League Play-Off

Edu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) POLI TIMISOARA's Mei Yi Xi 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. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC MiLaN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filip Buculeasa was slow to take the kick. During this time POLI TIMISOARA's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Filip Buculeasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC MiLaN's Victor Curea did a great save. POLI TIMISOARA were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after AC MiLaN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filip Buculeasa took the corner. The corner ended in Filip Buculeasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC MiLaN's Victor Curea did a great save. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC MiLaN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filip Buculeasa was slow to take the kick. During this time POLI TIMISOARA's players had a chance to rest. Mihai Domuță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emil Văcărescu went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Emil Văcărescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihai Domuță having to interfere. With a little luck, POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță got control of the ball when Emil Văcărescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Mei Yi Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC MiLaN's Victor Curea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC MiLaN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filip Buculeasa was slow to take the kick. During this time POLI TIMISOARA's players had a chance to rest. Emil Văcărescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Mihai Domuță made a huge save. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save POLI TIMISOARA from getting a goal against them. Mei Yi Xi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AC MiLaN's Victor Curea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Yi Xi in the 41st minute of play. Mei Yi Xi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of POLI TIMISOARA booed when AC MiLaN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radu Tremurici didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvio Jatsu was the one to do the kick off. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvio Jatsu in the 50th minute of play. The supporters of POLI TIMISOARA booed when AC MiLaN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Moisescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Jatsu in the 54th minute of play forced POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57thth minute of the game Mei Yi Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC MiLaN's Victor Curea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Mei Yi Xi put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Victor Curea. In the 59th minute Silvio Jatsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Domuță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filip Buculeasa charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filip Buculeasa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AC MiLaN booed when POLI TIMISOARA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Buculeasa didn't get a good kick on the ball. POLI TIMISOARA's Jarbas Prestes was substituted for Mei Yi Xi. In the 70th match minute, POLI TIMISOARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Buculeasa to maneuver through the defense. Emil Văcărescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mihai Domuță having to make a save. Mihai Domuță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Văcărescu in the 74th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Jarbas Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Curea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to POLI TIMISOARA getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Filip Buculeasa hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, AC MiLaN's goalkeeper Victor Curea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jarbas Prestes. 88 minutes into the game, AC MiLaN's Basarab Avram nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mihai Domuță made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basarab Avram in the 91st minute of play forced POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filip Buculeasa hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Basarab Avram's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihai Domuță was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. After having played for 96 minutes, Nicu Nichitelea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. POLI TIMISOARA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicu Nichitelea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched POLI TIMISOARA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.