League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Costel Neaga started the match with the kick off. Ferdinand Buculeasa struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Costel Murgan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Chimistu. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigel Pogea during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Rincaciov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Pogea to maneuver through the defense. Andres Robleda charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andres Robleda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rincaciov booed when FC Chimistu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Robleda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Iosifian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Adam Mateescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Aron Isopescu sped through Rincaciov's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Costel Murgan. In the 30th minute, Ferdinand Buculeasa 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. Ferdinand Buculeasa struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Costel Murgan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Chimistu. Ferdinand Buculeasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aron Isopescu during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Costel Neaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Iosifian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

If Costel Neaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 played minutes FC Chimistu got a freekick which was hit by Sever Elefteriu. FC Chimistu's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Daniel Iosifian scored to the left of an out of position Adam Mateescu, making the score, 1-1. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Costel Neaga got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Leonard Cumpanașu came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the FC Chimistu 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 Leonard Cumpanașu couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, Leonard Cumpanașu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Costel Murgan. Rincaciov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonard Cumpanașu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Adam Mateescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Costel Neaga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 72 minute of play. Ferdinand Buculeasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costel Murgan having to interfere. Daniel Iosifian kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Ferdinand Buculeasa 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. Ferdinand Buculeasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costel Murgan having to interfere. After some careless play in the Rincaciov defense, Leonard Cumpanașu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costel Murgan. The Rincaciov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costel Murgan should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Chimistu had won after a very even match.