U23 League

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narcis Agachi kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute of the match, Emanuel Strugure tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bogdan Lobonț saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Strugure in the 7th minute of play. Lucrețiu Manolache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucrețiu Manolache charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucrețiu Manolache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 12 minutes into the match, FC Politehnica Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Calistrat Potopea came free, but Tiberiu Mischie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costică Josan. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Tiberiu Mischie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Agachi in the 24th minute of play. When Narcis Agachi came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the F.C CLUJ MEDICINA 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 Narcis Agachi couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Leontin Teodoreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudiu Azamfirei hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The supporters of FC Politehnica Timisoara booed when F.C CLUJ MEDICINA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriu Bucurescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Mischie came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Narcis Agachi. But to his dismay, Narcis Agachi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Narcis Agachi struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Tiberiu Mischie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C CLUJ MEDICINA. Tiberiu Mischie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Șerban Rusu in the 44th minute of play. The FC Politehnica Timisoara players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emanuel Strugure to strike the kick off in the second half. Tiberiu Mischie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Agachi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calistrat Potopea succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 54th playminute. Valeriu Bucurescu took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiberiu Mischie. Tiberiu Mischie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. With a little luck, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Tiberiu Mischie got control of the ball when Ovidiu Voicescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valeriu Bucurescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Tiberiu Mischie made a huge save. Tiberiu Mischie had great luck who in the 73rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Narcis Agachi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Tiberiu Mischie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Agachi in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA booed when FC Politehnica Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucrețiu Manolache didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Mischie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calistrat Potopea in the 78th minute of play. After 78 minutes of play, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Calistrat Potopea made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiberiu Mischie was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the game, Ernest Eftimescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Politehnica Timisoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C CLUJ MEDICINA the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Ernest Eftimescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Leontin Teodoreanu managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. The supporters of FC Politehnica Timisoara booed when F.C CLUJ MEDICINA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narcis Agachi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Șerban Rusu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiberiu Mischie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA booed when FC Politehnica Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Lungu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Narcis Agachi in the 91st minute really tested Tiberiu Mischie's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Tiberiu Mischie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Agachi in the 93rd minute of play. Emanuel Strugure kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.