fili 0 - 1 Costesti (393599297)

67239 spectators arrived at The Graveyard, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Alessandro Francescoli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alaric Houze and Eduard Kuuda. fili had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Şaru - Marcon, Kulić, Pintér, Pleskó - Kováts, Mayer, Viola, Florea, Balkanski - Matei.

Costesti decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Byszewski - Maskalėnas, Haussmann, Deičs - Nogueira, Rigotti, Titwani, Palmieri, Karlsson - Georgescu, Meijer.

Costesti's O. Karlsson was shown a yellow card after 17 minutes for slicing down an opponent. fili could have put themselves ahead after 29 minutes but A. Viola missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Halftime score was 0 - 0. fili enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

As the 50 minute mark approached, the fili coach decided it was time for a substitution. Z. Marcon reluctantly made way for H. Hurkmans on the pitch. 60 minutes into the match, the fili manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. 65 minutes into the game, fili wanted to bring some new energy to their game. H. Hurkmans gave G. Castellani a quick hug as he left the field. Costesti took the lead after 70 minutes making the score 0 - 1. P. Georgescu placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. A. Kováts has acquired a talent for predicting the movements of the opposing defence over the years and this almost resulted in a goal 72 minutes into the match. Possession in this half belonged to fili, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

The most dominating fili player was without a doubt V. Matei. G. Balkanski on the other hand, had a terrible day. Costesti's top performer was clearly P. Georgescu. On the other hand, R. Maskalėnas's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.