Steaua 2 - 0 CNM (380889472)

The 26045 spectators at Andelina Parc were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Fabian Sauer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Palle Erlandsen and Cedric Spaenkuch. Steaua had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. Lineup: Croitoru - Gressó, Căpitanu, Kargl, Van Hintum - Halamus, Schoppe, Serra - Spulber, Câmpeanu, Eicheldinger.

CNM started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Starters: Opazo - Teleagă, Posea - Ţopa, Petac, Burkov, Stroe, Ialomiţeanu - Pal, Ranga, Farkas.

CNM were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After 19 minutes of play, M. Gressó gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Steaua claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

With 51 minutes played, Steaua's S. Kargl almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Z. Câmpeanu could have increased the lead after 55 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 58 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and B. Halamus gave the Steaua supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. By now, the players in Steaua felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Steaua put in a good effort on the right, but B. Halamus saw his volley fly wide of the mark 79 minutes into the game. Possession in this half belonged to Steaua, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

Steaua's best player was A. Croitoru. A. Spulber was a disappointment, however. CNM's top performer was clearly D. Ialomiţeanu. G. Petac turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.