League Play-Off

sinaia arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dragoş Minulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Nișu in the 2nd minute of play. Olimpic Sibiu were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after SC SINAIA junior acad FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mait Mäidu took the corner. 9 minutes into the match, SC SINAIA junior acad FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mait Mäidu came free, but Dragoş Minulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Mărculescu in the 11th minute of play forced Olimpic Sibiu's goalkeeper Mihail Atanasiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Dinu Nișu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragoş Minulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Olimpic Sibiu were awarded a corner. Mait Mäidu went to the cornerflag to take it. Dragoş Minulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Bărbulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 21 played minutes Olimpic Sibiu got a freekick which was hit by Dinu Nișu. With his leg Mihail Atanasiu managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when SC SINAIA junior acad FC's Pavel Vintilescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Nișu in the 26th minute of play forced SC SINAIA junior acad FC's goalkeeper Dragoş Minulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olimpic Sibiu's He was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dragoş Minulescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Vintilescu in the 35th minute of play forced Olimpic Sibiu's goalkeeper Mihail Atanasiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihail Atanasiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Vintilescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Pavel Vintilescu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 38th playminute. Dragoş Minulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Bărbulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonard Mărculescu in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihail Atanasiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. SC SINAIA junior acad FC's Dragoş Minulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Nișu in the 43rd minute of play. When Dinu Nișu got free in front of the goal in the 43rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Dragoş Minulescu was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Sebastian Bărbulescu struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Dragoş Minulescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olimpic Sibiu. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 53rdth minute of the game Leonard Mărculescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olimpic Sibiu's Mihail Atanasiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dragoş Minulescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinu Nișu's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. SC SINAIA junior acad FC's Dragoş Minulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Bărbulescu in the 58th minute of play. When Mait Mäidu came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Olimpic Sibiu 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 Mait Mäidu couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Sebastian Bărbulescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olimpic Sibiu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Dragoş Minulescu made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Sebastian Bărbulescu sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Olimpic Sibiu's Sebastian Bărbulescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dragoş Minulescu. That made the score 1-2 after 77 minutes of play. After 81 minutes, Dragoş Dersidan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC SINAIA junior acad FC and the Olimpic Sibiu players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dragoş Dersidan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Dinu Nișu struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Dragoş Minulescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olimpic Sibiu. Mait Mäidu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dragoş Minulescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Mait Mäidu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 84th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Olimpic Sibiu's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Vintilescu came free, but Mihail Atanasiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manole Bogza kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, SC SINAIA junior acad FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Enescu to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Bărbulescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragoş Minulescu having to interfere. When the match was over Olimpic Sibiu could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC SINAIA junior acad FC throughout the match.