ASTRA 0 - 1 club (380881000)

It had rained all day, but 12420 hardy fans still made it out to F.C ASTRA iasi Arena. Víctor de Tena was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Louis Cruickshanks and Mario Saita. ASTRA had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Ghidini - Dvorský, Mclean, Tarazona - Habenberger, Nəsimizadə, Stitzel, Zirawi - Kocsis, Metin, Bęś.

club tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Lungu - Prigoană, Bermejo, Esefeld, Conté, Diamandiev - Cavadzadə, Erceanu, Ioniţă, Stoia - Sandu.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for club. L. Prigoană didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. club had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 12 minutes in when C. Cavadzadə came up alone against G. Ghidini who managed a block. M. Zirawi spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. club's S. Bermejo was shown a yellow card after 24 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 38 minutes, speedy M. Zirawi dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However, R. Bęś failed to score. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 41 minutes, club tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. club's R. Sandu managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 42 minutes. 0 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to club, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

R. Lungu left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. P. Kratzer was the replacement. The club players could smell victory in the air. C. Cavadzadə wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Mackenzie after 70 minutes. ASTRA's J. Tarazona left the field after 73 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was L. Marina. Content with how the game was proceeding, the club coach let P. Wichmann replace R. Sandu after 75 minutes. club had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Most important ASTRA player was T. Dvorský. L. Marina on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating club player was without a doubt L. Prigoană. P. Kratzer turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.