Linii 2 - 1 golanii (380778867)

42000 punters turned up at AS Linii Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Stephan Büchner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rinus Swagemakers and Stefan Pidoux. Linii tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Pălăcean - Lund, Marinello, Furtună - Metra, Dünninger, Rusu, Buzdugan, Spitter - Ţigănus, Möllerholt.

golanii started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Sánchez Moreno - Kordin, Rautenfels, Rudáš - Nicolae, Yera Manzano, Hyldal, Păvăloiu, Krek - Jara, Fernandes.

With 15 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as C. Buzdugan flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Always quick on his feet, golanii's H. Fernandes sped down the field after 23 minutes, but his pass to F. Jara was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. The home side's L. Ţigănus came close to extending the lead 34 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Sánchez Moreno managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, H. Hyldal got himself booked. The manager of golanii was not happy. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Linii had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

D. Yera Manzano neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to M. Krek who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. With 74 minutes played, Linii put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to L. Ţigănus, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. golanii's M. Krek was shown a yellow card after 75 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Coming in on the left, L. Nicolae did everything right to get a goal for golanii after 81 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper. K. Lund could have increased the lead after 84 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 85 minutes, a well-worked counterattack by golanii on the right presented an easy opportunity in front of the goal that was duly converted by T. Rautenfels to make it 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Linii, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

F. Möllerholt performed admirably for Linii. However, F. Pălăcean made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating golanii player was without a doubt D. Yera Manzano. M. Krek was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.