DRAKY 1 - 2 mangalia (365432786)

It had rained all day, but 6309 hardy fans still made it out to FC DRAKY Arena. Vítor Brás was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Grégory Montiel and Nándor Somfalvi. DRAKY tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Paşcan - Suci, Toman, Meleşcanu, Mănoiu - Fekete, Homei, Leicu, Tubak - Balcan, Gliga.

mangalia had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Murru - Dissaux, Imesch, Junttola, Ciężka - Materla, Forchhammer, Ramos, Granato - Boldea, Ciugudean.

The strategy for mangalia was to use their ability to press. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Boldea from mangalia a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 9 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! mangalia's S. Forchhammer had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 19 minutes having been played. T. Douwes was the replacement. The guests took the lead 22 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in E. Granato scoring to make it 0 - 1. T. Douwes slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. After 32 minutes, DRAKY were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. K. Tubak did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Due to some great work on the right wing DRAKY's R. Balcan was able to even the score after 35 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. DRAKY had a good opportunity to take the lead as A. Homei came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of A. Murru. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by DRAKY, with 58 percent of the ball.

The visiting T. Douwes was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 47 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. C. Suci of DRAKY received a yellow card after 52 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. E. Granato wanted to play on, but the mangalia coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 55 minutes into the game by S. Boroi. DRAKY's V. Mănoiu made an attempt at equalising 55 minutes into the match, coming in from the right, but the ball hit the post and the defence easily cleared the rebound. mangalia's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Possession in this half belonged to DRAKY, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

DRAKY's best player was R. Balcan. O. Paşcan was a disappointment, however. mangalia's top performer was clearly S. Boldea. On the other hand, T. Douwes's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.