League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Remus Rânceanu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Mitrofani's Mihăiţă Bălașa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornel Grozăvescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sorin Tănasă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remus Rânceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Remus Rânceanu charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remus Rânceanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Remus Rânceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Remus Rânceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sorin Tănasă having to interfere. Olimpiu Chirtoacă's late challenge caught a SErioXul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olimpiu Chirtoacă helped the player get up and apologised. With his leg Sorin Tănasă managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when SErioXul's Iurie Coșeriu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 19 minutes into the game, Emil Pușcariu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cornel Grozăvescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Basarab Iftimescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mihăiţă Bălașa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cornel Grozăvescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mitrofani's Mihăiţă Bălașa managed to work through SErioXul's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Mihăiţă Bălașa dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Mihăiţă Bălașa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Cornel Grozăvescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, Mitrofani's Mihăiţă Bălașa made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cornel Grozăvescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The SErioXul players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mitrofani were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihăiţă Bălașa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mihăiţă Bălașa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cornel Grozăvescu. The goal made the score 0-4. The supporters of SErioXul booed when Mitrofani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Pușcariu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute Iurie Coșeriu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sorin Tănasă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Mihăiţă Bălașa 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. SErioXul's Cornel Grozăvescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basarab Iftimescu in the 63rd minute of play. If Remus Rânceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornel Grozăvescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mihăiţă Bălașa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 68 minute of play. Mitrofani's Sorin Tănasă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iurie Coșeriu in the 77th minute of play. Remus Rânceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sorin Tănasă having to interfere. Mihăiţă Bălașa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iurie Coșeriu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 played minutes Mihăiţă Bălașa rounded SErioXul's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. When the final whistle sounded Mitrofani left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SErioXul.