League Play-Off

Lelesti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Lupoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Toader Sichitiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Boys's Mihail Magheran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Toader Sichitiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. If Toader Sichitiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 15 minutes into the match, Lelesti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Lupoi came free, but Vlad Jula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Albert Boian managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old Boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Albert Boian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlad Jula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute, Emanuel Brânzaru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lelesti CSS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Lelesti CSS's Vlad Jula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Lupoi in the 29th minute of play. If Albert Boian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Lupoi took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Jula. Vlad Jula dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Emanuel Brânzaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Toader Sichitiu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mihail Magheran. That made the score 2-1 in the 40 minute of play. Toader Sichitiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Elefterescu hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Sabin Toacsen from long distance, 50 minutes into the match, got Mihail Magheran's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Toader Sichitiu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toader Sichitiu in the 55th minute of play forced Old Boys's goalkeeper Mihail Magheran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Albert Boian got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mihail Magheran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Brânzaru in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68thth minute of the game Toader Sichitiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Boys's Mihail Magheran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute Emanuel Brânzaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Magheran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute Daniel Lupoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Jula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Toader Sichitiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 77 played minutes Lelesti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Martin Dincă. Daniel Lupoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Jula having to interfere. In the 80th match minute, Lelesti CSS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Dincă to maneuver through the defense. When Grigore Ghelmegean fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Old Boys's protests and gave Grigore Ghelmegean a yellow card for diving instead. Grigore Ghelmegean hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the game, Emanuel Brânzaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Mihail Magheran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Toader Sichitiu 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. Old Boys's Adam Bălanescu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 100th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Vlad Jula but with some difficulty. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lelesti CSS had won after a very even match.