League Play-Off

Soceni
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivan Ponta got the match started through his kick off. Eduard Curta made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when 蔡国珂 sent off a good shot on target. 蔡国珂 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Eduard Curta made a huge save. A collision led to Viitoru CSM getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cristinel Mailat hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, 蔡国珂 notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Viitoru CSM's Eduard Curta. Eduard Curta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Ponta in the 14th minute of play forced FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Cătălin Lucian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Scutaru came free, but Cătălin Lucian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doru Scutaru in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Lucian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eduard Curta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelian Bot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduard Curta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelian Bot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the game, Viitoru CSM's Doru Scutaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Lucian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Eduard Curta made an important save on a dangerous shot by 蔡国珂 in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Arapașu came free, but Cătălin Lucian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Curta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antanas Podėris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Isac Udrea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Ivan Ponta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Lucian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aurelian Bot to make the kick off. Doru Scutaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Lucian having to interfere. Eduard Curta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 蔡国珂 in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Ponta came free, but Cătălin Lucian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Curta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 蔡国珂, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, 蔡国珂 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Universitatea Craiova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Eduard Curta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Bot in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelian Bot in the 75th minute of play forced Viitoru CSM's goalkeeper Eduard Curta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, 蔡国珂 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Universitatea Craiova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelian Bot in the 86th minute of play forced Viitoru CSM's goalkeeper Eduard Curta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, FC Universitatea Craiova's Aurelian Bot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eduard Curta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. In the 93rd minute 蔡国珂 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Curta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viitoru CSM's Gigel Iftodi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 97th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cătălin Lucian but with some difficulty. For all the effort they put into the match, the Viitoru CSM players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Universitatea Craiova.