League Play-Off

Arcio
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. Radu Boboc started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Leibesübungen Wolfsburg's Radu Boboc ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ionică Mutu. Ionică Mutu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Radu Boboc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radu Boboc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionică Mutu having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Tiberiu Ispas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ionică Mutu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th match minute, Leibesübungen Wolfsburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugur Băncilă to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Petre Blajovici's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costică Cucu was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Valentin Tudor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petre Blajovici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Valentin Tudor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 42 minutes in the game, Valentin Tudor dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Valentin Tudor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Costică Cucu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Tiberiu Ispas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ionică Mutu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Valentin Tudor made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciprian Băncilă during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Leibesübungen Wolfsburg's Ciprian Băncilă got a free kick in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the game, Pitigoiu's Petre Blajovici nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Costică Cucu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Leibesübungen Wolfsburg's zone, Petre Blajovici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costică Cucu came out of the goal and Petre Blajovici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Valentin Tudor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Costică Cucu. That made the score 2-3 in the 70 minute of play. Radu Boboc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionică Mutu having to interfere. Petre Blajovici in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Costică Cucu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Costică Cucu was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Valentin Tudor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valentin Tudor really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. Avram Jumancă kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.