League Play-Off

Lasau
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dan Ciungu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Horlaceni AC's goalkeeper Nicodim Ciociu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costin Pascaru. 7 minutes into the match, Horlaceni AC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Calboreanu came free, but Nicodim Ciociu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute of the game, Gabriel Gruescu landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Bogdan Vişan charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bogdan Vişan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bogdan Vişan hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costin Pascaru got free with Nicodim Ciociu in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandru Ciocan during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 12 minutes into the game, Gavril Moarcăș cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cosmin Dorian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dan Ciungu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Horlaceni AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Ciungu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cosmin Dorian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eduard Militaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dan Ciungu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosmin Dorian having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Eduard Militaru 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. In the 29th minute, Eduard Militaru 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. In the 38th match minute, Horlaceni AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Vişan to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, Lasau CSM's Alexandru Ciocan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Eduard Militaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosmin Dorian having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Costin Pascaru to make the kick off. Costin Pascaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Stroe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Costin Pascaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Nicodim Ciociu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costin Pascaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicodim Ciociu having to interfere. Eduard Militaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Costin Pascaru came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Lasau CSM 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 Costin Pascaru couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Melentie struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Nicodim Ciociu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lasau CSM. After 73 minutes, Costin Pascaru made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Horlaceni AC's Nicodim Ciociu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Lasau CSM's Ivan Stroe got a free kick in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Eduard Militaru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cosmin Dorian. Lasau CSM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eduard Militaru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Dan Ciungu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 93rd minute, Costin Pascaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihnea Domide's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cosmin Dorian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Horlaceni AC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.