Generatia 3 - 1 steauaRO (365237775)

51320 spectators arrived at Stadionul National, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Mario Di Maio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kristian Komenda and Fabian Gelsenkirchen. Generatia started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. Lineup: Minciu - Casla, Caramelli, Stjerne, Boţel - De Buck, Tândală, Viegas - Heller, Martin, Gălăţeanu.

steauaRO tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Píža - Feliciello, Luporini, Almăşan - Rosini, Stepanenko, Krasotkin, Pires, Zeh - Akhtar, Moesgaard.

Generatia were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Generatia took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as N. Tândală elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. The referee showed steauaRO's A. Feliciello the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The player down was F. Minciu. The Generatia bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. With 28 minutes played, C. Gălăţeanu could have brought this one home for Generatia as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Generatia managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when C. Gălăţeanu cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. It was 2 - 0 at the break. steauaRO claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Generatia's T. Stjerne increasing the lead to 3 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Generatia lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The corner kick from N. Pires was powerfully met by the head of A. Feliciello to make the score 3 - 1. steauaRO's S. Luporini got himself booked for a foul. 75 minutes in, S. Moesgaard made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but F. Minciu refused to let the ball slip by him. After 77 minutes Generatia tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, C. Gălăţeanu's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by steauaRO, with 57 percent of the ball.

Most important Generatia player was T. Heller. F. Minciu turned in a dismal performance, however. steauaRO's top performer was clearly C. Akhtar. However, D. Almăşan made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.