League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cătălin Dersidan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cătălin Dersidan struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Marius Cupșa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Steaua 1986. 4 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Serban Nicolae came free, but Marius Cupșa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Eniceicu charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor Eniceicu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victor Eniceicu kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Cătălin Dersidan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Universitatea Craiova's Marius Cupșa. Marius Cupșa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Marius Cupșa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Universitatea Craiova's zone, Cătălin Dersidan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Cupșa came out of the goal and Cătălin Dersidan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mihăiţă Alexe hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Cătălin Dersidan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Universitatea Craiova's Marius Cupșa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mihăiţă Alexe kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 21stth minute of the game Cătălin Dersidan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Universitatea Craiova's Marius Cupșa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marius Cupșa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cătălin Dersidan's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Marius Cupșa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cătălin Dersidan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Marius Cupșa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cătălin Dersidan's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Victor Eniceicu hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Universitatea Craiova's Augustin Nanu got a free kick in the 38th minute. After 39 minutes, Bogdan Atanasiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Steaua 1986 and the FC Universitatea Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th minute, Bogdan Atanasiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Felix Anastasiu from long distance, 41 minutes into the match, got Eric Oniga's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 42nd minute Cătălin Dersidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Cupșa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cătălin Dersidan came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Steaua 1986 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 Cătălin Dersidan couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Augustin Nanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Silviu Cojocaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Steaua 1986's Eric Oniga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Nanu in the 53rd minute of play. When Victor Eniceicu came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the FC Universitatea Craiova 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 Victor Eniceicu couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Ionășescu lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Steaua 1986 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC Universitatea Craiova a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nicolae Mustață, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Steaua 1986's Eric Oniga. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in FC Universitatea Craiova's zone, Gelu Bebeșel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Cupșa came out of the goal and Gelu Bebeșel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Valentin Ghioane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Serban Nicolae got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Universitatea Craiova's zone, Valentin Ghioane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Cupșa came out of the goal and Valentin Ghioane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Chiriac might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marius Cupșa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Chiriac ran back to his position shaking his head. 81 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Ghioane came free, but Marius Cupșa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zdzislaw Czysty received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Marius Cupșa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dan Chiriac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Cupșa having to interfere. Eric Oniga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Nanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Universitatea Craiova's Marius Cupșa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Ghioane in the 89th minute of play. Marius Cupșa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Czysty in the 93rd minute of play. Steaua 1986 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC Universitatea Craiova to leave the ground with a draw.