League Play-Off

Lions Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilie Luican in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aron Ştiubei saved UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA from getting behind. After a rather tough play, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Ferdinand Dorian got a free kick in the 6th minute. Ferdinand Dorian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Iosif Niculiță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Ferdinand Dorian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Niculiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Milan's goalkeeper Iosif Niculiță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavius Abrudan. Iosif Niculiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Dorian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Ştiubei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Luican, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA got a freekick which was hit by Robert Gherdan. In the 28th minute, Ilie Luican left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Iosif Niculiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Dorian in the 32nd minute of the match. Milan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Robert Gherdan scored to the left of an out of position Iosif Niculiță, making the score, 1-1. Aron Ştiubei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Nedelcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Iosif Nedelcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavius Abrudan in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iosif Niculiță, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Milan booed when UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Braia didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ilie Luican stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Aron Ştiubei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilie Luican. 56 minutes into the game, Robert Gherdan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Milan the free kick. When Gheorghe Arseanu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Milan's protests and gave Gheorghe Arseanu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Milan's Gheorghe Arseanu got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 62 played minutes, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Dumitru Braia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iosif Niculiță came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA reached it. Iosif Niculiță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Abrudan in the 64th minute of play. Ilie Luican received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Aron Ştiubei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aron Ştiubei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilie Luican in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Milan's Iosif Nedelcea got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Ferdinand Dorian came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA 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 Ferdinand Dorian couldn't finish the play. Iosif Niculiță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavius Abrudan went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Iosif Niculiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Gherdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Ştiubei made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Ilie Luican sent off a good shot on target. Ilie Luican fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Ştiubei having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Iosif Nedelcea 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. With a little luck, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Aron Ştiubei got control of the ball when Ilie Luican tried to sneak it across the goal line. The UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.