League Play-Off

Dutesti
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. Felix Surdu started the match with the kick off. Isac Musta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Cristian Boc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cornel Chirculescu hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Zdroană in the 5th minute of play forced Stioborani's goalkeeper Cristian Boc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Fabian Zotincă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costin Melentie kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of Stioborani booed when Dutesti AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costin Melentie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iustinian Bran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iacob Milea's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Stioborani's Iacob Milea got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 1-0 became the score in the 17th minute when Isac Musta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Iustinian Bran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Surdu in the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Costel Zdroană managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dutesti AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Costel Zdroană was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Boc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Stioborani booed when Dutesti AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Ghioane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iacob Milea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Iustinian Bran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Felix Surdu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iustinian Bran. Dutesti AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Surdu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 35th minute Felix Surdu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustinian Bran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Isac Musta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dutesti AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isac Musta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iacob Milea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Stioborani getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nae Pumnu hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Fabian Zotincă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Boc skillfully saved the ball.

If Isac Musta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Costel Zdroană recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Costel Zdroană fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Boc having to interfere. Iustinian Bran came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Stioborani's Felix Surdu. But to his dismay, Felix Surdu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Radu Coporan's late challenge caught a Dutesti AC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radu Coporan helped the player get up and apologised. Dutesti AC's Iustinian Bran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Dutesti AC from getting a goal against them. Isac Musta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Boc having to interfere. Cornel Chirculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Cristian Boc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Musta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Stioborani getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tiberiu Puișoru hit a great ball. Costel Zdroană received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cristian Boc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Boc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Musta in the 81st minute of play. Cristian Boc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Musta in the 86th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costel Zdroană in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Boc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 94th minute, Costel Zdroană ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Boc was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dutesti AC had played much better football throughout.