League Play-Off

Timisoreana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Avram Bleoancă got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Prejoiul got a freekick which was hit by Dinu Nediu. Mircea Rainea kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. If Dinu Nediu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Politimro's Ioan Baniciu got a free kick in the 15th minute. Dan Turlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avram Bleoancă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudiu Brânzeu came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Politimro's Aron Stoicea. But to his dismay, Aron Stoicea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Prejoiul's Claudiu Brânzeu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Stoicea in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute Avram Bleoancă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Turlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Avram Bleoancă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Prejoiul's supporters rose to their feet, but Avram Bleoancă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Turlea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Dinu Nediu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30thth minute of the game Ionuț Iosub who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prejoiul's Claudiu Brânzeu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Costică Strungă fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Politimro's protests and gave Costică Strungă a yellow card for diving instead. Costică Strungă kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Dan Turlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinu Nediu in the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristinel Abutnăriței got free with Claudiu Brânzeu in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Avram Bleoancă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Turlea having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Aron Stoicea made the kick off in the second half. Claudiu Brânzeu came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Politimro's Cristinel Abutnăriței. But to his dismay, Cristinel Abutnăriței quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Claudiu Brânzeu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Stoicea, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Cristinel Abutnăriței had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudiu Brânzeu. Prejoiul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristinel Abutnăriței was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 71st minute Aron Stoicea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudiu Brânzeu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Turlea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinu Nediu in the 77th minute. Avram Bleoancă received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dan Turlea came out and tried to block the shot, but Avram Bleoancă slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 80th minute. Aristide Baran kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Prejoiul defense, Cristinel Abutnăriței kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudiu Brânzeu. The Prejoiul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudiu Brânzeu should have stopped the shot. Claudiu Brânzeu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Stoicea in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute Avram Bleoancă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Turlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Politimro support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.