F.C. 1 - 1 Pantelimon (365237044)

75000 spectators had come to Gării Noua this cloudy day. Bohumil Wandpflug was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Inocencio Diena and Hermès Plantard. F.C. had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Grigoriu - Tofan, Oprea, Nedelcu - Gržančić, Beyer, Bouache, Hamburger, Zimmermann - Kučera, Flatscher.

Pantelimon decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Starters: Onofrei - Ştefan, Mogoş, Petraru, Fernandes, Geoană - Muşuroi, Kalovčić, Novaković - Theodorescu, Schnitzer.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Pantelimon. Good work by the Pantelimon defensive line after 9 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found I. Fernandes alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. F.C. took the lead after 14 minutes as a result of F. Nedelcu's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. 24 minutes into the game Pantelimon managed a counterattack, but M. Novaković took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. C. Krug was called on to replace F.C.'s C. Zimmermann after 35 minutes following a nasty collision. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. F.C. had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

F.C.'s S. Flatscher had seen it all before, so he waited patiently for the right opportunity. He would get no better chance than the one he took, but his shot was deftly blocked by the keeper. R. Schnitzer stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving Pantelimon the goal to make it 1 - 1. F.C. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

F.C.'s top performer was clearly C. Grigoriu. C. Krug turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Pantelimon player was without a doubt R. Schnitzer. I. Petraru was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.