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Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) POLI TIMISOARA's 梅亦希 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ionică Hrandabur lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 5th minute, one of Armada:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Armada. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 梅亦希 in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Färid Mondragón prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 14 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Harbuz came free, but Färid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicu Nichitelea in the 15th minute of play forced Armada's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Rivaldo Esquerdo came free, but Mihai Domuță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicu Nichitelea kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Cosmin Harbuz made a precise shot to the right of Färid Mondragón. Armada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rivaldo Esquerdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Färid Mondragón stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cosmin Harbuz's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute of the match POLI TIMISOARA got a corner. Armada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filip Buculeasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Armada's Róbert Benkó managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eduard Zgabei in the 46 minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Augustin Şumălan came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Armada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Augustin Şumălan couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Armada's Färid Mondragón got control of the ball when 梅亦希 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Eduard Zgabei in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Armada's Rivaldo Esquerdo. Jarbas Prestes kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The throw-in from Eduard Zgabei in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Armada's Róbert Benkó. The supporters of POLI TIMISOARA booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Grama didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes in the game Marcelito Pajazo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Eduard Zgabei. Nicu Nichitelea hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. A collision led to POLI TIMISOARA getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Marcelito Pajazo hit a great ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of POLI TIMISOARA were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Armada side.