League Play-Off

Biharia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Liviu Pârvan kicked off to start the match. Radu Bălanescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Codruț Cimpoieru's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leontin Albu got free with Radu Bălanescu in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niculae Ghizdeanu hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Codruț Cimpoieru reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Radu Bălanescu. The goal made the score 1-0. 17 minutes into the game, Costin Gliga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Biharia CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BlackWolf the free kick. Costin Gliga hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Codruț Cimpoieru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Liviu Pârvan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Liviu Pârvan notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Biharia CF's Tudor Petrin. Tudor Petrin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Codruț Cimpoieru might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radu Bălanescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Codruț Cimpoieru ran back to his position shaking his head. Leontin Albu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Radu Bălanescu made a huge save. If Codruț Cimpoieru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BlackWolf's Radu Bălanescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codruț Cimpoieru in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Cimpoieru in the 47th minute of play forced BlackWolf's goalkeeper Radu Bălanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codruț Cimpoieru was the one to do the kick off. Radu Bălanescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codruț Cimpoieru in the 52nd minute of play. Leontin Albu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Bălanescu having to interfere. A collision led to BlackWolf getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Valentin Bejenaru hit a great ball. Codruț Cimpoieru 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. After a rather tough play, BlackWolf's Valentin Bejenaru got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Leontin Albu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Bălanescu having to interfere. Costin Gliga scored 2-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radu Bălanescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 79 minutes, Leontin Albu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biharia CF and the BlackWolf players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Leontin Albu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radu Bălanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Albu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Leontin Albu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Codruț Cimpoieru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Bălanescu having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Codruț Cimpoieru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Biharia CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codruț Cimpoieru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 91 minutes of play, Biharia CF's Leontin Albu made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radu Bălanescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Leontin Albu came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Biharia CF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leontin Albu couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Biharia CF had played much better football throughout.