League Play-Off

Ghncea
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valeriu Răchitan made the kick off which started today's match. Tudor Ghionea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Aristide Stelian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's Aristide Stelian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurel Crivac in the 9th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicu Beraru got free with Bogdan Abraham in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Crivac in the 17th minute of play forced F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's goalkeeper Aristide Stelian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Aurel Crivac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Stelian was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Tudor Ghionea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristide Stelian having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Popoacă during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Popoacă to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Ström during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ASA Târgu Mureș's Gilbert Ström got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Valeriu Răchitan 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. A throw-in in the 31st minute of the game was made by Damian Dumitrescu with Alexandru Gâdea as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by İnanç Eriş in the 36th minute of play forced F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's goalkeeper Aristide Stelian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristide Stelian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurel Crivac went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Valeriu Răchitan came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR 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 Valeriu Răchitan couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aurel Crivac was the one to do the kick off. Valeriu Răchitan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Bogdan Abraham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabian Pâslaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's goalkeeper Aristide Stelian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurel Crivac. Valeriu Răchitan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Abraham having to interfere. Fabian Pâslaru kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Bogdan Abraham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Beraru in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Flavius Dumitrescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's Fabian Pâslaru quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 71st minute, Daniel Popoacă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aristide Stelian made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Aurel Crivac sent off a good shot on target. Aristide Stelian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İnanç Eriş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ASA Târgu Mureș's Flavius Dumitrescu got a free kick in the 75th minute. Nicu Beraru scored 1-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Abraham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bogdan Abraham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Pâslaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's Aristide Stelian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Gâdea in the 83rd minute of play. After 83 played minutes F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR got a freekick which was hit by Nicu Beraru. When Valeriu Răchitan fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's protests and gave Valeriu Răchitan a yellow card for diving instead. With his leg Aristide Stelian managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when ASA Târgu Mureș's Aurel Crivac fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. ASA Târgu Mureș's Bogdan Abraham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Beraru in the 93rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers İnanç Eriş in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aristide Stelian saved F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR from getting behind. With a little luck, F.C Steaua Bucuresti JR's Aristide Stelian got control of the ball when Aurel Crivac tried to sneak it across the goal line.