League Play-Off

Belciugu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) F.C Voinicelul's Viorel Mineață 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. Ferdinand Manciu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Romeo Abutnăriței tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Abutnăriței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Manciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Belciugu AFC's Romeo Abutnăriței threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ferdinand Manciu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 10th minute, Ferdinand Manciu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belciugu AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 13 played minutes F.C Voinicelul got a freekick which was hit by Viorel Mineață. Romeo Abutnăriței made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Panait Pârlea sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Manciu in the 27th minute of play forced F.C Voinicelul's goalkeeper Romeo Abutnăriței to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Belciugu AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Toader Barbu came free, but Mugur Anghelescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Panait Pârlea got free with Romeo Abutnăriței in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in F.C Voinicelul's zone, Ferdinand Manciu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romeo Abutnăriței came out of the goal and Ferdinand Manciu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mugur Anghelescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Onciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferdinand Manciu in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Abutnăriței saved F.C Voinicelul from getting behind. F.C Voinicelul's Romeo Abutnăriței proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save F.C Voinicelul from getting a goal against them.

The wind increased when Panait Pârlea made the kick off in the second half. Panait Pârlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Abutnăriței having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Manciu in the 57th minute of play forced F.C Voinicelul's goalkeeper Romeo Abutnăriței to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Manciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romeo Abutnăriței read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Viorel Mineață managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C Voinicelul's supporters rose to their feet, but Viorel Mineață was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mugur Anghelescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the game, Horaţiu Onciu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Mugur Anghelescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romeo Abutnăriței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panait Pârlea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nistor Bălăiță's late challenge caught a Belciugu AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nistor Bălăiță helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes F.C Voinicelul got a freekick which was hit by Nistor Bălăiță. Romeo Abutnăriței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Gaiță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C Voinicelul's Romeo Abutnăriței played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Pârlea in the 83rd minute of play. Romeo Abutnăriței didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panait Pârlea went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Romeo Abutnăriței showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Manciu in the 96th minute of the match. Belciugu AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.