League Play-Off

Central Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Nae Miniș started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sporting Royal's Octavian Gherasescu got a free kick in the 5th minute. Lucrețiu Roșeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralph Featherson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Nae Miniș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Roșeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rony Dudu in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xu Yao Feng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nae Miniș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Roșeanu having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Sporting Royal's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Enegren came free, but Lucrețiu Roșeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Adrian Enegren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucrețiu Roșeanu. Sporting Royal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Enegren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ralph Featherson scored 1-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucrețiu Roșeanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Virgil Panciu in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Yao Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rony Dudus short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Xu Yao Feng to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dorin Borza's late challenge caught a Prevaleni CS-BTF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dorin Borza helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sporting Royal getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Dorin Borza hit a great ball. Prevaleni CS-BTF's Xu Yao Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Moisil in the 39th minute of play. With his leg Xu Yao Feng managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Sporting Royal's Rony Dudu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Xu Yao Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Dudu, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Panciu in the 51st minute of play forced Prevaleni CS-BTF's goalkeeper Xu Yao Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Sporting Royal's Rony Dudu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xu Yao Feng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sporting Royal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Ralph Featherson scored to the left of an out of position Lucrețiu Roșeanu, making the score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Gherasescu in the 59th minute of play forced Prevaleni CS-BTF's goalkeeper Xu Yao Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Gherasescu in the 60th minute of play forced Prevaleni CS-BTF's goalkeeper Xu Yao Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Adrian Enegren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Roșeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rony Dudu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xu Yao Feng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Nae Miniș left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Prevaleni CS-BTF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Xu Yao Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Dudu in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77thth minute of the game Rony Dudu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prevaleni CS-BTF's Xu Yao Feng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sporting Royal's Rony Dudu in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Prevaleni CS-BTF's goalie prevented a goal. 83 minutes into the match, Prevaleni CS-BTF's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Gherasescu came free, but Xu Yao Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Sporting Royal defense, Nae Miniș kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucrețiu Roșeanu. The Sporting Royal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucrețiu Roșeanu should have stopped the shot. Sporting Royal's Bum-Kun Kun was substituted for Acácio Cunha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Panciu in the 89th minute of play forced Prevaleni CS-BTF's goalkeeper Xu Yao Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Yao Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Dudu, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Adrian Enegren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Roșeanu having to interfere. Sporting Royal's Celso Valadares was substituted for Alin Dragalina. The Prevaleni CS-BTF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Prevaleni CS-BTF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.