League Play-Off

Rau
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. Teodor Popa started the match with the kick off. Traian Mititelu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Fărcașu having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Teodor Popa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radu Fărcașu was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Radu Fărcașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Popa in the 9th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Bustenari's Constantin Petcu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Mardare was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Avram Firu fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bustenari's protests and gave Avram Firu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Bustenari's Avram Firu got a free kick in the 16th minute. Bustenari's Radu Fărcașu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Bustenari from getting a goal against them. Traian Mititelu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Fărcașu having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Bustenari's goalkeeper Radu Fărcașu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Traian Mititelu. When Teodor Popa came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Rau SC 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 Teodor Popa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Bustenari's Dorel Bercea got a free kick in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Traian Mititelu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rau SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Traian Mititelu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radu Fărcașu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Traian Mititelu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Constantin Petcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Teodor Popa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Traian Mititelu scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radu Fărcașu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Teodor Popa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rau SC's Teodor Popa got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Teodor Popa got free in front of the goal in the 64th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Radu Fărcașu was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Bustenari's zone, Traian Mititelu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radu Fărcașu came out of the goal and Traian Mititelu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69thth minute of the game Teodor Popa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bustenari's Radu Fărcașu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bustenari's Nicolae Drogoreanu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 72nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by David Mardare but with some difficulty. Teodor Popa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Radu Fărcașu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Mardare acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 89th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nicolae Drogoreanu. Rau SC's Traian Mititelu got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 92 played minutes Bustenari got a freekick which was hit by Dorel Bercea. If Teodor Popa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Codruț Bojonca in the 97thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Mardare, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rau SC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.