League Play-Off

Balasan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ovidiu Chircu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Mijlocul AC's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Maftei came free, but Alex Godeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marian Pacuraru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidiu Chircu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Mihail Maftei put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Mijlocul AC booed when JuVeNtuS AleXaNdRia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihail Maftei didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Rareș Mihăilă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mijlocul AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rareș Mihăilă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alex Godeanu made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Ilie Bântu sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Mijlocul AC's Alex Godeanu got control of the ball when Vasile Lăzan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Nae Hulubei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Godeanu. Mijlocul AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nae Hulubei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Cornel Mateescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mijlocul AC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Marian Pacuraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Chircu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Mijlocul AC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Ivan Grozăvescu scored to the left of an out of position Alex Godeanu, making the score, 2-1. Gheorghe Hodorog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marian Pacuraru having to interfere. Mijlocul AC's Alex Godeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Hulubei in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ilie Bântu made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Ovidiu Chircu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Pacuraru was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in JuVeNtuS AleXaNdRia's zone, Ovidiu Chircu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marian Pacuraru came out of the goal and Ovidiu Chircu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marian Pacuraru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ovidiu Chircu in the 72nd minute. JuVeNtuS AleXaNdRia's Marian Pacuraru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save JuVeNtuS AleXaNdRia from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, JuVeNtuS AleXaNdRia's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Chircu came free, but Marian Pacuraru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mijlocul AC's Ovidiu Chircu got a free kick in the 82nd minute. When Cornel Mateescu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Mijlocul AC 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 Cornel Mateescu couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Mijlocul AC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ovidiu Chircu hit a great ball. Alex Godeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Bântu in the 95th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.