Cheregi confirms that the referee of the match Czechoslovakia – Romania had been bought!
On June 2, 1993, in the preliminaries of CM 1994, in the US, in Kosice the match between Czechoslovakia and Romania was played. The hosts had little chance of qualifying, we were fighting with the Welsh, which we had crushed in Bucharest with 5-1. A tricolor victory would have increased our chances of winning the group and going to America.
However, the match was a disaster for the tricolors, which lost categorically, with 5-2. It was a very special match, the performance of the goalkeeper sent on the field by the coach Cornel Dinu, the veteran Silviu Lung, was a nightmare and from the hosts a certain Peter Dubovsky, the author of three goals, two of the free strokes, would reach Real Madrid.
What was incredible is the fact that we were outclassed as the opponent scored these goals having two players eliminated by the Danish Aribtr Kim Milton Nilsen! Fortunately, after this game the new selection Anghel Iordănescu miraculously rectified the situation and after that formidable 2-1 from Cardiff Romania qualified for the World Cup.
Located on the bench in Kosice from the reserve position, the former international Marius Cheregi confirmed what was then raised in Parliament, that FRF, with the help of important patrons from the first division (Bistrița, Brașov and other parties) would have collected an important amount of money, following the probe that is more affordable for help or help. Here’s what Cheregi said for ProSport:
It was a great bad luck. In the meantime, over the years, I learned that the referees of the party had a beautiful amount from us, of the Romanians. We had to reach the final tournament with a little help, these things happen. But everything was sewn upside down, a totally all day.
It was a super stupid accident, with some, how to say … Those who go to the room take steroids, in Kosice there were some green steroids. And not few. Who gave it … hard to say. There I think that someone from Bistrita, someone from Bucharest, from Brașov to gather some money. Mister Dinu, at the meeting, was extremely safe on him and happened what no one ever believed. It’s like a hunter sees his prey through the rear, it’s sure he shoots it, but something happened.
Silviu Lung was a valuable goalkeeper, but that was the destiny at that match. Dubovsky scored twice and signed with Real Madrid. And look what destiny for him too! Over the years what happened to him, what a great drama! It was their last match under the name of Czechoslovakia, then they broke up, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, they had nothing to shoot, maybe just for their pride. I remember that at that match he made his debut at the national and the late Daniel Prodan. I believe that then Cornel Dinu was made, he should not be removed. History can contradict me, because the team qualified with Iordănescu ”.
The amount that would have been beaten to facilitate our victory would have been worth $ 150,000.
