Stallions 1 - 1 Steaua (390053402)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Stanton Stadium saw a crowd turnout of 44017. Francis Derks was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eucario Gómez and Paul Gorte. Stallions decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Kelsey - Byrne, Auld, Innes - Jenkins, Algül, Dixon, Eedema, Franz - Hattenrod, Firth.

Steaua had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Kuusijoki - Osorio, Ervello, Beniers, Tournade - Boyil, Pozniak, Zeno, Heitman, Sulzberger - Boffi.

For their match strategy, Steaua had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. With 2 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as J. Byrne flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Steaua's G. Boffi was shown a yellow card after 14 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Unfortunately for Stallions, J. Kelsey was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. S. Pike replaced him. The counterattack by Steaua resulted in a free kick that G. Boffi bent under the crossbar - 1 - 1! Halftime score was 1 - 1. Stallions had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

69 minutes into the game, E. Innes had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came T. Rochford. At 81 minutes played, C. Dixon came in from the right with the intention of giving Stallions the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 84 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Stallions to take the lead after a good cross from the right found Y. Franz alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Steaua almost scored after a swift counterattack 85 minutes into the game, but J. Pozniak put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Possession in this half belonged to Stallions, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

F. Hattenrod performed admirably for Stallions. However, S. Pike made a disastrous appearance. Steaua's best player was C. Sulzberger. On the other hand, A. Beniers's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.