League Play-Off

Tarsa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernest Paulică took the kick off in the first half of the match. Damian Pătrășconiu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tudor Turcan went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bogdan Antipa struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Nechifor Baldovinescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tarsa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Stejaru in the 9th minute of play forced Tarsa's goalkeeper Damian Pătrășconiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Pătrășconiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tudor Turcan in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Paul Stejaru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damian Pătrășconiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, Fitod's Claudiu Răchită got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th match minute, Fitod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tudor Turcan to maneuver through the defense. Nechifor Baldovinescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Paulică in the 17th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Antipa got free with Nechifor Baldovinescu in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tarsa's Damian Pătrășconiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Turcan in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Tarsa booed when Fitod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Stârcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernest Paulică didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-2 via right post in the game's 33rd minute. Tarsa's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! A collision led to Fitod getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Tudor Turcan hit a great ball. Damian Pătrășconiu came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Fitod's Adrian Miclovan. But to his dismay, Adrian Miclovan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 41st match minute, Fitod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Stejaru to maneuver through the defense. Paul Stejaru hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Claudiu Zota kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Damian Pătrășconiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Stejaru in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Fitod were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paul Stejaru to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Tarsa's Claudiu Zota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nechifor Baldovinescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Tudor Turcan made a precise shot to the right of Damian Pătrășconiu. Tarsa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Felix Stârcea hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Aurelian Dedu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Nechifor Baldovinescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Claudiu Zota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tarsa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudiu Zota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damian Pătrășconiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Miclovan in the 63rd minute of play. Damian Pătrășconiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Miclovan in the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Paul Stejaru dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Damian Pătrășconiu, 1-5. Damian Pătrășconiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul Stejaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Pătrășconiu was a little too slow when Adrian Miclovan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 1-6. Damian Pătrășconiu made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tudor Turcan sent off a good shot on target. Nechifor Baldovinescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Antipa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudiu Răchită hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Mihăiţă Moldovan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Tarsa's Claudiu Zota got a free kick in the 84th minute. Tudor Turcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Damian Pătrășconiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, Fitod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Stejaru to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes, Tarsa's Aurelian Dedu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nechifor Baldovinescu 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 Tarsa reached it. When Robert Balint came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Tarsa 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 Robert Balint couldn't finish the play. Fitod's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.