League Play-Off

SPARTANII - NEMTENI
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emilian Tărău kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nechifor Poplăcean in the 3rd minute of play forced FC POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Cazimir Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cazimir Marincean didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eric Spelbu went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 8 minutes into the match, Nechifor Poplăcean notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC POLI TIMISOARA's Cazimir Marincean. Cazimir Marincean was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 15th minute Damian Liviu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Marincean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Stelaru took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cazimir Marincean. Cazimir Marincean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Spelbu got free with Cazimir Marincean in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the match, Carandeni Piatra Neamt's Nechifor Poplăcean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cazimir Marincean narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Damian Liviu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cazimir Marincean. Damian Liviu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. In the 28th minute, Daniel Stelaru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cazimir Marincean was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 33 minutes into the match, Nechifor Poplăcean notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of FC POLI TIMISOARA's Cazimir Marincean. Cazimir Marincean was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Damian Liviu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cazimir Marincean. That made the score 7-0 in the 37 minute of play. Iustin Mineață took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Maghear, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Spelbu got free with Cazimir Marincean in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC POLI TIMISOARA's Cazimir Marincean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nechifor Poplăcean in the 46th minute of play. Irinel Breazu charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irinel Breazu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Irinel Breazu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

After some careless play in the FC POLI TIMISOARA defense, Damian Liviu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cazimir Marincean. The FC POLI TIMISOARA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cazimir Marincean should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute, Nechifor Poplăcean made a precise shot to the right of Cazimir Marincean. FC POLI TIMISOARA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. In the 59th minute, Damian Liviu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, FC POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Stelaru came free, but Cazimir Marincean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cazimir Marincean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nechifor Poplăcean, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nechifor Poplăcean in the 63rd minute of play forced FC POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Cazimir Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Stelaru in the 66th minute of play forced FC POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Cazimir Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cazimir Marincean didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eric Spelbu went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. After 70 played minutes Carandeni Piatra Neamt got a freekick which was hit by Eric Spelbu. Nechifor Poplăcean scored 11-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cazimir Marincean, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cazimir Marincean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Liviu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Damian Liviu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cazimir Marincean. FC POLI TIMISOARA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Liviu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. After 89 minutes of play, Carandeni Piatra Neamt's Gigi Trăilă made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cazimir Marincean was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute, FC POLI TIMISOARA's Emilian Tărău dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 14-1. There was no doubt that Carandeni Piatra Neamt were the better team. Carandeni Piatra Neamt's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.