League Play-Off

Ghilea
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. Horea Ghionaru started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Mădălin Pacuraru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Poptelec CF's Mugur Zăreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horea Ghionaru in the 11th minute of play. If Mădălin Pacuraru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Şoiman's late challenge caught a Poptelec CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Şoiman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th match minute, Poptelec CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horia Pipirig to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Belu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mugur Zăreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Horea Ghionaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 22 minutes, Codrin Calota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ghilea AFC and the Poptelec CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mădălin Pacuraru took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alin Bunoaică. Alin Bunoaică dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 36 minutes of play Ghilea AFC's Codrin Calota was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 35th minute, one of Ghilea AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ghilea AFC. In the 38th minute there was a penalty for Poptelec CF. Albert Lăzărescu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alin Bunoaică. 0-3. Alin Bunoaică showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Pipirig in the 41st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mădălin Pacuraru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alin Bunoaică was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Alin Bunoaică showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Pacuraru in the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Mădălin Pacuraru made the kick off in the second half. Manuel Şoiman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugur Zăreanu having to interfere. If Sebastian Belu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ghilea AFC's zone, Horia Pipirig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alin Bunoaică came out of the goal and Horia Pipirig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Calistrat Mumuleanu kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Horia Pipirig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poptelec CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Horia Pipirig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alin Bunoaică breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th match minute, Poptelec CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Calistrat Mumuleanu to maneuver through the defense. Petrică Capșuneanu, 85 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 89th minute Mădălin Pacuraru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Bunoaică saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Francisc Aronescu fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ghilea AFC's protests and gave Francisc Aronescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Poptelec CF booed when Ghilea AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisc Aronescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Poptelec CF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.