banatului 1 - 1 Palamida (365239998)

56075 spectators had come to Milanul banatului Arena this cloudy day. Benny Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ralph Heusel and Kornelius Mascher. banatului had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Topală - Băcila, Vasilescu, Stadler - Goudeau, Dascălu, Torrejón, Rodríguez, Timofte - Dimofte, Moisă.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Palamida. The following players had been chosen: Dobrinescu - Boxsem, Sender, Krumer - Serna, Gasteyer, Fernández, Geolgău, Rosta - Sarıasma, Didenko.

Today, banatului's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. 4 minutes in, banatului's I. Timofte received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Always a threat, R. Didenko tore past his marker and placed the ball right at the feet of the waiting E. Sarıasma who should have easily scored for Palamida, but the ball went wide. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 33 minutes into the match left Palamida's M. Gasteyer completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Palamida's C. Rosta got himself booked for a foul. It was 0 - 1 at the break. banatului had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave C. Vasilescu from banatului a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 51 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The player down was C. Rosta. The Palamida bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the banatului manager used a brief break in play after 60 minutes to give the players new directives. C. Rosta was, after 66 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper R. Topală made the save. With the scoreboard showing that 71 minutes had been played, Palamida nearly put themselves up another goal after R. Didenko came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. The referee showed banatului's A. Dimofte the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. With 75 minutes played, the banatului coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. A. Barbarossa came on, C. Vasilescu had to leave the fray. After a scuffle in the guests' penalty area 79 minutes into the game, the home team was awarded a penalty. I. Timofte scored to make it 1 - 1. After 86 minutes, banatului's D. Băcila fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Possession in this half belonged to Palamida, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Most important banatului player was F. Dascălu. However, G. Goudeau made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Palamida player was without a doubt M. Gasteyer. Y. Krumer turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.