League Play-Off

Giroceana Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Afonsinho Mangueira made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Ciungu in the 5th minute of play forced Alex Team MZ's goalkeeper Marian Gavruță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristide Sichitiu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aristide Sichitiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Harosora. Codrin Ignat stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marian Gavruță. 0-1. Iordache Chirilă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Akis Symeonatos's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Iordache Chirilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Symeonatos in the 16th minute of play. Marian Gavruță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Ciungu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ioan Mergea during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 20 minutes into the game, one of Alex Team MZ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Doru Roșeanu hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doru Roșeanu during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Harosora booed when Alex Team MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Roșeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Iosif Ciungu came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Harosora 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 Iosif Ciungu couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cezar Comișel during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 minutes of play, Harosora's Iosif Ciungu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Gavruță was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Iosif Ciungu 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silviu Bosânceanu during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silviu Bosânceanu was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Alex Team MZ's goalkeeper Marian Gavruță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iosif Ciungu. Cezar Comișel kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Harosora's zone, Akis Symeonatos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iordache Chirilă came out of the goal and Akis Symeonatos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, Harosora's goal looked a bit too open when Afonsinho Mangueira came free, but Iordache Chirilă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iordache Chirilă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonsinho Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that Afonsinho Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordache Chirilă was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silviu Bosânceanu in the 70th minute of play forced Alex Team MZ's goalkeeper Marian Gavruță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Harosora's zone, Akis Symeonatos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iordache Chirilă came out of the goal and Akis Symeonatos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 85th minute Akis Symeonatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Chirilă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Akis Symeonatos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akis Symeonatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marian Gavruță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Bosânceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th match minute, Alex Team MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezar Comișel to maneuver through the defense. Marian Gavruță was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Silviu Bosânceanu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 97 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Harosora had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.