Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:18 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
Freshly promoted to the play-off spot in the Romanian Superliga, after the victory in Sibiu, 1-0 with HermannstadtCFR Cluj played a friendly match less than 24 hours away. Transylvania won 4-2 against Minaur Baia Mare, a team ranked 3rd in League 3, Series 8.
Islam Slimani, Mohammed Kamara, Luka Zahovic and Ciprian Deac scored for CFR Cluj, while Tincău and Ciocan scored for Minaur Baia Mare.
CFR Cluj, victory in the friendly with Baia Mare, one day away after the success in Sibiu
The day before, at 17:00, the Cluj played in Sibiu and won 1-0, thanks to the goal scored by Biliboc in the 53rd minute, a result that propelled the Transylvanian team into the play-off zone, in 5th place.
CFR Cluj posted on the communication networks details about the players who performed, but also about the friendly match.
CFR Cluj played today a friendly match against Minaur Baia Mare, won by our team, score 4-2. The winning goals were scored by Slimani, Kamara, Zahovic and Deac.
In this verification match, players who were not used in yesterday's game from Sibiu performed. The team also included 5 juniors of the club, Radu Alexandru, Răzvan Gligor, Antonio Panin, Vlad Oargă and Bogdan Hoban, all of whom scored important minutes in this training game.
Starting team: Vâlceanu (46' Gal) – Braun, Masic (62' Radu), Huja, Kun (70' Panin) – Perianu, Fică (70' Gligor), Zahovic (70' Hoban) – Deac, Slimani (70' Oargă), Kamara (56' Crișan)
– it is shown in the post from the CFR.
Ciprian Deac, scorer in the friendly with Minaur Baia Mare // PHOTO: Instagram
Ciprian Deac, 100 minutes played in the last official match
For Ciprian Deac, the goal in the friendly comes at a time when he gets less and less minutes in the official games. The last match in which he was a full-time player dates back to February 4, in the 1-0 victory in Arad against UTA. In the most recent official duel, Deac played only 100 seconds, during which he did not touch the ball, only managing to get a foul after a duel with Tzionis.
The CFR veteran will not continue with the team from the summer and is expected to retire. The owner of the club, Ioan Varga, has already offered him a position within the club after the end of his playing career.
