claw 2 - 4 Dragonul (378333474)

Clear skies welcomed the 50000 spectators who had made their way to CATINA. Cees Jan van Weerden was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 钱 (Qian) 硕栋 (Shuodong) and Rafael Ofner. claw started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Neagoe - Hendel, Lozić, Gailing - Ozer, Kurve, Kletten, Bălcescu, Constantin - Ţicu, Klinterberg.

Dragonul decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Vīriņš - Postelnicu, Ugalde, van Duinen, Vovchenko - De Vroe, Lewoń, Gãman, Corvelle - Pollart, McGovern.

Dragonul clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. claw had a good opportunity to take the lead as S. Bălcescu came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of G. Vīriņš. Having just succeeded in blocking a dangerous counter attack, the defending team was outwitted by the follow-up Dragonul free kick. The routine was expertly executed as the ball was shifted quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other. M. McGovern appeared on cue near the post, and steered it past the goalie. 0 - 1, after 9 minutes. claw put pressure on the visitors' central defence 32 minutes into the game, but F. Lozić couldn't find an opening. D. Pollart made a quick rush after 37 minutes, but F. Lozić had no problems keeping up the pace and stopped the attack. E. Constantin was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for claw with a strike from the left, but G. Vīriņš managed to ward the shot off for a corner. Dragonul were given a free kick 39 minutes into the game, just after a swift counter attack broke down. Rather than shooting straight at goal, it was directed at the area just in front of the keeper. The attackers made several runs and made it hard for the defenders to protect their goal. After a short tussle with a defender, M. McGovern could finally lay the ball to rest behind the keeper. 0 - 2, and proof it can pay off to come prepared. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. claw had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as E. Constantin tried lifting the ball over keeper G. Vīriņš. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. S. Bălcescu sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from D. Klinterberg after 77 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 2. claw's N. Hendel put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 2 - 2 with 79 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. 84 minutes in, claw's D. Klinterberg received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Dragonul's S. Corvelle got himself booked for a foul. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Dragonul's S. Corvelle somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for D. Pollart, who struck for 2 - 3. The coach of Dragonul was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 89 minutes, A. Assunção came on for D. Pollart. Dragonul's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing A. Assunção to score easily from the right flank for 2 - 4. claw claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

claw's best player was K. Kletten. However, F. Neagoe made a disastrous appearance. M. McGovern performed admirably for Dragonul. M. De Vroe was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 4.