League Play-Off

Kakasd
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Viorel Ciulei charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viorel Ciulei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Viorel Ciulei kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Vlad Coșereanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Kakasd AC's zone, Sebastian Tilincă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Rădvan came out of the goal and Sebastian Tilincă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute Luca Paulică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihnea Crăcană saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Luca Paulică managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kakasd AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Paulică was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Vlad Coșereanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nichifor Rădvan. Kakasd AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vlad Coșereanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Nichifor Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlad Coșereanu in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Kakasd AC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Viorel Ciulei hit a great ball. If Sebastian Tilincă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mihnea Crăcană took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Paulică, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Tudor Patrichi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Kakasd AC's Mihnea Crăcană threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Paulică, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 37th minute, Filip Stoicănescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nichifor Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Tilincă in the 40th minute of play. Vlad Coșereanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Rădvan having to interfere. Mihnea Crăcană made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Petruț Negrițoiu sent off a good shot on target. Petruț Negrițoiu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Mihnea Crăcană skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luca Paulică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihnea Crăcană having to interfere. The Kakasd AC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TRICOLORUL were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luca Paulică made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kakasd AC's zone, Vlad Coșereanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Rădvan came out of the goal and Vlad Coșereanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastian Tilincă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nichifor Rădvan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Kakasd AC's Mihnea Taşcu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mihnea Crăcană made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sebastian Tilincă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vlad Coșereanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Rădvan having to interfere. Nichifor Rădvan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlad Coșereanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filip Stoicănescu hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Petruț Negrițoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After 80 minutes of play, Kakasd AC's Filip Stoicănescu made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mihnea Crăcană was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mihnea Crăcană showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Paulică in the 84th minute of the match. Flavius Neața kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute of the match Filip Stoicănescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mihnea Crăcană showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Negrițoiu in the 89th minute of play forced TRICOLORUL's goalkeeper Mihnea Crăcană to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petruț Negrițoiu in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihnea Crăcană saved TRICOLORUL from getting behind. TRICOLORUL's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.