Three junior teams of the Timişoara Polytechnic participated between June 11 and 13 in the “Vujadin Boskov” Cup and obtained remarkable results. The tournament in Novi Sad (Serbia) is one of the most important summer youth competitions in the region for players under 13. In the highest age category, the white-violets born in 2008 ranked 2nd after a final lost at the limit, while the 2009 and 2011 generations were eliminated in the round of 16.

Polytechnic U13 juniors placed 2nd in Group B after 0-0 with Sloga D, 1-1 with ODR and 3-1 with Vojvodina Novi Sad B. In the eighth round, Orlando Ştefan’s students won 5-0 by RFK Novi Sad and in the quarters they beat Academia Răzvan Raţ with the score of 2-1! The semifinal with Vojvodina Novi Sad 2009 was dramatic, the match being won 6-5 after the execution of the tiebreaks. In the last act Politehnica lost to the limit, score 0-1, with Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

It should be noted that Andrei Tolcea (photo, left) was the top scorer of the tournament and was awarded at the end with a voucher for the FC Barcelona camp that will be organized in Belgrade.

The 2009 generation ranked fourth out of six teams in Group A, after 0-0 with Kabel, 0-0 with Vojvodina Novi Sad B, 2-0 with GDM and 0-1 with Crvena Zvezda. In the eighth white-violets they lost to Bambi, score 2-3 (1-1 in regular time) after extra time.

The 2011 generation obtained in Group B the following results: 4-0 with Karev, 1-0 on Akademija FKV, 0-4 with Bistrica, 2-1 with Stars, 3-0 with Atletiko Nis, 0-1 with Dunav Bjelo Polje and 2-2 with OFK Crvenka. Ranking 4th out of eight teams. In the eighth round, Gelu Haidău’s white-violets were defeated 4-0 by the host and the winner of the tournament – Vojvodina Novi Sad.

Politehnica also stood out during the tournament by the support that the white-violets from the field had on the edge of the field, from their parents and colleagues. Congratulations everyone!