POLI TIMISOARA
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332,
Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mei Yi Xi got the match started through his kick off. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Dedu, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dorin Dedu in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihai Domuță saved POLI TIMISOARA from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Cosmin Harbuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. POLI TIMISOARA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosmin Harbuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cătălin Gâțea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, Mei Yi Xi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cătălin Gâțea. FC Csíkszereda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mei Yi Xi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. FC Csíkszereda's Cătălin Gâțea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosmin Harbuz in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, FC Csíkszereda's goalkeeper Cătălin Gâțea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mei Yi Xi. If Dorin Dedu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mihai Domuță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorin Dedu, 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 Dorin Dedu in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Dedu in the 20th 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 22nd minute, Dorin Dedu made a precise shot to the right of Mihai Domuță. POLI TIMISOARA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mihai Domuță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorin Dedu in the 31st minute of play. Mei Yi Xi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Cătălin Gâțea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mei Yi Xi in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cătălin Gâțea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mei Yi Xi got free with Cătălin Gâțea in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorin Dedu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Mihai Domuță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Cosmin Harbuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. POLI TIMISOARA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosmin Harbuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cătălin Gâțea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to POLI TIMISOARA getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Filip Buculeasa hit a great ball. Filip Buculeasa hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Dorin Dedu might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihai Domuță. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dorin Dedu ran back to his position shaking his head. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dorin Dedu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Dorin Dedu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Csíkszereda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dorin Dedu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 51 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 Dorin Dedu. In the 52nd minute, Dorin Dedu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Cătălin Gâțea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicu Nichitelea in the 54th minute of the match. If Cosmin Harbuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute, Nicu Nichitelea made a precise shot to the right of Cătălin Gâțea. FC Csíkszereda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicu Nichitelea in the 66th minute of play forced FC Csíkszereda's goalkeeper Cătălin Gâțea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cătălin Gâțea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Harbuz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Dorin Dedu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihai Domuță was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Dorin Dedu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Csíkszereda made a substitution. Grigore Arbore replaced Eugen Chiriță. Dorin Dedu in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mihai Domuță, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cătălin Gâțea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Nichitelea in the 82nd minute of play. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save POLI TIMISOARA from getting a goal against them. Mihai Domuță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Dedu in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, FC Csíkszereda's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Harbuz came free, but Cătălin Gâțea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Dedu in the 90th minute of play. After 94 minutes, Augustin Zamfira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Csíkszereda and the POLI TIMISOARA players grew even worse after the yellow card.
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