dinamo_boys 1 - 0 RAPID (392640048)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and dinamo_boys Arena saw a crowd turnout of 21000. Yngve Martinsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by César Manzor and Leon Wimmeder. dinamo_boys decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Constantinescu - Raynaud, Imbrescu, Pemberton, Azoca - Abarbanel, Nijstad, Xuncal, Šekularac - Ferreira, Henriksson.

RAPID had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Langnes - Chaparro, Jegindø, Prencipe - Badea, Molina, Mettraux, Krzystanek - Mayerhöfer, Kronstedt, Câmpan.

Today, RAPID's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. N. Constantinescu looked great 4 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' T. Kronstedt. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave P. Câmpan from RAPID a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 20 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 22 minutes in, dinamo_boys's J. Azoca received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 26 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. dinamo_boys fans erupted in celebration as V. Šekularac rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! A great save by keeper S. Langnes after 28 minutes kept the visitors in the game after J. Henriksson struck from the left with a real cannonball. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. RAPID enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

dinamo_boys's V. Šekularac saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 49 minutes. The home side's L. Pemberton came close to extending the lead 50 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but S. Langnes managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The bench was restless, and with 55 minutes passed RAPID's coach gave M. Kutner the opportunity the player had been hoping for. O. Mayerhöfer reluctantly left the field. dinamo_boys's J. Ferreira swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, RAPID's M. Badea was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 60 minutes. S. Iosif was given a chance to change things around. With 62 minutes gone, J. Henriksson suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by dinamo_boys caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. There was concern in the stands when, at the 71 minute mark, dinamo_boys's A. Raynaud hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Possession in this half belonged to RAPID, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

D. Imbrescu performed admirably for dinamo_boys. On the other hand, Y. Abarbanel's play was disheartening. RAPID's best player was T. Kronstedt. F. Prencipe was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.