Ice_Tea 1 - 1 Forestry (393399139)

Dark skies made the crowd of 1177 at Ice Tea Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Robin Ragnbom was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Leonardo Virgilio and Tristan Åhlsten. Ice_Tea tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Kirjarinta - Ciupercă, Nockemann, Maralev, Knyphausen - Heigel, Monteiro, Martinsson, Kania - Marfuggi, Vernacotola.

Forestry started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Haliba - Szűcs, De Sloover, Rózsavölgyi - Pădurariu, Lowe, Harabagiu, Asil, Baba - Trăistaru, Şofron.

For their match strategy, Ice_Tea had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Ice_Tea took the lead 8 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as P. Kania elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 28 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by G. Şofron. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Forestry claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

Forestry's B. Rózsavölgyi had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 78 minutes having been played. M. Caragaţă was the replacement. 80 minutes into the match, Forestry nearly took the lead, as G. Şofron broke through on the right. J. Kirjarinta made the save, however. Forestry enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

The most dominating Ice_Tea player was without a doubt B. Vernacotola. However, I. Ciupercă made a disastrous appearance. Forestry's best player was L. Harabagiu. A. Haliba on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.