League Play-Off

Nistrea
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Răzvan Vintilă started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Varati FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Răzvan Vintilă scored to the left of an out of position Marin Minulescu, making the score, 1-0. Fabian Loga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelian Pacuraru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Loga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Iosif in the 10th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Răzvan Vintilă got free with Marin Minulescu in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nistrea's Fabian Loga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelian Pacuraru in the 24th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Dorin Iosif left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Varati FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Fabian Loga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moise Bălace in the 33rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nistrea's zone, Moise Bălace stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Loga came out of the goal and Moise Bălace tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabian Loga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moise Bălace in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Sandu Tadici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Loga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabian Loga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moise Bălace, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horea Carp got free with Marin Minulescu in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half Varati FC were leading 1-2. 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 Moise Bălace to make the kick off. Fabian Loga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aurelian Pacuraru showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 55 minute of play. Fabian Loga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moise Bălace in the 61st minute of the match. Marin Minulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Vintilă in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Nistrea's goalkeeper Fabian Loga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandu Tadici. Nistrea's Fabian Loga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelian Pacuraru in the 68th minute of play. Sandu Tadici could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Fabian Loga made a huge save. When Mihail Romaşcanu fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nistrea's protests and gave Mihail Romaşcanu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Varati FC booed when Nistrea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihail Romaşcanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandu Tadici came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fabian Loga could save by the left post. Nistrea's Fabian Loga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelian Pacuraru in the 76th minute of play. Moise Bălace took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabian Loga. Fabian Loga 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. After a rather tough play, Varati FC's Aurelian Pacuraru got a free kick in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Vintilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marin Minulescu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Marin Minulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Vintilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Fabian Loga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moise Bălace in the 92nd minute of the match. The Nistrea supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Varati FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Varati FC.