League Play-Off

Pischinti
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. Sandu Piţurcă started the match with the kick off. Felix Bleoancă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Manu in the 3rd minute of the match. When Dolea AS's Sandu Piţurcă in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pischinti UFC's goalie prevented a goal. Marin Ilica kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Dragoş Gugulanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Alin Melentie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragoş Gugulanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alin Melentie having to interfere. If Cristi Manu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iulian Frânculescu's late challenge caught a Pischinti UFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iulian Frânculescu helped the player get up and apologised. After 28 played minutes Dolea AS got a freekick which was hit by Iulian Frânculescu. After a defensive mix-up in Dolea AS's zone, Gheorghe Chirnoagă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alin Melentie came out of the goal and Gheorghe Chirnoagă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the game, Dolea AS's Cristi Manu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Bleoancă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Pischinti UFC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Augustin Ghișe hit a great ball. Gigel Almăgean kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragoş Gugulanu to make the kick off. Sandu Piţurcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Felix Bleoancă having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristi Manu got free with Felix Bleoancă in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dragoş Gugulanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iulian Frânculescu hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Cristi Manu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 66th playminute. Dolea AS's Alin Melentie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragoş Gugulanu in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute of the match Petre Chirtoacă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alin Melentie skillfully saved the ball. When Cristi Manu fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dolea AS's protests and gave Cristi Manu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Dolea AS getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristi Manu hit a great ball. Cristi Manu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Bleoancă having to interfere. Sandu Piţurcă was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Felix Bleoancă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristi Manu in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Dolea AS's Albert Ţipirig got a free kick in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Chirnoagă in the 95th minute of play forced Dolea AS's goalkeeper Alin Melentie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Gheorghe Chirnoagă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alin Melentie was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Dolea AS's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.