League Play-Off

GHENCEA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match, Laurențiu Bociort got a very nice opportunity to score, but Allan Lumi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gelu Mitruț hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Nicodim Popete cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Valeriu Vătafu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valeriu Vătafu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alkın Yaren, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Laurențiu Bociort did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Allan Lumi 15 minutes into the match. Valeriu Vătafu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Cărtărescu went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute Volli Hinn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriu Vătafu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nicolae Homescu came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Titans Hill FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicolae Homescu couldn't finish the play. Valeriu Vătafu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Cărtărescu in the 28th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, POLI TM's Alkın Yaren made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valeriu Vătafu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valeriu Vătafu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volli Hinn, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Titans Hill FC's goal looked a bit too open when Volli Hinn came free, but Valeriu Vătafu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Volli Hinn took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valeriu Vătafu. Valeriu Vătafu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Valeriu Vătafu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volli Hinn in the 39th minute of the match. Allan Lumi came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Titans Hill FC's Laurențiu Bociort. But to his dismay, Laurențiu Bociort quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. After the first half POLI TM were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alkın Yaren to strike the kick off in the second half. If Nicolae Homescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to POLI TM getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nicodim Popete hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Nicolae Homescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Titans Hill FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolae Homescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Allan Lumi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. POLI TM's Allan Lumi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurențiu Bociort in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Volli Hinn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriu Vătafu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gelu Mitruț hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Alkın Yaren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Traian Ciuvică's late challenge caught a POLI TM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Traian Ciuvică helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of POLI TM booed when Titans Hill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Traian Ciuvică didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Volli Hinn managed to get in a good position for a shot. POLI TM's supporters rose to their feet, but Volli Hinn was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriu Vătafu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolae Homescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Adam Cărtărescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valeriu Vătafu. Titans Hill FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adam Cărtărescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. The supporters of POLI TM booed when Titans Hill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olimpiu Arnăuțescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, POLI TM's Nicodim Popete tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the match was over POLI TM could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Titans Hill FC throughout the match.