League

Padurea Verde
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Saturnino Ibañez made the kick off which started today's match. Juan Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigi Neacșu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alex Bungescu came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the UM 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 Alex Bungescu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Vennerlund in the 7th minute of play forced UM Timisoara's goalkeeper Juan Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Ibañez in the 9th minute of play. If Paul Mirea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Vennerlund in the 12th minute of play forced UM Timisoara's goalkeeper Juan Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Jonas Vennerlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UM Timisoara's Juan Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigi Neacșu in the 16th minute of play. Juan Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Neacșu in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to UM Timisoara getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Isac Burtescu hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Cetatea Suceava's Francesco Alfonsi tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gigi Neacșu scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Gaitan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Liviu Aldulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Bungescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When UM Timisoara's Alex Bungescu in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cetatea Suceava's goalie prevented a goal. UM Timisoara's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cazimir Popan in the 28th minute. The corner ended in Cazimir Popan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cetatea Suceava's Liviu Aldulescu did a great save. The supporters of UM Timisoara booed when Cetatea Suceava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Alfonsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernest Oardă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liviu Aldulescu having to interfere. Emil Poalelungi kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Mirea in the 42nd minute of play forced Cetatea Suceava's goalkeeper Liviu Aldulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Isac Burtescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UM Timisoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cetatea Suceava the free kick. After a rather tough play, UM Timisoara's Isac Burtescu got a free kick in the 48th minute. The audience was convinced that Saturnino Ibañez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Gaitan was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. After taking down the ball on Cetatea Suceava's corner Francesco Alfonsi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Juan Gaitan quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paul Mirea was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paul Mirea in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liviu Aldulescu saved Cetatea Suceava from getting behind. 57 minutes into the match, Paul Ghimpu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liviu Aldulescu. Cetatea Suceava's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paul Ghimpu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. UM Timisoara's Juan Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Elian in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute Paul Mirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Aldulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match, Saturnino Ibañez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juan Gaitan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. UM Timisoara's Juan Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Vennerlund in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Saturnino Ibañez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, UM Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Vennerlund came free, but Juan Gaitan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liviu Aldulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Bungescu in the 87th minute of the match. Gigi Neacșu came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Juan Gaitan could save by the left post. Juan Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Vennerlund in the 97th minute of the match. Francesco Alfonsi shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Chants of Cetatea Suceava echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as UM Timisoara had held the ball for most of the match.