Politehnica Timişoara played Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Focsani, the Romania Cup final of men's handball. Supported by an admirable gallery, the students of Montenegrin Pero Milosevic led the entire match and triumphed against Steaua, 31-27, after 15-14 at break time!
Captain Cristian Fenici was handed the trophy, the players received medals, and Marius Sadoveac was named the Final Four MVP.
Thus, Timișoara qualified for the next season of European Cups!
Politehnica Timisoara once won the national cup, 33 years ago, in 1986, and last year lost the Constanta final with HC Dobrogea Sud. There are also two national championship titles in 1956, handball in 11, and in 1991 in the team’s history.
In the semifinals on Saturday, the white-violets had no problems against the CSM Focsani hosts, score 25-18, international Serbian Marjanovic scored nine times (as in the final), and Steaua imposed on the limit, 26-25, in derby with the Dinamo, the match delayed due to hooliganism of the two rival galleries. The small final was won by Dinamo, 32-30 with CSM Focşani.