Boy`s 0 - 3 STEAUA (380872403)

The 14909 spectators at Stanceni were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Geoffrey Thambyrajah was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Goofy Blasius and Arvid V. Thomasson. All of Bucureşti was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Boy`s tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Steinwender - Uruş, Treschkow, Elbing - Kamuthy, Beca, Alupei, Ustić, Bănceu - Orzac, Ştefan.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for STEAUA. They fielded: Radhouani - Rabeder, Žitlinskis, Sobral, Endress - Jesus, Biegstraaten, Donat, Schytz - Laudani, Boise.

Boy`s saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile N. Ustić. Boy`s created a good opportunity to score 43 minutes into the match when M. Ştefan'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. 44 minutes into the game, B. Bănceu had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came E. Macabeo. Many thought E. Macabeo ought to have been awarded a penalty 44 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Radhouani after a determined run through the middle. The counterattacks of STEAUA were deadly and 44 minutes into the game, F. Boise received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 1. F. Boise increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Boy`s, with 60 percent of the ball.

The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Boy`s's coach gave A. Bagdžius the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Ştefan reluctantly left the field. The crowd gasped as N. Ustić of Boy`s was flattened by an opponent after 52 minutes and had to be carried off. C. Bancea came in off the bench. It was obvious that Boy`s had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The crowd groaned when C. Bancea, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Boy`s. C. Bancea charged down the left and looked sure to score for Boy`s 65 minutes into the game, but his shot went just wide. With 66 minutes played, STEAUA put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Ó. Donat. After 83 minutes, J. Treschkow had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Boy`s with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. With 85 minutes played, STEAUA's R. Biegstraaten missed a penalty when the keeper made a premature dive in the right direction, and palmed the ball out of the way. Boy`s enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

The most dominating Boy`s player was without a doubt O. Orzac. D. Uruş was a disappointment, however. F. Boise performed admirably for STEAUA. On the other hand, A. Žitlinskis's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.