League Play-Off

Paiuseni
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iacob Vâlcu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nichifor Gruescu made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Romeo Petcu sent off a good shot on target. 8 minutes in the game, Iacob Vâlcu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nichifor Gruescu having to interfere. Vladia FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Iacob Vâlcu scored to the left of an out of position Nichifor Gruescu, making the score, 1-0. In the 16th minute Iacob Vâlcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nichifor Gruescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes, Emil Tache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paiuseni and the Vladia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Vali Coidum made a precise shot to the right of Dacian Gurzău. Paiuseni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nichifor Gruescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iacob Vâlcu's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Coidum in the 32nd minute of play forced Paiuseni's goalkeeper Dacian Gurzău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Filip Nasta fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vladia FC's protests and gave Filip Nasta a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Vladia FC got a freekick which was hit by Filip Nasta. Emil Tache who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Nichifor Gruescu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Paiuseni's Iacob Vâlcu got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Basarab Fânaru made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Paiuseni's Viorel Dijmărescu got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Sandu Codru hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Nicodim Tender fired a really elegant long shot, but Dacian Gurzău threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Nichifor Gruescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iacob Vâlcu went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Iacob Vâlcu took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nichifor Gruescu. Nichifor Gruescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Emil Tache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Gruescu having to interfere. Iacob Vâlcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Nichifor Gruescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emil Durbac hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Iacob Vâlcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nichifor Gruescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iacob Vâlcu went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Iacob Vâlcu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nichifor Gruescu was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Isac Petrică's late challenge caught a Paiuseni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isac Petrică helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vladia FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Isac Petrică hit a great ball. When Iacob Vâlcu came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Paiuseni 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 Iacob Vâlcu couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Vladia FC booed when Paiuseni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viorel Dijmărescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paiuseni walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.