League Play-Off

Izlaz Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FCU Stiinta Craiova's Rareș Iosifian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codruț Gheorghiță in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, FC Recolta Izvoarele's Väino Kotkas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rareș Iosifian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Gigel Petcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Rădvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Codruț Gheorghiță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rareș Iosifian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, FCU Stiinta Craiova's Ionuț Costescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigel Petcu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 23 minutes into the game, Aurel Aluneanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gigel Petcu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gigel Petcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Costescu in the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Recolta Izvoarele's Gheorghe Mardarescu got a free kick in the 29th minute. Rareș Iosifian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codruț Gheorghiță in the 34th minute of play. Gigel Petcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Aluneanu in the 38th minute of the match. Rareș Iosifian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codruț Gheorghiță in the 39th minute of play. Väino Kotkas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Rareș Iosifian made a huge save. Codruț Gheorghiță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Väino Kotkas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Väino Kotkas notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FCU Stiinta Craiova's Rareș Iosifian. Rareș Iosifian was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Recolta Izvoarele's Gigel Petcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Rădvan in the 59th minute of play. FCU Stiinta Craiova's Rareș Iosifian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Väino Kotkas in the 63rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Väino Kotkas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rareș Iosifian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Codruț Gheorghiță scored 3-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rareș Iosifian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aurel Aluneanu's late challenge caught a FC Recolta Izvoarele's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurel Aluneanu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, FCU Stiinta Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurel Aluneanu to maneuver through the defense. Nechifor Dabija lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of FCU Stiinta Craiova:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Recolta Izvoarele:s goal. In the 89th minute, Codruț Gheorghiță ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rareș Iosifian was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. With a little luck, FC Recolta Izvoarele's Gigel Petcu got control of the ball when Ionuț Costescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FCU Stiinta Craiova 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 Recolta Izvoarele.