Forex 1 - 0 Bucuresti (380851620)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Hell Arena saw a crowd turnout of 22691. Wiemer Richter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Helmut Siglhuber and Victor Harris. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Forex. Lineup: Seciu - Terasmees, Naranjo Villa, Almonte - Ionescu, Mier, Beyo, Cillario - Gilsbach, Xavier, Gentier.

Bucuresti decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Frăţilă - Guran, Cojanu, Pascal - Tuovinen, Jugănaru, Costea, Ciobotaru, Gheonea - Turella, Done.

Forex created a good opportunity to score 16 minutes into the match when R. Cillario's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Forex took the lead after 20 minutes as a result of V. Almonte's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. F. Figueiredo was called on to replace Bucuresti's O. Cojanu after 28 minutes following a nasty collision. Forex mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 30 minutes, but J. Gilsbach was unable to convert from short range. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Bucuresti had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

F. Figueiredo made a run for the goal 50 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, F. Jugănaru got himself booked. The manager of Bucuresti was not happy. A cross coming in on the right hand side left O. Gheonea alone in front of the goal after 72 minutes but his shot was woeful. 77 minutes in, Bucuresti's D. Guran received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Forex were forced into a substitution as E. Mier couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing G. Ignat to come in off the bench. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, V. Almonte took over the role of being the Forex captain. When D. Guran made yet another studs-first tackle after 84 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Bucuresti player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. A. Beyo's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Forex, he bravely continued in the match. Bucuresti claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

J. Gilsbach performed admirably for Forex. G. Ignat on the other hand, had a terrible day. Bucuresti's top performer was clearly F. Jugănaru. However, L. Turella made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.