League Play-Off

Socetu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mihai Păstrăv hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Petru Pădure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Caloian in the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Bako CSS's Nistor Mihuleac sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horia Mangra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Bako CSS's Nistor Mihuleac nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horia Mangra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Manole Nediu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Bako CSS's Aurelian Giurgiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horia Mangra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Dorin Caloian was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Socetu AS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Manole Nediu in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Petru Pădure, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Horia Mangra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelian Giurgiu in the 21st minute of play. Manole Nediu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Petru Pădure firmly grabbed it by the left post. Socetu AS's Horia Mangra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nistor Mihuleac in the 28th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nistor Mihuleac in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Horia Mangra saved Socetu AS from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Liviu Gane 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. Cristi Petre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Horia Mangra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horia Mangra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nistor Mihuleac's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Horia Mangra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Gane in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Aristide Beligan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Socetu AS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bako CSS the free kick. Aristide Beligan kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Aristide Beligan hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Nistor Mihuleac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horia Mangra was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nistor Mihuleac to make the kick off. Liviu Gane received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Horia Mangra came out and tried to block the shot, but Liviu Gane slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Socetu AS's zone, Nistor Mihuleac stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horia Mangra came out of the goal and Nistor Mihuleac tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Horia Mangra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Mihuleac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59thth minute of the game Nistor Mihuleac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Socetu AS's Horia Mangra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Liviu Gane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nistor Mihuleac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Bako CSS booed when Socetu AS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Beligan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Nistor Mihuleac notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Socetu AS's Horia Mangra. Horia Mangra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nistor Mihuleac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Horia Mangra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nistor Mihuleac blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horia Mangra having to make a save. Nistor Mihuleac 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 Horia Mangra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nistor Mihuleac got free with Horia Mangra in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 84 minutes, Nistor Mihuleac made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Socetu AS's Horia Mangra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Liviu Gane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Horia Mangra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Socetu AS defense, Liviu Gane kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horia Mangra. The Socetu AS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horia Mangra should have stopped the shot. A hard shot 94 in the game by Nistor Mihuleac from a close distance when the talented Horia Mangra managed to make a qualified save. Socetu AS's players were relieved. When the final whistle sounded Bako CSS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Socetu AS.