League Play-Off

HooLiGanS ArenA
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. Stelian Cotuțiu started the match with the kick off. Cezar Pintilescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelian Cotuțiu in the 11th minute of play. Iacob Maniu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, HooLiGanS's Eric Beniuc got a free kick in the 13th minute. Costin Bernea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Leahu in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Chereusa's Cezar Pintilescu got control of the ball when Iustin Ţirpescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chereusa's Cezar Pintilescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Chereusa from getting a goal against them. Iulian Siteavu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes HooLiGanS got a freekick which was hit by Eric Beniuc. Costin Bernea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Leahu in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind HooLiGanS's goalkeeper Costin Bernea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Răzvan Lungu lost his temper 35 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Răzvan Lungu kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Cotuțiu in the 37th minute of play forced Chereusa's goalkeeper Cezar Pintilescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Iacob Maniu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chereusa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iacob Maniu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ion Leahu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Costin Bernea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Leahu in the 42nd minute of the match. Chereusa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Stelian Cotuțiu scored to the left of an out of position Cezar Pintilescu, making the score, 1-0.

The wind increased when Iacob Maniu made the kick off in the second half. Ion Leahu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. HooLiGanS's Costin Bernea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save HooLiGanS from getting a goal against them. Chereusa's Ion Leahu got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 61 minutes, Ion Leahu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chereusa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ion Leahu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ion Leahu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chereusa's Ion Leahu got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iacob Maniu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Costin Bernea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iacob Maniu in the 71st minute of the match. When Iacob Maniu came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Chereusa 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 Iacob Maniu couldn't finish the play. If Ion Leahu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Ion Leahu 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. Ion Leahus short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Costin Bernea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 81 minutes, Francisc Dancu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HooLiGanS and the Chereusa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, HooLiGanS's Gică Bosioc got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Stelian Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cezar Pintilescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Ţirpescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iacob Maniu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st match minute, HooLiGanS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Iliuță to maneuver through the defense. Ion Leahu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Bernea having to interfere. The HooLiGanS support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.