League Play-Off

Livezeni
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Livezeni AC's Emil Mergea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aurel Petrică's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rareș Romoşan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Cazimir Panin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Iustin Dumitrescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 7 minutes, Codrin Cozaru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buduleasa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codrin Cozaru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 minutes, Aurel Petrică made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Livezeni AC's Rareș Romoşan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Livezeni AC's zone, Aurel Petrică stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rareș Romoşan came out of the goal and Aurel Petrică tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 18 played minutes Livezeni AC got a freekick which was hit by Iustin Dumitrescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Cozaru in the 26th minute of play forced Livezeni AC's goalkeeper Rareș Romoşan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pompiliu Ghiorman hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Aurel Petrică's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rareș Romoşan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Livezeni AC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Petrică came free, but Rareș Romoşan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute of the match, Emil Mergea tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cazimir Panin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rareș Romoşan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurel Petrică's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. When Iulian Burtea came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Buduleasa 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 Iulian Burtea couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Cazimir Panin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Paraschiv in the 53rd minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Horia Șofran put in a rough tackle. In the 59th minute, Martin Paraschiv 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. Cazimir Panin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Mergea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iulian Luican hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Emanuel Benga was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The crowd rose to their feet as Buduleasa's Codrin Cozaru slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rareș Romoşan. That made the score 1-3 after 70 minutes of play. In the 82nd match minute, Livezeni AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Bogdănescu to maneuver through the defense. Codrin Cozaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rareș Romoşan having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Codrin Cozaru 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. Emanuel Benga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rareș Romoşan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Buduleasa played a much better game than Livezeni AC and deserved their victory. The Livezeni AC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.