2019 Cupa României Final (women's football)

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2019 Cupa României Final
2019 Cupa României Final Poster.png
The match poster
Event2018–19 Cupa României
Fortuna
Becicherecu Mic		 Vasas Femina
Odorheiu Secuiesc
0 5
Date31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
VenueStadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș
Referee (Râmnicu Vâlcea)
Attendance400
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The 2019 Cupa României Final was the 16th Romanian football women's cup final, the final match of the 2018–19 Cupa României. It was played at Stadionul Trans-Sil in Târgu Mureș, on 31 May 2019, contested by Fortuna Becicherecu Mic and Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc. Vasas Femina won the match 5–0,[1] with a hat-trick from Carolina Țabur and one goal from each and in only the fourth time a team has scored five goals or won by at least a five-goal margin in a cup final. The win brought Vasas its first major trophy, making it only the 7th club to win the Romanian Women's Cup.[2]

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2018–19 Cupa României (women's football)

Both teams had a similar road to the finals, a clear 8–0 win in the quarterfinals, and a surprising win in the semifinals against opponents they severely lost to in league matches, at just a few days distance.

Fortuna Bechicherecu Mic[]

Round Opposition Score
2R () 3–0 (awd.)
3R/R16 () 3–0 (awd.)
QF Heniu Prundu Bârgăului (H) 8–0
SF U Olimpia Cluj (H) 2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

The first two matches for Fortuna Becicherecu Mic in the competition were plagued by the inability of the opponents to field enough players on matchday. Scheduled mid-week on 31 October and 21 November, the second and third rounds against and respectively, were both stopped early in the game at 2–0 for Fortuna, and subsequently awarded 3–0.

The first full match played by Fortuna in the 2018–19 edition of the cup was the quarter final played at home on 24 March against Heniu Prundu Bârgăului and it finished at a clear and unprecedented 8–0 for Fortuna,[3] although Fortuna were to lose against Heniu 0–1 in the Liga I match played at less than a month distance, on 20 April.[4]

Fortuna met rivals U Olimpia Cluj in the semifinals. The match was played at home on 15 May and was won 2–0, due to the goals scored by .[5] With this win, Fortuna became the only Romanian team to ever beat Olimpia twice in the same season, with the first time being on 10 March, in an away Liga I match.[6] Still, Fortuna was to lose against Olimpia 0–7 just 4 days after the cup semifinal, in an away Liga I play-off match.

Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc[]

Round Opposition Score
2R (A) 9–0
3R/R16 (A) 4–0
QF Fair Play București () 8–0
SF Universitatea Galați (A) 4–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Vasas Femina did not play any of its cup matches at home in this edition.

Its first game was in the 2nd round on 28 October, where it met which it defeated with a clear 9–0.[7] The third round match was played on 18 November against and won 4–0, with a hat-trick from and another goal by Carolina Țabur.[8]

In the quarterfinals, it trashed Fair Play București 8–0 on 27 March,[9] while in the semifinals, Vasas traveled to Galați to play against Universitatea on 15 May and won the game by 4–1, even though they just lost a Liga I match 0–4 against the same team and on the same pitch a week before, on 8 May.[10]

Pre-game[]

Neither team had won a major trophy before. Vasas previously reached only the semifinals of the Cup in the previous season, while Fortuna's best result was reaching the last 16 in the 2016–17 season. In the league, Vasas were the standing vice-champions, while Fortuna finished the previous Liga I on the eight place, just above the relegation line.

In the Liga I regular season, Fortuna played Vasas earlier in May, at Odorheiu Secuiesc, with Vasas winning 4–1. However, after the end of the regular league season, Fortuna qualified for the Championship play-offs (places 1–3), while Vasas only qualified for the Lower table round (places 4–6).

Both teams organized buses for the fans to attend the final in Târgu Mureș.[11] Just before the kickoff, a ceremony was held, and the local municipal team CSM Târgu Mureș was awarded with the trophy for winning Liga III, Seria III.[12]

Match[]

Team selection[]

Fortuna had a selection of footballers who spent most of their careers in the western part of Romania, notably at CFR Timișoara, who folded in early autumn, meaning that Fortuna had received at the start of the season an influx of new young players who played well with the already existing squad. A notable additional presence was former Romania national team member and top youth national team goalscorer Alexandra Lunca, who joined the team this season. An important absence for Fortuna was goalkeeper , who defended Fortuna's goal for the first part of the season. Youth national team player was uncertain for the match due to a recent injury, but eventually she was benched for the final. Other available players on matchday, that could have been included were (#17) who had been announced for the final,[13] (#22) and (#8), the latter having had injury problems this season.

Vasas[14] had a core of 4 players from the Moldova women's national football team (Violeta Mițul, Nadejda Colesnicenco, Margarita Panova and Carolina Țabur), Romania national youth team star Ana Maria Vlădulescu, in addition to a large base of local homegrown players of Hungarian ethnicity, a lot of which have been previously selected for Romania's youth national squads. Coach Andrași did not field , who was previously announced for the final.[15]

Details[]

Fortuna Becicherecu Mic0–5Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc
Report
  • Goal 23'
  • Carolina Țabur Goal 27', 50', 60'
  • Goal 56'
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Râmnicu Vâlcea)
Assistants: Roxana Ivanov, Bianca Florea,
Fourth official: Roxana Recorean
Observer: Teodora Albon
Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc
GK 12 Romania
DF 15 Romania
DF 7 Romania Claudia Bistrian
DF 10 Romania (c)
DF 6 Romania
MF 3 Romania Substituted off 46'
MF 19 Romania Substituted off 67'
MF 24 Romania
MF 11 Romania
FW 14 Romania Alexandra Lunca
FW 23 Romania Substituted off 77'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Romania Substituted in 67'
DF 13 Romania Substituted in 77'
DF 18 Romania
MF 5 Romania
FW 9 Romania Substituted in 46'
FW 16 Romania
FW 20 Romania
Managers:
Romania
Romania
Fortuna Becicherecu Mic vs Vasas Femina 2019-05-31.svg
GK 1 Romania (c)
DF 5 Romania Substituted off 71'
DF 6 Romania
DF 3 Romania
DF 13 Moldova Violeta Mițul
MF 17 Moldova Nadejda Colesnicenco
MF 18 Romania
MF 8 Romania
MF 10 Romania Ana Maria Vlădulescu
CF 11 Moldova Carolina Țabur Substituted off 81'
CF 9 Romania Substituted off 86'
Substitutes:
GK Romania
Romania
14 Romania Substituted in 71'
DF 4 Romania Substituted in 86'
Romania
15 Romania Substituted in 81'
FW Moldova Margarita Panova
Manager:
Romania

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Post-match[]

Vasas won its first major trophy after 7 years of existence, becoming the 7th team to win the Cupa României.[16] However, the team finished the League in 6th place. On the other hand, after this severe defeat,[17] Fortuna went on to also become league vice-champions.

References[]

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  7. ^ "Kilencig meg sem állt a Vasas Femina Csíkszeredában" [Vasas Femina didn't stop in Miercurea Ciuc until it scored nine”]. szekelyhon.ro (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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