maimutoi 0 - 3 Celtic (394279018)

Dark skies made the crowd of 1437 at maimutoi Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Cédric Brugier was the appointed referee. maimutoi decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Dohányos - Bărbulescu, Bogdan, Cruciat, Soare - Vişan, Ceparu, Andronache - Pasu, Stegăroiu, Dordea.

Celtic tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Kocprd - Galinha, Carondelet, Kámán, Ferretto - Hauser-Larcher, Velký, Valášek, Taraba, Wrethling - Kremlička.

Celtic tried to focus their attacks down the middle. The terraces were silenced after 5 minutes when Celtic's M. Wrethling put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. M. Wrethling came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over D. Dohányos but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. 25 minutes into the game, maimutoi seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. R. Andronache of maimutoi received a yellow card after 36 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 38 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as T. Galinha finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Celtic enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 74 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped maimutoi get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. After the ball was lifted in from the left, R. Velký was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 57 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. B. Taraba was, after 58 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper D. Dohányos made the save. 63 minutes in, maimutoi appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. Some fine movement on the left led to a Celtic goal after 75 minutes, making it 0 - 3. H. Hauser-Larcher was noted down as the scorer. Confident in their lead, Celtic's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 85 minutes into the game, maimutoi seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. Celtic had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

maimutoi's best player was A. Stegăroiu. D. Dohányos turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Celtic player was without a doubt M. Wrethling. B. Kámán on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.