C.T. COM 1 - 2 AIUD (378704537)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1407 at C.T. COMANESTI today. Sietse de Zwarte was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rainer Kraner and Verners Grebzde. C.T. COM tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Airinei - Cinti, Svane, Woels - Konopacki, Moise, Şuhan, Vrabec, Marhan - Hidvégi, Giordano.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for AIUD. The following players had been chosen: Avădanei - Călbază, Alberti, Gârniţă - Džapo, Mircea, Radu, Mihalcea, Vossius - Dogaru, Adinolfi.

Today, C.T. COM's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was an obvious ambition of AIUD to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. 4 minutes into the game, G. Dogaru was a hair's breadth away from giving AIUD the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by L. Airinei saved the home team that time. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when A. Gârniţă was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 21 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! At 31 minutes played, Á. Hidvégi came in from the right with the intention of giving C.T. COM the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. After a fine move down the middle Š. Marhan nearly gave the home side a goal after 32 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. 33 minutes in, AIUD's T. Mircea received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. AIUD took the lead after 34 minutes making the score 0 - 1. A. Džapo placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by C.T. COM, with 55 percent of the ball.

T. Mircea increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. AIUD's B. Vossius placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but I. Alberti couldn't finish. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Woels from C.T. COM a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 81 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! C.T. COM didn't give in and with 82 minutes played G. Cinti was able to make the score 1 - 2 after an attack on the right. C.T. COM enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

C.T. COM's best player was B. Vrabec. However, G. Cinti made a disastrous appearance. Most important AIUD player was A. Džapo. On the other hand, D. Avădanei's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.