League Play-Off

Vladia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gheorghe Huștiu started the match with the kick off. Vladia FC's Iurie Albu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Grigore Suluțiu but with some difficulty. Gabriel Vlăsiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nichifor Gruescu having to make a save. After 11 minutes of play, Sinoe's Gheorghe Huștiu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nichifor Gruescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16thth minute of the game Basarab Fânaru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sinoe's Grigore Suluțiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sinoe's zone, Basarab Fânaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigore Suluțiu came out of the goal and Basarab Fânaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grigore Suluțiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Coidum, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Vali Coidum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigore Suluțiu having to interfere. Vali Coidum took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Grigore Suluțiu. Grigore Suluțiu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 36th match minute, Vladia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Petrică to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Gheorghe Huștiu 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. Gabriel Vlăsiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vladia FC's Basarab Fânaru got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Basarab Fânaru in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grigore Suluțiu saved Sinoe from getting behind. After some careless play in the Sinoe defense, Vali Coidum kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigore Suluțiu. The Sinoe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigore Suluțiu should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basarab Fânaru made a kick off. In the 55th match minute, Vladia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Petrică to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Vlăsiu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Nichifor Gruescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nichifor Gruescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Huștiu in the 58th minute of play. If Vali Coidum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66thth minute of the game Gheorghe Huștiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vladia FC's Nichifor Gruescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nichifor Gruescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Huștiu in the 72nd minute of play. Sinoe's Grigore Suluțiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vali Coidum in the 73rd minute of play. If Gheorghe Huștiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basarab Fânaru in the 82nd minute of play forced Sinoe's goalkeeper Grigore Suluțiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Bociort during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Sinoe got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Bociort. After recieving a nice pass, Vladia FC's Nicodim Tender tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Emanuel Bociort had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Huștiu in the 92nd minute of play forced Vladia FC's goalkeeper Nichifor Gruescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gheorghe Huștiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nichifor Gruescu having to make a save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vladia FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sinoe had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.