League Play-Off

Tipilesti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doru Bădoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mihail Nițu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Bădoi in the 6th minute of the match. Ivan Ţintea hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Grigore Paulică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Găvan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anton Dragușin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornel Lupoi having to interfere. Anton Dragușin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Cornel Lupoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carpeniste FC's Doru Bădoi got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tipilesti AS's goalkeeper Mihail Nițu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Carpeniste FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Dragușin came free, but Cornel Lupoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Grigore Paulică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Nițu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Grigore Paulică made a precise shot to the right of Mihail Nițu. Tipilesti AS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 47 minutes into the match, Grigore Paulică had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihail Nițu. Tipilesti AS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grigore Paulică was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anton Dragușin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Găvan in the 55th minute of play forced Carpeniste FC's goalkeeper Cornel Lupoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Paulică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Nițu having to interfere. Grigore Paulică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Găvan in the 64th minute of play forced Carpeniste FC's goalkeeper Cornel Lupoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihail Nițu was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Grigore Paulică capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grigore Paulică really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 70th minute, Carpeniste FC's Doru Bădoi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. After 75 minutes Carpeniste FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vintilă Dimofte who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Vintilă Dimofte got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cornel Lupoi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Doru Bădoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grigore Paulică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Tipilesti AS's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Bădoi came free, but Mihail Nițu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cătălin Antonescu charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cătălin Antonescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cătălin Antonescu kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Grigore Paulică's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Mihail Nițu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Carpeniste FC booed when Tipilesti AS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Mudura didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Grigore Paulică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tipilesti AS's Mihail Nițu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Tipilesti AS from getting a goal against them. After 95 played minutes Carpeniste FC got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Antohi. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Carpeniste FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.