League Play-Off

Giulesti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fzr Rapid's Ernest Spoială started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, FC Dinamo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragoş Murgoci to maneuver through the defense. Dorel Cosor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Halipa, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Sven-Edvin Alströmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Ernest Spoială 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Lucrețiu Căliman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Dinamo's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucrețiu Căliman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dorel Cosor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Fzr Rapid's Ernest Spoială in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Dinamo's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Costel Iorgulescu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fzr Rapid's Dorel Cosor. Dorel Cosor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to FC Dinamo getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Iustinian Halipa hit a great ball. Fabian Poplăcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Alströmer in the 26th minute of the match. With 33 minutes on the clock, Dorin Spirache commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 32nd minute, one of Fzr Rapid:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fzr Rapid. Irinel Costandin shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Alströmer in the 40th minute of play forced FC Dinamo's goalkeeper Fabian Poplăcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Laurențiu Burdea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabian Poplăcan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sven-Edvin Alströmer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Fabian Poplăcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Ciorbea during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Dinamo booed when Fzr Rapid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Ciorbea didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see FC Dinamo's Irinel Costandin in action when he in the 46th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Costel Iorgulescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Fabian Poplăcan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robustiano Txindoki in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Dinamo's Costel Iorgulescu got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sven-Edvin Alströmer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fabian Poplăcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Edvin Alströmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Iureș charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Iureș the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Dinamo's Emanuel Iureș got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Laurențiu Burdea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fzr Rapid's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurențiu Burdea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Poplăcan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Fzr Rapid's Traian Epure got a free kick in the 66th minute. Lucrețiu Căliman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Dorel Cosor made a huge save. Robustiano Txindoki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorel Cosor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucrețiu Căliman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 72 minute of play. After 76 played minutes FC Dinamo got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Druga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Alströmer in the 78th minute of play forced FC Dinamo's goalkeeper Fabian Poplăcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Dinamo's Fabian Poplăcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Edvin Alströmer in the 79th minute of play. Dorel Cosor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Iorgulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Aristide Bălan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match.