his game overall was very good.
He won many duels and we managed to breathe again. We have to admit that CFR controlled the game, had the better chances, but that's the reality, we accept it.
We were dominated at times, but I'm happy for the tactical discipline. Each player knows what to do and the game rewards you at the end.
Now, in the heat of the moment, I accept, but honestly, when I was a player, even in training I did not allow such a thing to be done. It's not possible for me, when a whole team works for a week and you beat in such a situation, it's hard to accept, especially in front of the public. I have to zip up, I don't know what to say, but I hope I don't have another chance to…
I said, I'd put him on the first train and send him straight to Budapest if he missed. That was the only solution. I don't like playing with team work. Everyone is responsible on the field for any mistake. Penalty can be missed, but if you hit hard and want to take a corner and the goalkeeper defends, it happens, but not like this”, said Ilyeș, at Prima Sport 1.

The refereeing was ok, I have nothing to complain about. Very good refereeing, spectacular match for the public, four goals, I hope we keep it like this and continue the series of positive results.
We also know that it is very difficult to go from League 2 to League 1 and keep about 60-70% of the players. The level is much higher, especially since there are also foreign players. The Romanian championship is very difficult.
You have to have a lot of experience, know how to suffer, there are many contacts, physical duels, man's game. It's very hard to adapt. It is an extremely difficult championship.
– Robert IlyesCsikszereda's coach
I think we deserved this goal after the way we played. I decided before he got to the ball, I knew the keeper would pounce. We didn't start the second half well, we suffered, but step by step we held onto the ball more, we put more pressure on their goal.
A point is good for us, we played against a very good team. I analyzed them, they have many good players. It was a valid goal that was canceled for us, that's how I saw it. Today we are happy, but from tomorrow we are thinking about the next match.
We look better and better. Many players have arrived and it takes time to adapt, to homogenize and raise our level. We'll see how I take the next penalty.
– Lorand Paszkascorer of the 2nd goal of the “panenka”





