League Play-Off

Rapid-Giulesti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sergiu Mihalcea started the match with the kick off. Fc Rapid Bucuresti's Șerban Roşca got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Plopșor in the 6th minute of play forced Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Luca Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uno Brogren in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Alacap CS's zone, Uno Brogren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu came out of the goal and Uno Brogren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute, Sergiu Mihalcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alacap CS's goalkeeper Eusebiu Lăzăroiu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uno Brogren got free with Eusebiu Lăzăroiu in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandu Macri kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Uno Brogren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Eusebiu Lăzăroiu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Plopșor in the 29th minute of play forced Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Luca Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Erbașu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Luca Papaiani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Fc Rapid Bucuresti booed when Alacap CS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogdan Zbârcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinu Plopșor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Luca Papaiani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Fc Rapid Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Plopșor came free, but Luca Papaiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Uno Brogren made a precise shot to the right of Eusebiu Lăzăroiu. Alacap CS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Dinu Plopșor made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Alacap CS's Romeo Erbașu made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luca Papaiani was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uno Brogren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Rapid Bucuresti's zone, Dinu Plopșor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luca Papaiani came out of the goal and Dinu Plopșor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romeo Erbașu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Luca Papaiani made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Erbașu got free with Luca Papaiani in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th match minute, Fc Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihnea Dragomiroiu to maneuver through the defense. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uno Brogren in the 73rd minute of the match. When Bogdan Zbârcea fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alacap CS's protests and gave Bogdan Zbârcea a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Alacap CS's zone, Sergiu Mihalcea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu came out of the goal and Sergiu Mihalcea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Alacap CS booed when Fc Rapid Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Roşca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luca Papaiani made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Romeo Erbașu sent off a good shot on target. Sergiu Mihalcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Alacap CS getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gigel Vlădoiu hit a great ball. Luca Papaiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneliu Mavrogheni in the 86th minute of play. Eusebiu Lăzăroiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiu Mihalcea in the 88th minute of play. Sergiu Mihalcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alacap CS's Romeo Erbașu came free and shot a quick shot against goal 94 minutes in the game, fortunately Luca Papaiani had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Romeo Erbașu came free with the goalkeeper in the 96th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luca Papaiani could save by the left post. Romeo Erbașu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Luca Papaiani skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alacap CS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.