League Play-Off

Pardina
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrian Jitaru kicked off to start the match. Andrei Pavel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Mihele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pardina's Petrică Scutaru was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrei Pavel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Mihele in the 9th minute of play forced FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Andrei Pavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrei Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Mihele in the 13th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Dan Mihele managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pardina's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Mihele was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrei Pavel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the game, Robert Stoica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pardina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Fanaticii the free kick. After 23 played minutes Pardina got a freekick which was hit by Robert Stoica. 24 minutes into the match, Adrian Jitaru notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pardina's Mugur Tăbăcaru. Mugur Tăbăcaru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andrei Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Pârâianu in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Dan Mihele made a precise shot to the right of Andrei Pavel. FC Fanaticii's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mugur Tăbăcaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Măgură in the 39th minute of play. Eusebiu Oanță hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marius Măgură in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mugur Tăbăcaru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ion Pârâianu made the kick off in the second half. During the 53rd minute of the match Eusebiu Oanță completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eusebiu Oanță a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Pardina booed when FC Fanaticii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebiu Oanță didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Ion Pârâianu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Fanaticii's Andrei Pavel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Dan Mihele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Jitaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugur Tăbăcaru having to interfere. Dan Mihele recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.