Today, on the “Science” arena, the white-violets played a new friendly, three days before the important championship match with Metaloglobus. Coach Dan Alexa appealed, in the company of the Lipova Falcons, to players used less in the first official games of 2021, as well as to young people from their own nursery. Politehnica won 2-0 (1-0) through the goals of Dorin Codrea and Doru Andrei. Our group was divided in two today, the first group, consisting of players who found themselves more in the first 11, performing a training in the morning. The rest of the members, as well as young people from their own nursery, some of whom are on loan in League 3 at Fortuna Becicherecu Mic, were seen at work against Lipova (2nd place in Series 8 of League 3). The white-purples dominated the first part of the match. In the 13th minute Axente sent in the corner and Manea tried a lob from the side nine minutes later, but did not find the goal frame. The guests had a remarkable chance through Paulevici, but Păduraru blocked the Timisoara striker of the guests. After a great opportunity missed by Manea (39), in the 45 + 1 minute, in the last phase of the half, his cross from a free kick was fruitful by D. Codrea, who scored with his head from a few meters.

The second half was better started by the guests, but Politehnica also scored. This time through the young Doru Andrei (67), who scored with a shot on foot from a free kick from the side, a fixed phase also obtained by him after a penetration almost on the bottom line of the field. In the end, even if several juniors born in 2003 and 2004 appeared in our team, it could be 3-0. But Codrea (75), shaving with the free kick, and Gaspar (84) did not find the net. On Sunday, the white-violets face Metaloglobus Bucharest in the 18th stage of League 2, a match scheduled from 13.00 (televised) on the “Dan Păltinişanu” stadium. Politehnica Timişoara: Păduraru – Jurj, Bocșan, Codrea, Pamfile – Ignea, Coadă – D. Radu, R. Rus, Manea – Agents. Also included: Stemate, Periat (both on loan at Fortuna), Bîrlovean, Moţiu, Radunovic, Gaşpar and D. Andrei. Coach: Dan Alexa. Lipova falcons: Iliescu – Nagy, Polgar, A. Popa, V. Filimon – Gherasim, Salhi, Prună, Trip – Trabalka, D. Ciubăncan. Also included: Buta – Hațegan, Bercu, Stoin, Simedru, D. Pop, A. Gavrilă, Michel, Paulevici and Ardelean. Coach: Flavius ​​Sabău. “I said it after the game with Dumbrăviţa, we are looking to take games for the players who have evolved less. For me, it is very important for them to have minutes, to have a rhythm of play. It’s important to have this rhythm of play for the moment when they are called upon… “, Dan Alexa said at the end about the usefulness of today’s test.

Photo: Leczki Jozsi