Our U17 and U18 academy teams were in action at home in the second round of the cup competitions: the U18s recorded a convincing win, while the U17s narrowly lost to UTA Arad.

Our U17 and U18 academy teams were in action at home in the second round of the cup competitions: the U18s recorded a convincing win, while the U17s narrowly lost to UTA Arad.

Goran Kopunović’s side decided the outcome early, claiming a clear 4–0 victory over UTA Arad. Kertész Márk opened the scoring in the 16th minute, followed by Papp György’s strike just before the break. In first-half stoppage time, Tóth Pál Előd made it 3–0, and early in the second half Luca Noveli added the fourth. The team dominated throughout, earning a well-deserved home win.

Youth Cup, Western Group A, Round 2
FK Csíkszereda – UTA Arad 4–0 (3–0).
Goals: Kertész Márk (16’), Papp György (43’), Tóth Pál Előd (45+3’), Luca Noveli (51’).
FK Csíkszereda: Simon Máté – Juhos Gábor, Brügger Dániel, Noveli Luca Antonio, Nyitra Szabolcs Zsolt, Tóth-Pál Előd, Ioó Edvin, Papp György, Polgár Denis Cristian, Kertész Márk, Iosif Cristian.
Substitutes: Szakács Tamás, Antal Hunor, Bekő Kristóf Dániel, Kozma Krisztián, Szép Dávid, Dandé Erik, Rónai Róbert, Mózes Ádám, Kovács Dávid Venczel. Head coach: Goran Kopunović.

Mitra Szilárd’s U17 side played a tough and balanced match against UTA Arad. The visitors took the lead in the 22nd minute through Macovei Denis, but Tatu-Józsa Márk equalised in the 69th minute. In the closing stages, UTA struck again — Picioruș Ionuț scored in the 81st minute to secure the win for the visitors. Despite the defeat, our players fought hard until the final whistle, with finishing efficiency proving decisive.

Elite Cup, Western Group A, Round 2
FK Csíkszereda – UTA Arad 1–2 (0–1.)
Goals: Tatu-Józsa Márk (69’) – Macovei Denis (22’), Picioruș Ionuț (81’).
FK Csíkszereda: Karda Hunor – Tóth-Pál Milán, Ilyés Máté, Máthé Apor (c), Bota Darius Cristian, Prezsmer Viktor László, Bódi Lehel, Bencze Loránd Zsolt, Orbán Márton, Bíró Artur, Vass Norbert Andrei.
Substitutes: Baior Dárius Dániel, Balázs Attila, Covaciu Roland Zsolt, Györfi Krisztián Attila, Imreh Roland, Miara Dominik, Szolnoki Máté, Tatu-Józsa Márk, Török Márk. Head coach: Mitra Szilárd.

The cup competitions will continue on Sunday, December 7, when our teams will play away against CFR Cluj.

László Orbán
Photo: Zoltán Pál