League Play-Off

Ciocoveni
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Victor Harnagea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Harnagea in the 3rd minute of play forced Ciocoveni AS's goalkeeper Călin Groza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorel Mustățea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Platon in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Florin Halipa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Călin Groza. Ciocoveni AS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florin Halipa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrei Croitoru got free with Dorel Mustățea in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adrian Platon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dorel Mustățea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florin Halipa struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Călin Groza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sustorog. In the 18th minute Victor Harnagea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Călin Groza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciocoveni AS's Călin Groza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Halipa in the 21st minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Sustorog's goalkeeper Dorel Mustățea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octavian Mazăre. Dorel Mustățea made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Octavian Mazăre sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Adrian Platon took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Dorel Mustățea to make any attempt to save it. 32 minutes into the match, Sustorog's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Petre came free, but Dorel Mustățea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Sustorog's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Petre came free, but Dorel Mustățea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Platon in the 38th minute of play forced Sustorog's goalkeeper Dorel Mustățea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florin Halipa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ciocoveni AS's goalkeeper Călin Groza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Călin Groza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florin Halipa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Ionel Dragoș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Călin Groza having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrian Platon made a kick off. Ionel Dragoș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Călin Groza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ciocoveni AS's Călin Groza got control of the ball when Victor Harnagea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dorel Mustățea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Platon, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Victor Harnagea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Călin Groza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Victor Harnagea came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Sustorog 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 Victor Harnagea couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, Victor Harnagea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sustorog fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 75 minutes, Sabin Petre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ciocoveni AS and the Sustorog players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Sabin Petre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ionel Dragoș took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Călin Groza. Ciocoveni AS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dorel Mustățea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Petre in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Andrei Croitoru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorel Mustățea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dorel Mustățea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabin Petre, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Călin Groza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Harnagea in the 86th minute of play. When Andrei Pârvulescu fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciocoveni AS's protests and gave Andrei Pârvulescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Andrei Pârvulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Sandu Jienescu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dorel Mustățea skillfully saved the ball. Ciocoveni AS's Călin Groza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Ciocoveni AS from getting a goal against them. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.