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POLITEHNICA IASI
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Remus Nuțu made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Ionel Mitu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Poli Iași's Nicu Timofte. Nicu Timofte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Poli Iași's zone, Zé Paulo Zanette stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicu Timofte came out of the goal and Zé Paulo Zanette tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicu Timofte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Păstrăv in the 6th minute of play. If Ionel Mitu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Alexandru Trifănucă suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Olimpiu Florean charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olimpiu Florean the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. OTELUL GALATI made a substitution. Nechifor Dedu replaced Alexandru Trifănucă. In the 12th minute, Olimpiu Florean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Filip Grecea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Poli Iași's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Zanette came free, but Nicu Timofte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Poli Iași's Irinel Onișoru got a free kick in the 17th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Ionel Mitu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicu Timofte. Poli Iași's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ionel Mitu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Nicu Timofte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nechifor Dedu in the 24th minute of the match. Nicu Timofte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Păstrăv, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Adrian Elian kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Nicu Timofte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionel Mitu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the game, Zé Paulo Zanette cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nicu Timofte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute, Ionel Mitu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicu Timofte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionel Mitu in the 44th minute of play forced Poli Iași's goalkeeper Nicu Timofte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicu Timofte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, Poli Iași's Nicu Timofte got control of the ball when Ionel Mitu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicu Timofte didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ionel Mitu went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Ionel Mitu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute Zé Paulo Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicu Timofte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicu Timofte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Zé Paulo Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot. OTELUL GALATI's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Paulo Zanette was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicu Timofte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th minute, OTELUL GALATI's Zé Paulo Zanette ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicu Timofte. Nicu Timofte yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. In the 79th minute, Zé Paulo Zanette made a precise shot to the right of Nicu Timofte. Poli Iași's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. In the 84th minute, OTELUL GALATI's Rareș Păstrăv ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicu Timofte. Nicu Timofte yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. 88 minutes into the game, OTELUL GALATI's Ionel Mitu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicu Timofte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. 96 minutes into the match, Poli Iași's goal looked a bit too open when Nechifor Dedu came free, but Nicu Timofte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.