League Play-Off

Branzeni
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alex Baldovinescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Ioan Valerian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Sinulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Emanuel Lăcătuș's late challenge caught a Branzeni CSM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Lăcătuș helped the player get up and apologised. Emanuel Lăcătuș kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Ioan Valerian made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Valeriu Leucuța sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Marius Sinulescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ioan Valerian was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 18 minutes into the match, Branzeni CSM's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Baldovinescu came free, but Doru Tripon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alex Baldovinescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Basarab Creteanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lemnia UFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Basarab Creteanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Doru Tripon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Doru Tripon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Baldovinescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Basarab Creteanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doru Tripon having to make a save. After 38 played minutes Branzeni CSM got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Birișu. Basarab Creteanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doru Tripon having to make a save. 45 minutes into the match, Lemnia UFC's Alex Baldovinescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Doru Tripon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valeriu Leucuța could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Ioan Valerian made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marius Sinulescu to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Branzeni CSM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alex Baldovinescu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lemnia UFC's Basarab Creteanu got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Alex Baldovinescu 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. Marius Sinulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marius Sinulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ioan Valerian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alex Baldovinescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 75 minutes into the match, Marius Sinulescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ioan Valerian. Lemnia UFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marius Sinulescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Lemnia UFC's Dragoş Onișoru got a free kick in the 80th minute. Alex Baldovinescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doru Tripon having to interfere. A collision led to Branzeni CSM getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vasile Petriceanu hit a great ball. Panait Măndica's late challenge caught a Branzeni CSM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panait Măndica helped the player get up and apologised. Panait Măndica kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Lemnia UFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Sinulescu came free, but Ioan Valerian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Leucuța in the 93rd minute of play forced Lemnia UFC's goalkeeper Ioan Valerian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Balotă's late challenge caught a Branzeni CSM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavel Balotă helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lemnia UFC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Pavel Balotă hit a great ball. Branzeni CSM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lemnia UFC for a fine match.