All the teams of the Politehnica Academy, involved in the Youth League and the Elite League, played this weekend in games considered away. In Timisoara, the Under-15 and Under-16 squads won by the same score at the home ground of Ripensia, while the Under-17s broke their run of positive results with a defeat in Arad. In contrast, the U18s recorded their second win in a row.

Youth League

Today, in our teams’ longest away game of the weekend, Politehnica U18 won emphatically in south-eastern Transylvania against ACS Kids Tâmpa. At half-time the difference was only one goal, but the boys coached by Cristi Petcu and Ionuț Vucea broke free in the second half, in which they scored four more times in the goal of the last placed team in the West Series play-out.

The young white-violet team thus ends the championship year on the 3rd place in the play-out, with 17 points. The white-violet have one more official game this year – on Wednesday, November 30, at 12.00, at Base 2, is scheduled the duel with Ripensia in group A – West of the Youth Cup. The next game in the Youth League will be next year, on March 19, at 12.00, at home, against Universității Cluj.

Kids Tâmpa Brasov – POLITEHNICA 1-6 (1-2)

Scored for Poli: F. Marincu (2), Bătănași, A. Pop, P. Paleacu and D. Olariu

Politehnica U18 (coach Cristian Petcu): Urdeș – Bălănescu, P. Paleacu, M. Oprea, D. Olariu, A. Pop, F. Marincu (captain), A. Avramescu, E. Adam, Bătănași. Also entered: Păsule – Popeci, Lengyel, Cizmașiu and D. Balaci.

U17 Elite League

The Arădenii got their revenge on “Motorul”, in the play-off, after the hard defeat in the regular season (score 0-4 at Base 2) and thus interrupted the series of four victories in a row of the white-violets trained by Cristi Gălan. Poli U17 is now 3rd in the West Series with 28 points.

Like the U18 team, the U17s have one more official match in 2022, on Wednesday at 14.00 (Baza 2) against Ripensia in Group A – West of the U17 Elite Cup. In the championship, the next game will be in the 5th round of the play-off, against “U” Cluj at home, on 19 March 2023 (2pm).

UTA – POLITEHNICA 4-2 (3-1)

They scored for Poli: D. Tătaru and D. Roșca

Politehnica U17 (coach Cristian Gălan): Balica – D. Tătaru, A. Vlaicu, Boariu (captain), Erceanu, D. Macovei, S. Avramescu, Șt. Vladu, T. Hus, M. Lazăr, D. Roșca. Also entered: Ed. Tudor, B. Bratu and Chelariu.

U16 Elite League

The U16s (pictured) won after half-time against Ripensia in a game played yesterday at the “Colterm” ground. Following this result, the white-violet team moved one point closer to the red-galbeni and four to the leader “U” Cluj, the team they will meet after the break. The duel with the Ardelenians, in the 5th round of the play-off of the 4th Series, will be on March 18th (10.00 a.m.) on home ground!

Ripensia – POLITEHNICA 0-3 (0-0)

They scored: B. Bratu, An. Mircea and Kulcsar

Politehnica U16 (coach Paul Codrea): Traia – An. Bologa, B. Șteta (captain), Al. Matei, B. Bratu, R. Goia, L. Ardel, An. Mircea, Kulcsar, Fotoniu, D. Bogdan. The following players also came on: L. Chiș, Fazekaș, Bojin and Axinia.

U15 Elite League

The younger generation also won the local derby with the “Ripi”, played this morning at the Red Ribbon arena, with the same “forfeit” score. Unlike Paul Codrea’s pupils, Alin Paleacu’s team scored all the goals in the first half of the match.

Politehnica is the clear leader in Series 11 (regional) with 16 points going into the winter break. The championship will resume for the under-15s on 12 March (10.00) with a home game against Juventus Timișoara.

Ripensia – POLITEHNICA 0-3 (0-3)

They scored: Al. Matei, Bologa and Dîrlea

Politehnica U15 (coach Alin Paleacu): Al. Novac – Mixich, N. Andrei, An. Bologa, Săvulescu, Dîrlea, A. Manoliu, Al. Matei, Ozdemir (captain), An. Tolcea, Brătoiu. Also entered: Sopco, F. Bodea, D. Șandru, R. Miculescu and Otescu.