League Play-Off

Moglanesti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Maria Almiron made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 minutes of play, Red Dogs's Olimpiu Buricea made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sabin Caragea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute José Maria Almiron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabin Caragea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Moglanesti AS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergiu Buzea to maneuver through the defense. The Red Dogs fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Red Dogs's José Maria Almiron looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Agah Tuğser struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Sabin Caragea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Dogs. Iulian Mantu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Sabin Caragea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-4 when José Maria Almiron sped through Moglanesti AS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sabin Caragea. Sabin Caragea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Almiron in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Olimpiu Buricea 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. José Maria Almiron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Irinel Talianu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Red Dogs 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 Irinel Talianu couldn't finish the play. Sabin Caragea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Almiron in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Augustin Archiudean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Dogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 34 minutes into the match, Agah Tuğser had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabin Caragea. Moglanesti AS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agah Tuğser was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Agah Tuğser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabin Caragea having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Olimpiu Buricea made a precise shot to the right of Sabin Caragea. Moglanesti AS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. If José Maria Almiron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Buricea in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sabin Caragea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alin Năstase was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, José Maria Almiron recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sabin Caragea. José Maria Almiron showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Agah Tuğser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Agah Tuğser got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Edgar Brănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. José Maria Almiron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Sabin Caragea made a huge save. Sabin Caragea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Almiron in the 59th minute of play. Edgar Brănescu charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Brănescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Moglanesti AS's Edgar Brănescu got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Iulian Mantu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sabin Caragea was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Maria Almiron showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 62 minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Red Dogs's Agah Tuğser sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabin Caragea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Olimpiu Buricea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sabin Caragea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. The audience was convinced that José Maria Almiron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabin Caragea was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Augustin Archiudean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Agah Tuğser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sabin Caragea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. Olimpiu Buricea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabin Caragea having to interfere. Sabin Caragea was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Maria Almiron showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 83 minute of play. Olimpiu Buricea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sabin Caragea having to make a save. José Maria Almiron took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sabin Caragea. Sabin Caragea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-14. José Maria Almiron did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-15 to the left of a surprised Sabin Caragea 93 minutes into the match. Red Dogs played a much better game than Moglanesti AS and deserved their victory. The Moglanesti AS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.