League Play-Off

Alsorepa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucrețiu Aluneanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eugen Stănilă kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Lucrețiu Aluneanu 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. When Basarab Curuțiu fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandrde FCM's protests and gave Basarab Curuțiu a yellow card for diving instead. Basarab Curuțiu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Daniel Caba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Dorin Poplăcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucrețiu Aluneanu got free with Lucrețiu Văcăroiu in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 19 minutes, Olimpiu Mironescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sandrde FCM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olimpiu Mironescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliodor Encuțescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Dorin Poplăcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute Olimpiu Mironescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorin Poplăcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dorin Poplăcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Movileanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Călin Eremia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Lucrețiu Văcăroiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Aluneanu in the 27th minute of play forced Sandrde FCM's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Văcăroiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorin Poplăcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Mironescu in the 29th minute of the match. Eliodor Encuțescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorin Poplăcan having to interfere. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sandrde FCM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dorel Bacanu was slow to take the kick. During this time Alsorepa's players had a chance to rest. Gabriel Movileanu hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute Lucrețiu Aluneanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Văcăroiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olimpiu Mironescu to make the kick off. Lucrețiu Văcăroiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Călin Eremia, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Alsorepa's Dorin Poplăcan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Alsorepa from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Sandrde FCM's Daniel Caba got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 68th minute, Eliodor Encuțescu 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. Lucrețiu Văcăroiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Călin Eremia, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Eliodor Encuțescu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dorin Poplăcan, passed just outside the right post. Eugen Stănilă's late challenge caught a Sandrde FCM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugen Stănilă helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sandrde FCM booed when Alsorepa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Stănilă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandrde FCM's Eliodor Encuțescu got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eliodor Encuțescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorin Poplăcan having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Mironescu in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dorin Poplăcan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alsorepa succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sandrde FCM had controlled the match.