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Ghimicesti
Spectators: 7081 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Horaţiu Sfârlea made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, STEAUA 1980's Sergiu Zotincă got a free kick in the 4th minute. Aurel Gogea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Sfârlea in the 5th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Politehnica Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Bîndean to maneuver through the defense. Iosif Balaban made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Cazimir Manolache sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Laurențiu Chira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Balaban was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A collision led to Politehnica Timisoara getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Octavian Dumitrana hit a great ball. Cazimir Manolache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Iosif Balaban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cazimir Manolache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Iosif Balaban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Politehnica Timisoara's Iosif Balaban proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Politehnica Timisoara from getting a goal against them. If Laurențiu Chira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corneliu Antohi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The STEAUA 1980 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Politehnica Timisoara were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laurențiu Chira to strike the kick off in the second half. If Laurențiu Chira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55thth minute of the game Laurențiu Chira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Politehnica Timisoara's Iosif Balaban was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Horaţiu Sfârlea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Horaţiu Sfârlea fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aurel Gogea, passed just outside the right post. Corneliu Antohi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurel Gogea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Sfârlea in the 69th minute of play forced STEAUA 1980's goalkeeper Aurel Gogea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Politehnica Timisoara's Dragoş Buzgar got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes, STEAUA 1980's Petre Paulescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iosif Balaban came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in STEAUA 1980 reached it. Cazimir Manolache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Iosif Balaban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corneliu Antohi struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Aurel Gogea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Politehnica Timisoara. If Horaţiu Sfârlea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Politehnica Timisoara's Iosif Balaban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Manolache in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Politehnica Timisoara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than STEAUA 1980.