League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristinel Alecu kicked off to start the match. Denis Neagu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigore Preda's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 5th match minute, Craiova FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gelu Cîrțu to maneuver through the defense. Cazimir Lopatnicu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Denis Neagu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Vuşcan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Nistor Ipătescu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 21 minutes into the game, Cristinel Alecu lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Nistor Ipătescu. Denis Neagu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Ungheanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute, Gelu Cîrțu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Craiova FC's Dorin Ghinescu got a free kick in the 39th minute. Craiova FC's Nistor Ipătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Alecu in the 40th minute of play. Edgar Vuşcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nistor Ipătescu having to interfere. If Grigore Preda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Iustin Ungheanu took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denis Neagu. Denis Neagu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 64th minute, Deep Doro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Craiova FC's Vasile Grozuță shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 67th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Denis Neagu but with some difficulty. Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Grigore Preda 73 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. Nistor Ipătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Alecu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Edgar Vuşcan scored 4-2 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nistor Ipătescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nistor Ipătescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Vuşcan in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Cristinel Alecu notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Craiova FC's Nistor Ipătescu. Nistor Ipătescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Real Madrid FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Martin Mavrogheni hit a great ball.