way 1 - 3 CFR (365253068)

Clear skies welcomed the 33728 spectators who had made their way to my way Arena. Ties van Bijnen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jyri Leiniö and Iñaki Gimenez Zapiola. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Bucureşti derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. way decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Myszk - Junnila, Fitzpatrick, Stemler - Bech Jensen, Deyanov, Machacaz, Beishuizen, Groess - Ennes, Pihelga.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for CFR. Starters: Caulet - Kocot, Habibi, Zicchieri, Luncik - Peckary, Flor, Karo, Rozen - L'Abbate, Klinčík.

CFR were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After a fine move down the middle J. Pihelga nearly gave the home side a goal after 20 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. way's R. Ennes showed his experience, anticipating the outcome of the opponent's defensive clearance and positioning himself perfectly to volley in an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box. 1 - 0. G. Zicchieri finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 25 minutes into the match. CFR earned themselves a free kick after a counterattack wasn't dealt with adequately by their opponents. M. Karo powered the shot in for 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by way, with 57 percent of the ball.

The home crowd was not impressed when C. L'Abbate came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 79 minutes. CFR were now up 1 - 3. The referee showed CFR's C. L'Abbate the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Possession in this half belonged to way, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The most dominating way player was without a doubt A. Deyanov. On the other hand, J. Stemler's play was disheartening. B. Klinčík performed admirably for CFR. M. Peckary was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.