Orsova 3 - 3 vitamizatii (365265552)

45069 spectators had come to Tineretul this cloudy day. Gérard Castelain was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arnaud Brunet and Thore Robatsch. Orsova had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. They fielded: Portochese - Skrlj, Centelles, Ghini, Paulamäki - Iacobescu, Leone, Byskov - Ştirb, Pappritz, Bradaschia.

vitamizatii started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Partio - Carlos, Constanda, Scognamillo, Francalanci - Vītolnieks, Nesher, Ederer, Štucin - Savary, Baum.

Orsova used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Orsova were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. M. Ştirb gave Orsova the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 A lot of people in the terraces claimed the penalty resulting in vitamizatii's R. Ederer equaliser for 1 - 1 was a mistake by the referee. He did, however, have a very good view of the situation from his position. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to T. Skrlj, but the Orsova player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 2 - 1! 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by vitamizatii, with 51 percent of the ball.

With 46 minutes gone, vitamizatii had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, D. Carlos did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. The visiting team's D. Francalanci was able to score the 2 - 2 equaliser with a header 62 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Orsova, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. G. Bradaschia caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 81 minutes. This gave Orsova the 3 - 2 lead. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as vitamizatii's M. Štucin put the ball in the onion bag after 84 minutes to make it 3 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to vitamizatii, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Most important Orsova player was S. Pappritz. M. Paulamäki on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating vitamizatii player was without a doubt B. Baum. G. Constanda turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.