League Play-Off

Rapid-Giulesti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mădălin Oroveanu kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Mădălin Oroveanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. And Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Mădălin Oroveanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luca Papaiani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Mădălin Oroveanu came free, but Luca Papaiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Uno Brogren came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Fc Rapid Bucuresti 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 Uno Brogren couldn't finish the play. Sergiu Mihalcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute Iurie Onofrei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Papaiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Iurie Onofrei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Papaiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Iurie Onofrei notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fc Rapid Bucuresti's Luca Papaiani. Luca Papaiani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sergiu Mihalcea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Narcis Blajovici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Papaiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iurie Onofrei, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Iurie Onofrei came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the And Fc 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 Iurie Onofrei couldn't finish the play. Edgar Şania's late challenge caught a Fc Rapid Bucuresti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Şania helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, And Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Şania to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iurie Onofrei in the 37th minute of play forced Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Luca Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Fc Rapid Bucuresti defense, Mădălin Oroveanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luca Papaiani. The Fc Rapid Bucuresti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luca Papaiani should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Iurie Onofrei came free, but Luca Papaiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergiu Mihalcea might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narcis Blajovici. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergiu Mihalcea ran back to his position shaking his head. Șerban Roşca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Blajovici having to interfere. In the 48th minute Iurie Onofrei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Papaiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergiu Mihalcea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sergiu Mihalcea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mădălin Oroveanu in the 54th minute of play forced Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Luca Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Papaiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mădălin Oroveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergiu Mihalcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Narcis Blajovici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihnea Dragomiroiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, And Fc's Luca Papaiani threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mădălin Oroveanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Narcis Blajovici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Mihalcea in the 67th minute of the match. Luca Papaiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mădălin Oroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute And Fc were awarded a corner. George Dridu went to the cornerflag to take it. Iurie Onofrei was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Luca Papaiani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iurie Onofrei in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute Sergiu Mihalcea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narcis Blajovici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iurie Onofrei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Luca Papaiani made a huge save. Iurie Onofrei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fc Rapid Bucuresti's Luca Papaiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Oroveanu in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, And Fc's Mădălin Oroveanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uno Brogren in the 95th minute of play forced And Fc's goalkeeper Narcis Blajovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narcis Blajovici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uno Brogren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.