The ASA Târgu Mureș Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
6 saves: Robert Geantă was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Vintage Lóránt Kovács — 8.24
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.24, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at ASA Târgu Mureș
Florin Bejan was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Judicaël Kikandu Makengo would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Judicaël Kikandu Makengo is living that version at ASA Târgu Mureș, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Florin Burca joins the ASA Târgu Mureș first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Florin Burca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paul Maxim steps up from the ASA Târgu Mureș academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Maxim has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sergiu Mihaila steps up from the ASA Târgu Mureș academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergiu Mihaila has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Adrian Man steps up from the ASA Târgu Mureș academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adrian Man has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Judicaël Kikandu Makengo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Judicaël Kikandu Makengo commits to ASA Târgu Mureș for another 3 years.
In brief
- Match Honours even between ASA Târgu Mureș and Gloria Bistrița
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Alexandru Maxim on the draw
- Player ratings George Ganea was unplayable