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Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 7956 (Terracing: 5968, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Alkın Yaren made the kick off and thus started the match. Ferdinand Floroiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Lumi having to interfere. Horaţiu Senin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Arne Võsandi made a huge save. In the 9th match minute, FC Banat Steierdorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Pârvan to maneuver through the defense. Horaţiu Senin hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. POLI TM's Allan Lumi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Floroiu in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, FC Banat Steierdorf's goalkeeper Arne Võsandi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horaţiu Senin. 19 minutes into the match, Ionuț Baicea notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of POLI TM's Allan Lumi. Allan Lumi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Allan Lumi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Ricketts, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A collision led to POLI TM getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dacian Mărăscu hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, FC Banat Steierdorf's Ferdinand Floroiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Allan Lumi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Banat Steierdorf's Arne Võsandi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save FC Banat Steierdorf from getting a goal against them. POLI TM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nicodim Popete in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Ferdinand Floroiu notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of POLI TM's Allan Lumi. Allan Lumi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ferdinand Floroiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Lumi having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, POLI TM's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Floroiu came free, but Allan Lumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferdinand Floroiu in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Lumi saved POLI TM from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ferdinand Floroiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Lumi was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the match, POLI TM's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Floroiu came free, but Allan Lumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinand Floroiu to make the kick off. Arne Võsandi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alkın Yaren's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Banat Steierdorf's Vintilă Busuioceanu got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Alkın Yaren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Võsandi was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC Banat Steierdorf's Vintilă Busuioceanu got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Ferdinand Floroiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Banat Steierdorf fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After having played for 66 minutes, Ferdinand Floroiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Banat Steierdorf's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinand Floroiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the POLI TM defense, Rich Ricketts kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Allan Lumi. The POLI TM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Allan Lumi should have stopped the shot. A hard shot 76 in the game by Ferdinand Floroiu from a close distance when the talented Allan Lumi managed to make a qualified save. POLI TM's players were relieved. After 81 played minutes POLI TM got a freekick which was hit by Dacian Mărăscu. The long shot by Rich Ricketts in the 82nd minute really tested Allan Lumi'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. In the 83rd minute, Horaţiu Senin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Võsandi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. The audience was convinced that Ferdinand Floroiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Lumi was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. POLI TM's Allan Lumi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionuț Baicea in the 88th minute of play. After 92 played minutes POLI TM got a freekick which was hit by Volli Hinn. Ferdinand Floroiu had several of the POLI TM's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 96 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-5 score and a disappointed Allan Lumi as he didn't even see the shot coming. The FC Banat Steierdorf supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Banat Steierdorf would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.