Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:12 p.m. / Updated Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
CFR Cluj – U Cluj. Szabolcs Kovacs, the “central” of the game in Gruia, kicked from 11 meters for the hosts in the 69th minute. Andrei Cordea converted it for 1-0, the final score.
Without a shot on goal in the derby until then, the scoreboard was unlocked from 11 meters by Cordea. The extreme right who entered the game along the way scored without emotion, to the right of the goalkeeper. Gertmonas dived to the opposite side.
VIDEO WITH PHASE. CFR Cluj opened the scoring from the penalty with U Cluj
The penalty received by CFR Cluj came after a handball by Mikanovic. The right defender from U Cluj defended himself with his hand behind his body, but far away. The ball shot by Camora hit him in the elbow, and the “central” showed the point with lime.
For Andrei Cordea, it was the first goal in this play-off, in the sixth game. He could have made it “double” in the 82nd minute when he shot powerfully to the far corner, but Gertmonas cleared.
Scored 12 goals in this League 1 season, the first for CFR Cluj. He has another success in the Romanian Cup and one in the Conference League preliminaries.
U Cluj requested the removal of Muhar
A few minutes later, Kovacs was involved in another important phase. Karlo Muhar, the midfielder of CFR Cluj, slid with his sole up and touched Dan Nistor. The midfielder of U Cluj asked for a warning to the opponent, who had another yellow card and would have been eliminated.
Kovacs fouled Nistor, but did not send Muhar to the locker room, to the displeasure of U Cluj. Nistor protested vehemently against the “central”.
Muhar's entrance over Nistor, in CFR Cluj – U Cluj
