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POLI TIMISOARA
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ionuț Cârjă took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Cârjă in the 8th minute of play forced POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Dinu Săvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in POLI TIMISOARA's zone, Ionuț Cârjă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dinu Săvoiu came out of the goal and Ionuț Cârjă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dinu Săvoiu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when F.C Alex Bucuresti's Ionuț Cârjă shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 18 played minutes POLI TIMISOARA got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Onea. In the 19th minute, Horea Papaiani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Ciuvică came free, but Dinu Săvoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th match minute, F.C Alex Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Fridlund to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the POLI TIMISOARA defense, Horea Papaiani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinu Săvoiu. The POLI TIMISOARA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinu Săvoiu should have stopped the shot. After 34 minutes, Ionuț Cârjă made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. POLI TIMISOARA's Dinu Săvoiu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37thth minute of the game Ionuț Cârjă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POLI TIMISOARA's Dinu Săvoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Ionuț Cârjă sped through POLI TIMISOARA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dinu Săvoiu. Edgar Onea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Mircea Zăreanu made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Călin Hulubei made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Călin Hulubei got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. F.C Alex Bucuresti's Mircea Zăreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Călin Hulubei in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Ciuvică came free, but Dinu Săvoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes of play, F.C Alex Bucuresti's Ionuț Cârjă made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dinu Săvoiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute Ion Ciuvică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinu Săvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the POLI TIMISOARA defense, Ion Ciuvică kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinu Săvoiu. The POLI TIMISOARA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinu Săvoiu should have stopped the shot. Ionuț Cârjăs short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Dinu Săvoiu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 71 in the game by Ionuț Cârjă from a close distance when the talented Dinu Săvoiu managed to make a qualified save. POLI TIMISOARA's players were relieved. The supporters of POLI TIMISOARA booed when F.C Alex Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Ciuvică didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ionuț Cârjăs short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Dinu Săvoiu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 85th minute of the match F.C Alex Bucuresti got a corner. POLI TIMISOARA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Horea Papaiani ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of POLI TIMISOARA booed when F.C Alex Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Ciuvică didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinu Săvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Cârjă in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. F.C Alex Bucuresti walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.