League Play-Off

VALERIU ZGARCU
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teodor Cozmâncă took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Mihail Aldulescu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dinu Buznea, 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Karakoium's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Aldulescu came free, but Dinu Buznea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Fabian Baldu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karakoium's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U.T.A.-S.U.R. the free kick. Fabian Baldu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Fabian Baldu scored 1-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucian Voinescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Karakoium's Dinu Buznea got control of the ball when Marcel Turlea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teodor Cozmâncă was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Dinu Buznea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Turlea in the 21st minute of the match. Filip Isopescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the game, Karakoium's Filip Isopescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucian Voinescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodor Cozmâncă got free with Dinu Buznea in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, Karakoium's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Aldulescu came free, but Dinu Buznea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodor Cozmâncă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dinu Buznea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabian Baldu got his second yellow card in the match during the 41st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 42 played minutes Karakoium got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Baldu. 44 minutes into the match, Karakoium's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Aldulescu came free, but Dinu Buznea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The U.T.A.-S.U.R. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Karakoium were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vali Lucan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gheorghe Mendrea during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gheorghe Mendrea hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. If Mihail Aldulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Turlea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dinu Buznea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Karakoium's goal looked a bit too open when Teodor Cozmâncă came free, but Dinu Buznea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 played minutes Karakoium got a freekick which was hit by David Elian. The supporters of U.T.A.-S.U.R. booed when Karakoium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Goma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 minutes, Filip Isopescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karakoium and the U.T.A.-S.U.R. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of U.T.A.-S.U.R. booed when Karakoium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Isopescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinu Buznea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Cozmâncă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, Karakoium's Pavel Goma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucian Voinescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Mihail Aldulescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dinu Buznea having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Karakoium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Goma to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute Mihail Aldulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinu Buznea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Vali Lucan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karakoium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vali Lucan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Karakoium's Filip Isopescu got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute of the match U.T.A.-S.U.R. got a corner. Karakoium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dinu Dedu ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on U.T.A.-S.U.R.'s corner Dinu Dedu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dinu Buznea quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodor Cozmâncă in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dinu Buznea saved Karakoium from getting behind. The U.T.A.-S.U.R. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Karakoium's performance. The match ended with a win for Karakoium.