League Play-Off

Broken Dreams
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastian Botescu kicked off to start the match. If Vintilă Rusu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC UNIV. CRAIOVA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. David Vasilescu hit a great ball. If George Muja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthew Pumarejo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viorel Drăghici in the 8th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes F.C. Viitorul Iasi got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Macaneață. Albert Otopeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Botescu in the 13th minute of play. Albert Otopeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Botescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 25th minute, Olimpiu Agusoaei sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and F.C. Viitorul Iasi's Albert Otopeanu didn't even have to move. Albert Otopeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Botescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Sebastian Botescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albert Otopeanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Botescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Albert Otopeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Botescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nechifor Buzilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Botescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viorel Drăghici during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to F.C. Viitorul Iasi getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Viorel Drăghici hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's goal looked a bit too open when George Muja came free, but Matthew Pumarejo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Muja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Costel Scaeru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC UNIV. CRAIOVA and the F.C. Viitorul Iasi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC UNIV. CRAIOVA getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Costel Scaeru hit a great ball. Matthew Pumarejo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viorel Drăghici in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Vintilă Rusu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's Matthew Pumarejo. Matthew Pumarejo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's Matthew Pumarejo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Rusu in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to FC UNIV. CRAIOVA getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Costel Scaeru hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes, F.C. Viitorul Iasi's Sandu Brădean shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matthew Pumarejo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in F.C. Viitorul Iasi reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viorel Drăghici in the 64th minute of play forced FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Matthew Pumarejo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute George Muja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Pumarejo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Muja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Matthew Pumarejo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's Matthew Pumarejo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Muja in the 73rd minute of play. Nechifor Buzilă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Otopeanu having to interfere. Sebastian Botescu in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Albert Otopeanu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 80 in the game by Sebastian Botescu from a close distance when the talented Albert Otopeanu managed to make a qualified save. F.C. Viitorul Iasi's players were relieved. In the 80th match minute, F.C. Viitorul Iasi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigore Măndica to maneuver through the defense. Costel Scaeru kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, FC UNIV. CRAIOVA's goal looked a bit too open when George Muja came free, but Matthew Pumarejo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthew Pumarejo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viorel Drăghici went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. F.C. Viitorul Iasi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.