League Play-Off

Balesti
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. Adrian Ene started the match with the kick off. After 6 played minutes Chiliu CS got a freekick which was hit by Aurel Petru. Nicodim Dima kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chiliu CS's goalkeeper Tudor Manea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marian Dimofte struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Tudor Manea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balesti. Chiliu CS's Tudor Manea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Dimofte in the 16th minute of play. In the 21stth minute of the game Adrian Ene who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balesti's Dragoş Tudose was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Chiliu CS getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Adrian Ene hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Balesti's Leonard Ţugui got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Mihai Nistorescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chiliu CS's supporters rose to their feet, but Mihai Nistorescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dragoş Tudose breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Marian Dimofte dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tudor Manea, 2-0. 41 minutes into the match, Balesti's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Ene came free, but Dragoş Tudose reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marian Dimofte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tudor Manea having to interfere. In the 43rd match minute, Chiliu CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicodim Dima to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marian Dimofte was the one to do the kick off. Paul Radu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tudor Manea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurel Petru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragoş Tudose having to interfere. After some careless play in the Chiliu CS defense, Marian Dimofte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tudor Manea. The Chiliu CS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tudor Manea should have stopped the shot. Adrian Ene sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Traian Isăcescu 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. Adrian Ene received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dragoş Tudose tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marian Iorgu charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marian Iorgu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Marian Iorgu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurel Petru came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dragoş Tudose could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Dimofte in the 82nd minute of play forced Chiliu CS's goalkeeper Tudor Manea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurel Petru kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Paul Radu notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Chiliu CS's Tudor Manea. Tudor Manea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manuel Melinte kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Aurel Petru scored 4-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dragoş Tudose, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Balesti had won after a very even match.