League Play-Off

Orhei Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Dobândã got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Iosif Vataman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Mathias Breistein sped through Orhei's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dan Gribincea. After having played for 7 minutes, Acho Staninski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Acho Staninski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Acho Staninski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dan Gribincea. Orhei's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Acho Staninski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 19 played minutes Arsenal FC got a freekick which was hit by Dragos M. Constantin Sava came free with the goalkeeper in the 20th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cãtãlin Stegaru could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Orhei's Iosif Vataman got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Dan Gribincea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Breistein in the 22nd minute of play. When Acho Staninski came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Acho Staninski couldn't finish the play. Constantin Sava could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Cãtãlin Stegaru made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mathias Breistein in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dan Gribincea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mathias Breistein got in the 33rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Dan Gribincea handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Dan Gribincea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathias Breistein's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Mathias Breistein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dan Gribincea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 minutes, Mathias Breistein made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Orhei's Dan Gribincea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Breistein in the 47th minute of play forced Orhei's goalkeeper Dan Gribincea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Mircea Epureanu 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. After 56 played minutes Arsenal FC got a freekick which was hit by Dragos M. Bogdan Coadã recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filip Condraciuc hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Daniel Dobândã came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Orhei 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 Daniel Dobândã couldn't finish the play. Cãtãlin Stegaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Vataman in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Arsenal FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Acho Staninski hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal FC's zone, Daniel Dobândã stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cãtãlin Stegaru came out of the goal and Daniel Dobândã tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Gribincea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Breistein in the 70th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, Arsenal FC's Mathias Breistein made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Gribincea was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot by Gicu Spãtaru from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Dan Gribincea's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Arsenal FC's Igor Burlea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Liviu Curcã in the 77 minute of the game. When Acho Staninski came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Acho Staninski couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Mathias Breistein 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. In the 83rd minute, André Barral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a rather tough play, Orhei's Iosif Vataman got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Mathias Breistein 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. Arsenal FC's André Barral got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over Arsenal FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Orhei throughout the match.