League Play-Off

Plaiesi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paul Vasilică made the kick off which started today's match. Ionel Jivulescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mihail Dobrescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. If Mihail Dobrescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ştefan Vergulescu hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Octav Hrean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Noel FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Octav Hrean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ionel Jivulescu made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Octav Hrean sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Sinmarghita's Costel Maghiar got a free kick in the 12th minute. If Mihail Dobrescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octav Hreans short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Ionel Jivulescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Paul Vasilică sped through Noel FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Flavius Dinculescu. In the 24th match minute, Noel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihail Dobrescu to maneuver through the defense. Mihail Dobrescu kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Sinmarghita got a freekick which was hit by Costel Maghiar. Ionel Jivulescu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 29th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Iordache Ghionea. Ionel Jivulescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihail Dobrescu's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Sinmarghita's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Dobrescu came free, but Ionel Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavius Dinculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Ghercioiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Octav Hrean who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Ionel Jivulescu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihail Dobrescu to make the kick off. Flavius Dinculescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Ghercioiu in the 53rd minute. Marin Ghercioiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Dinculescu having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Mihail Dobrescu 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. Paul Vasilică 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. Octav Hrean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Noel FC booed when Sinmarghita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Vergulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ionel Jivulescu came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Noel FC's Octav Hrean. But to his dismay, Octav Hrean quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Sinmarghita's Ionel Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octav Hrean in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute Mihail Dobrescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionel Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Sinmarghita defense, Sorin Bidulescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ionel Jivulescu. The Sinmarghita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ionel Jivulescu should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sinmarghita players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Noel FC.