Csíkszereda prepared for the match against Bayern Munich with a “Szeklerland!” battle cry, as the team playing in white wanted to get their first point of the tournament. The Bavarians, on the other hand, started out in the hope of group victory, but for this the German team had to win. It is probably for this reason that the Alexander Moj-Hamil Altintop coaching duo implemented several changes in the starting lineup. In this spirit, Bayern took the lead quickly, as early as the fourth minute. Schablas penetrated the penalty area, dribbled down to the baseline, crossed from there, the defenders could not get the ball away, it fell to Zimmermann, who scored and made it 1-0 with a vigorous shot. Csíkszereda could have equalized from kick-off, but Bíró’ cool lob flew past the goal. Csíkszereda then tried to build their attacks carefully, learning from the goals conceded from counterattacks in previous matches. They could already have equalized in the 5th minute, but Schmitt, getting his chance at Bayern for the first time, saved twice within the same attack. Then in the 14th minute, they finally made it. Sebestyén fed it through to Bíró, the skipper only had the keeper to beat and solved his task perfectly, Csíkszereda equalized. For the rest of the first half, Bayern took the initiative, but Barsan, when making a mistake, was helped out by his teammates, so this situation did not lead to a goal either, nor did the extremely agile Quashi hit the net when delivering a half-turn shot from sixteen metres, it went much too wide. During the break, the German team practically changed lines, as the Bayern coaching team used their option to carry out four substitutions. The fresh subs immediately gave impetus to the match. First, it was Quashi’s 25-metre free kick that Becze had to save with a huge dive. Then, after a corner kick from Bayern, Dettoni flicked the ball onto the post. The German team was attacking and Csíkszereda launched a promising counterattack. Elsawy broke through on his own, Dettoni was in trouble, but somehow managed to save the ball and concede a corner. The German pressure became permanent, Pollak's lay-off was fired by Alamu, but Becze also saved the shot heading for the bottom right corner. Then a duel ensued between Becze and Quashi. The shot of the Bayern player was blocked and deflected to concede a corner, which the Bavarian side's No. 20 bent on goal twice from the corner kick. Becze could hardly push the first ball over the goal. Then he knocked away the second one only by bumping into the post himself. Bayern attacked throughout the entire second half but did not manage to score. Csíkszereda, nevertheless, used their only decent opportunity. Orbán penetrated the penalty area already in stoppage time when Emci tripped him. Csáki, coming on as a sub, placed the ball into the right side of the goal while the goalkeeper dived left. Csíkszereda thus got three more points, while Bayern has the same amount, but with a better goal difference.

Puskás-Suzuki Cup, Group A

Bayern Munich – FK Csíkszereda  1-2 (1-1)

Referee: Imre Kovács (Aradi, Rózsa)

Goal scorers: Zimmerman (4.) and Bíró (14.), Csáki (from a penalty in 60+2.)

Yellow card: Quashi (32.)

Bayern Munich: Schmitt (Bartl, at halftime)– Manuba (Emci, at halftime), Dettoni, Plath (Wimmer, 49.) Pollak – Schablas, Quashi, Zimmerman (Yildiz, at halftime), Alemu - Sen (Demircan, at halftime), Deziel Manager: Alexander Moj, Hamit Altintop

FK Csíkszereda: Becze – Colceriu, Csedő, Simon, Barsan – Kecskés (Nagy Botond, 45.) Sebestyén, Boni, Orbán – Elsawy (Balogh Sz., 57.), Bíró (Csáki, 52.)   Manager: Norbert Demény