bega 0 - 3 AFRODISIACUl (284574764)

65000 spectators had found their way to bega Arena, despite the heavy rain. Jozef Siheľa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Joakim van Asten and Martino Rendic. bega decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Sender - Marinho, Constantin, Nisipeanu, Munteanu - Minciună, Pãcurar, Trandafir, Gheorghe - Jónás, Despa.

AFRODISIACUl tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Prigoană - B. Tóth, Underberg, Toiminen, Drãgoi - Rãdoi, Soare, Ciobanu, Petric, Méndez - Stanciu.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for bega. S. B. Tóth gave the visitors the lead 17 minutes into the match to make it 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. The visitors' B. Stanciu took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 22 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for AFRODISIACUl. It was a bad day for the usually speedy V. Munteanu. The mud seemed to slow him down. With 38 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of bega resulted in a counterattack that set S. Constantin free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. AFRODISIACUl claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

After 46 minutes, bega switched G. Pãcurar with M. Trifu, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. V. Jónás was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. bega needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes T. Trandafir made way for C. Demey. 60 minutes into the game a free kick by S. B. Tóth found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making AFRODISIACUl's lead 0 - 3. The coach of AFRODISIACUl was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 61 minutes, M. Spãtariu came on for T. Méndez. A. Drãgoi left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 61 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. Tomp was the replacement. Confident in their lead, AFRODISIACUl's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed bega's coach gave J. Heding the opportunity the player had been hoping for. J. Gheorghe reluctantly left the field. After the ball was lifted in from the left, T. Petric was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 72 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. The AFRODISIACUl players could smell victory in the air. D. Rãdoi wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. Wätjen after 75 minutes. The visitors almost increased their lead after 84 minutes when a sweetly hit free kick looked like it was heading for the top corner. However the keeper managed to get a fingertip to it, sending it over the bar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by AFRODISIACUl, with 64 percent of the ball.

bega's best player was M. Trifu. However, F. Despa made a disastrous appearance. AFRODISIACUl's top performer was clearly N. Soare. T. Wätjen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.