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Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 8483 (Terracing: 6364, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Zafer Fırat started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. UM Timisoara's Juan Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zafer Fırat in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute of the match Poli AEK got a corner. UM Timisoara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chen Xiao Yan ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 6th minute of the match Poli AEK got a corner. UM Timisoara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chen Xiao Yan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Poli AEK's Narcis Copil got a free kick in the 6th minute. Nicolae Ghiorman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Weterio in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Paul Ghimpu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolae Ghiorman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolae Ghiorman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Ghimpu, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute Paul Mirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolae Ghiorman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolae Ghiorman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paul Mirea went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zafer Fırat in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Gaitan saved UM Timisoara from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafer Fırat in the 27th minute of play forced UM Timisoara's goalkeeper Juan Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolae Ghiorman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Weterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zafer Fırat in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Gaitan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner went over the outstretched arms of UM Timisoara's goalie and right to Cordairo Carrasco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. UM Timisoara's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Juan Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafer Fırat, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of UM Timisoara booed when Poli AEK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Vargas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paul Ghimpu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Nicolae Ghiorman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Vlad Ghionaru notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Poli AEK's Nicolae Ghiorman. Nicolae Ghiorman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot 45 in the game by Wictor Brovall from a close distance when the talented Juan Gaitan managed to make a qualified save. UM Timisoara's players were relieved. Wictor Brovall in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juan Gaitan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Poli AEK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. UM Timisoara were winning 0-2.

Nicolae Ghiorman stood somewhat misplaced when Paul Mirea came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 52 minute. In the 55thth minute of the game Leo Weterio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Poli AEK's Nicolae Ghiorman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramiro Vargas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Zafer Fırat hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The supporters of Poli AEK booed when UM Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mădălin Busuioc didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Șerban Emilianu during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes UM Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Emilianu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafer Fırat in the 61st minute of play forced UM Timisoara's goalkeeper Juan Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolae Ghiorman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Mirea, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Poli AEK's Nicolae Ghiorman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Weterio in the 65th minute of play. Zafer Fırat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 minutes, Ramiro Vargas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poli AEK and the UM Timisoara players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Poli AEK's Ramiro Vargas got a free kick in the 74th minute. The supporters of UM Timisoara booed when Poli AEK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chen Xiao Yan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th match minute, Poli AEK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zafer Fırat to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Nicolae Ghiorman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Leo Weterio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolae Ghiorman was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Poli AEK's Dan Balint seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dan Balint the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Poli AEK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dan Balint had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Nicolae Ghiorman, was totally fooled by UM Timisoara's Leo Weterio, who 84 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Nicolae Ghiorman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Oardă in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Poli AEK's goalkeeper Nicolae Ghiorman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paul Mirea. Poli AEK's Nicolae Ghiorman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Weterio in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Poli AEK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Smed to maneuver through the defense. After 96 minutes of play, Poli AEK's Zafer Fırat made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Gaitan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Poli AEK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching UM Timisoara's performance. The match ended with a win for UM Timisoara.