Moldes 0 - 2 Clone (379552432)

2979 punters turned up at Lameiro Dome, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Lesław Dudar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ruben Vestrup and Peider Ledermann. Moldes had chosen a strategic 5-5-0 formation. Starters: Bales - Darmanović, Vasiljev, Salgaro, Paśnik, Campinoti - Oliveira, Basto, Batista, Frio, Miranda -.

Clone tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Kirchstein - Rotaru, Kalaydzhiev, Costescu, Huf - Grama, Sørensen, Lillström, Bjørnethun - Gaşpar, Petre.

Moldes used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Clone immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. 5 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Clone substitution. C. Sãndulescu came on for M. Bjørnethun. Clone pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After 26 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Clone found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. 38 minutes into the game, Clone seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. The guests almost went up by a goal after 38 minutes when P. Grama came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. The pressing tactics used by Moldes were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Clone claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 70 percent.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Clone had solid organisation. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Clone manager gave new instructions to his players after 46 minutes. Clone's A. Gaşpar gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 50 minutes with a superb strike from the right. G. Salgaro of Moldes was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Clone increased their lead after 64 minutes when L. Petre broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. Clone had to make a substitution after 67 minutes. E. Huf limped off the field and was replaced by N. Uceanu. 80 minutes into the game, Clone seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. Possession in this half belonged to Clone, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

I. Darmanović performed admirably for Moldes. J. Bales on the other hand, had a terrible day. Clone's top performer was clearly A. Sørensen. However, A. Kalaydzhiev made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.