League Play-Off

Cotofeni Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) CioloFC's Isac Buciuman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Rădvan in the 3rd minute of play. Amadeo Arnau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isac Buciuman having to interfere. Gică Rădvan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Isac Buciuman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irinel Ilarie hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute Gică Rădvan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Buciuman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigore Cârnu scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isac Buciuman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Felix Dascălu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute of the match, Yuri Mendonça got a very nice opportunity to score, but Isac Buciuman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeo Arnau got free with Isac Buciuman in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute Gelu Tănasă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basarab Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugen Dinu hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Yuri Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Isac Buciuman made a huge save. Basarab Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Juverdeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felix Dascălu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Arnau in the 52nd minute of play forced CioloFC's goalkeeper Isac Buciuman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Arnau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isac Buciuman having to interfere. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind CioloFC's goalkeeper Isac Buciuman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, CioloFC's goal looked a bit too open when Grigore Cârnu came free, but Isac Buciuman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Cotofenii FC's Grigore Cârnu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isac Buciuman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Basarab Elian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paul Juverdeanu in the 64th minute. Basarab Elian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Dascălu in the 66th minute of the match. Vasile Purcaru hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute Amadeo Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Buciuman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cotofenii FC booed when CioloFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Juverdeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gică Rădvan came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cotofenii FC 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 Gică Rădvan couldn't finish the play. Yuri Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isac Buciuman having to interfere. Isac Buciuman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Mendonça in the 79th minute of play. Isac Buciuman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeo Arnau, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Yuri Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isac Buciuman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeo Arnau, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Isac Buciuman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Mendonça in the 86th minute of the match. Paul Juverdeanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Basarab Elian made a huge save. There was no doubt that Cotofenii FC were the better team. Cotofenii FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.