League Play-Off

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mimoun Palić started the match with the kick off. Urbasa Jofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Crușeveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the game, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Martin Crușeveanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urbasa Jofre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Urbasa Jofre made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Martin Crușeveanu sent off a good shot on target. Isac Hojbota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Dahlqvist in the 11th minute of play. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Dahlqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Martin Crușeveanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Urbasa Jofre. Urbasa Jofre yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 16th minute, Moise Tache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Martin Crușeveanu came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the FC Politehnica Timisoara 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 Martin Crușeveanu couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goalkeeper Urbasa Jofre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olimpiu Rizea. In the 25th minute, Leonardo Astrada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ...ASGARD...'s Urbasa Jofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Manea in the 26th minute of play. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Martin Crușeveanu got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliodor Elian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vali Maghiar in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbasa Jofre saved ...ASGARD... from getting behind. In the 38th minute Ernest Manea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbasa Jofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliodor Elian hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Olimpiu Rizea took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urbasa Jofre. Urbasa Jofre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernest Manea to strike the kick off in the second half. Urbasa Jofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Maghiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Martin Crușeveanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Urbasa Jofre having to make a save. Urbasa Jofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Crușeveanu in the 52nd minute of the match. Vali Maghiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urbasa Jofre having to interfere. Urbasa Jofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Crușeveanu in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Maxim Ştiubei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Crușeveanu struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Urbasa Jofre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Politehnica Timisoara. Urbasa Jofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vali Maghiar in the 68th minute of the match. ...ASGARD...'s Cosmin Balaban was substituted for Leonardo Astrada. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Yosua Helguera was substituted for Håvard Bjørke. FC Politehnica Timisoara's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yosua Helguera in the 70th minute. Vali Maghiar made a great header on FC Politehnica Timisoara's corner, it was just that ...ASGARD...'s Urbasa Jofre managed to reach the ball for a save. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save FC Politehnica Timisoara from getting a goal against them. Urbasa Jofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Rizea in the 79th minute of play. When FC Politehnica Timisoara's Olimpiu Rizea in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...ASGARD...'s goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, ...ASGARD...'s William Dahlqvist got a free kick in the 82nd minute. FC Politehnica Timisoara made a substitution. Alin Moșanu replaced Vintilă Bălășescu. In the 82nd match minute, ...ASGARD... was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Dahlqvist to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the ...ASGARD... defense, Vali Maghiar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Urbasa Jofre. The ...ASGARD... fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Urbasa Jofre should have stopped the shot. Isac Hojbota made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Eliodor Elian sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute, Ernest Manea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Politehnica Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. ...ASGARD... made a substitution. Edgar Radu replaced Cristinel Grigoriu. For all the effort they put into the match, the ...ASGARD... players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Politehnica Timisoara.