League Play-Off

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paul Romeo kicked off to start the match. Calistrat Gane hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sever Piţurcă in the 5th minute of play forced Club Atlético Timișoara's goalkeeper Anton Ursulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Timișoara's zone, Bogdan Gogea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Ursulescu came out of the goal and Bogdan Gogea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anton Ursulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sever Piţurcă in the 7th minute of play. Lucian Ionescu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucian Ionescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Club Atlético Timișoara got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Ionescu. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Timișoara's Calistrat Gane got a free kick in the 11th minute. Aurelian Marincean struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Anton Ursulescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC TraLaLa. Bogdan Gogea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Ursulescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Club Atlético Timișoara getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Calistrat Gane hit a great ball. Anton Ursulescu came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by FC TraLaLa's Bogdan Gogea. But to his dismay, Bogdan Gogea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 25th minute, Bogdan Gogea got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bogdan Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Bogdan Gogea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anton Ursulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Romeo in the 33rd minute of play. Anton Ursulescu came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by FC TraLaLa's Sever Piţurcă. But to his dismay, Sever Piţurcă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Bogdan Gogea took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anton Ursulescu. Anton Ursulescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felix Chevereșan made a kick off. A collision led to Club Atlético Timișoara getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Moise Mihăescu hit a great ball. In the 55th match minute, Club Atlético Timișoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Stelea to maneuver through the defense. Anton Ursulescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paul Romeo went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 62 played minutes, FC TraLaLa's Șerban Rareș shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anton Ursulescu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC TraLaLa reached it. Bogdan Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Timișoara's goalkeeper Anton Ursulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Gogea. After some careless play in the Club Atlético Timișoara defense, Aurelian Marincean kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Ursulescu. The Club Atlético Timișoara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Ursulescu should have stopped the shot. Club Atlético Timișoara's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Bogdan Gogea scored to the left of an out of position Anton Ursulescu, making the score, 0-9. A collision led to Club Atlético Timișoara getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Moise Mihăescu hit a great ball. Lucian Găman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anton Ursulescu having to make a save. The supporters of FC TraLaLa booed when Club Atlético Timișoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustin Stelea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th match minute, Club Atlético Timișoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Stelea to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Romeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC TraLaLa's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.