League Play-Off

Frumusele
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Marcu Dorlea started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, SCORPIONII was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liviu Ştefănică to maneuver through the defense. When Corneliu Spiridon fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motiori FC's protests and gave Corneliu Spiridon a yellow card for diving instead. Corneliu Spiridon hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Motiori FC's Marcu Dorlea got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 played minutes SCORPIONII got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Zbagan. Sergiu Botgros kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 17thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Motiori FC's keeper Răzvan Zubaşcu was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Lucian Cerghizan managed to get in a good position for a shot. SCORPIONII's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucian Cerghizan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Răzvan Zubaşcu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dorel Poenaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Dorlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Marcu Dorlea sped through SCORPIONII's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dorel Poenaru. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sergiu Botgros during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Sergiu Botgros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorel Poenaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Dorlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Robert Damian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorel Poenaru having to interfere. SCORPIONII's Lucian Cerghizan pulled a muscle in his leg after 47 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 47 minutes into the game, Alex Doicaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Motiori FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SCORPIONII the free kick. The supporters of SCORPIONII booed when Motiori FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Doicaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liviu Zbârlea was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 48th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergiu Botgros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Motiori FC's Marcu Dorlea in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SCORPIONII's goalie prevented a goal. When Sever Muncelean fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SCORPIONII's protests and gave Sever Muncelean a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SCORPIONII getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Sever Muncelean hit a great ball. Marcu Dorlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorel Poenaru having to interfere. After having played for 61 minutes, Dan Ogășanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Motiori FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Ogășanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Robert Damian notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SCORPIONII's Dorel Poenaru. Dorel Poenaru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SCORPIONII's Dorel Poenaru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save SCORPIONII from getting a goal against them. Sergiu Botgros might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Răzvan Zubaşcu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergiu Botgros ran back to his position shaking his head. Sergiu Botgros struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Răzvan Zubaşcu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SCORPIONII. In the 79th minute, David Negru 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. Sergiu Botgros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dan Ogășanu kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Motiori FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Motiori FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.