Saturday will be the 6th (penultimate) round of the second round of the play-out of League II. Politehnica will stay in this round and will not play any friendly matches. Next up is the match against Metaloglobus at home in the last round.

Politehnica Timisoara football team lost in Slatina and was mathematically relegated to the third league. CSM Slatina won 1-0 (1-0). The goal was scored by Ciocâlteu in the 43rd minute with a shot from the penalty box. Paul Codrea started again with three “under” players. The system was 4-3-3. Oanea was injured and had to be substituted a few minutes after being introduced. In the Group A standings, Poli is…

Slatina is located on the left bank of the Olt River, in the historic province of Muntenia, on the border with Oltenia. In fact, Olt County (which has its seat in Slatina) includes territories from both historical provinces. Slatina has never had a team in the first league, in the divisional system. In the 1924/25 and 1929/30 seasons of the national championship, Oltul Slatina made it to the finals. Unlike…

Politehnica Timisoara will play on Saturday in the 5th round of the second league play-out. The opponent will be CSM Slatina, and the match will be played away from home, from 11 am. The only unavailable players are goalkeepers Bocșan (injured) and Huminic (recovering), while Oanea and T. Călin are uncertain. Ignea is fit to play, having returned from injury. In the Group A standings, Poli is in 7th place,…

Radu Paraschivescu was the guest of yesterday’s “Tribuna polisportiva” show on Teleuniversitatea. The renowned writer, columnist and translator is a big fan of the Politehnica Timișoara football team. https://youtu.be/CQubNkYBkkQ

Politehnica still has only theoretical chances to catch the play-off place. The string of two consecutive victories was interrupted by the home defeat, 0-1 against CSC Șelimbăr. Paul Codrea started again with three “under” players and in the same 3-4-2-1 system used in Slobozia. Only Bocșan, injured, was replaced by Porumb. The goal was scored by the captain of the guests, Radu Crișan, in the 16th minute. Following a corner,…