League Play-Off

Giulesti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match Codruț Geantă shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albert Susara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cazimir Muntean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Albert Susara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeriu Bistreanu got free with Albert Susara in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silviu Donecea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Montay in the 8th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Albert Susara, was totally fooled by Rapid's Codruț Geantă, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 13th minute, ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Valeriu Bistreanu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Gigi Bărbătescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağız Kunter in the 18th minute of play forced Rapid's goalkeeper Silviu Donecea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★'s Albert Susara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★ from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd play minute Valeriu Bistreanu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Albert Susara. 2-0. After 27 minutes of play, ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★'s Ferdinand Bărbătescu made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silviu Donecea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yağız Kunter kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Genaro Montay's late challenge caught a Rapid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genaro Montay helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Montay to maneuver through the defense. Yağız Kunter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silviu Donecea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Bărbătescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Rapid's Silviu Donecea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Deliman in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Yağız Kunter notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Rapid's Silviu Donecea. Silviu Donecea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 46th match minute, Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horea Podgoreanu to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yağız Kunter made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Rapid got a freekick which was hit by Sandu Cioculescu. If Valeriu Bistreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rapid's Horea Podgoreanu in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★'s goalie prevented a goal. Yağız Kunter 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. The Rapid fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Rapid's Valeriu Bistreanu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Rapid getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Codruț Geantă hit a great ball. After 72 minutes of play, ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★'s Yağız Kunter made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silviu Donecea was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Grigore Deliman came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★ 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 Grigore Deliman couldn't finish the play. Rapid's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Grigore Deliman scored to the left of an out of position Silviu Donecea, making the score, 3-5. Sandu Cioculescu charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandu Cioculescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ★You-ll Never Walk Alone★ booed when Rapid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandu Cioculescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silviu Donecea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağız Kunter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Deliman might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silviu Donecea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grigore Deliman ran back to his position shaking his head.