Timisoarei 1 - 0 Ripensia (380783208)

46843 punters turned up at TM Atrium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Fabrizio Deriu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Czesław Brzydoń and Sisebuto Cervantes. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Timiş derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Timisoarei decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Gabbrielli - Novick, ter Linde, Al-Dahhan - Popa, Marian, Sacharof, Schürmann, Wriezen - Eisses, Harðarson.

Ripensia tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Rozental - Diniţă, Tabini, Leiva - Ioan, Popa, Farris, Ivan, Pandori - Dudescu, Cozma.

Halftime score was 0 - 0. Ripensia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Timisoarei took the lead 58 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as R. Wriezen elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. The Timisoarei players could smell victory in the air. A. Al-Dahhan wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Á. Ladó after 59 minutes. G. Diniţă made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. There was concern in the stands when, at the 75 minute mark, Timisoarei's Y. ter Linde hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. 80 minutes in, Timisoarei's Á. Ladó received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ripensia, with 55 percent of the ball.

Most important Timisoarei player was G. Eisses. On the other hand, G. Popa's play was disheartening. Ripensia's best player was F. Farris. R. Cozma was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.