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POLI TIMISOARA
Spectators: 8486 (Terracing: 6366, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mei Yi Xi kicked off to start the match. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Alexandrescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's Nechifor Păunescu got control of the ball when Cosmin Harbuz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when POLI TIMISOARA's Cosmin Harbuz fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mei Yi Xi got free with Nechifor Păunescu in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the game, Gelu Alexandrescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mihai Domuță was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 23 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Alexandrescu came free, but Mihai Domuță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gelu Alexandrescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Mihai Domuță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cezar Cucu in the 28th 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 32nd minute Gelu Alexandrescu 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. Mihai Domuță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezar Cucu in the 34th minute of play. Mihai Domuță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezar Cucu in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicu Nichitelea in the 39th minute of play forced Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Nechifor Păunescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's Nechifor Păunescu got control of the ball when Cosmin Harbuz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Cosmin Harbuz sped through Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nechifor Păunescu. Filip Buculeasa kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Gelu Alexandrescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mihai Domuță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gelu Alexandrescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Mihai Domuță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cezar Cucu went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 54 minutes into the match, Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Harbuz came free, but Nechifor Păunescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mei Yi Xi in the 57th minute of play forced Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Nechifor Păunescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Cezar Cucu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 60 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cezar Cucu. The audience was convinced that Gelu Alexandrescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihai Domuță was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. POLI TIMISOARA's Jarbas Prestes was substituted for Mei Yi Xi. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gelu Alexandrescu in the 68th minute of play. Jarbas Prestes kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gelu Alexandrescu in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gelu Alexandrescu in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihai Domuță prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78thth minute of the game Gelu Alexandrescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mihai Domuță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gelu Alexandrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihai Domuță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gelu Alexandrescu in the 82nd minute of the match. Mihai Domuță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Alexandrescu in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Alexandrescu came free, but Mihai Domuță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarbas Prestes struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Nechifor Păunescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POLI TIMISOARA. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezar Cucu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 94 minutes, Iustin Anghelescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fotbal Club Otelul Galati and the POLI TIMISOARA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Fotbal Club Otelul Galati was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustin Anghelescu to maneuver through the defense. The Fotbal Club Otelul Galati players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.