Haiducii 4 - 1 hmid (379868025)

Clouds darkened the skies at Iliesti Arena as 2687 spectators turned up for the match. Jermaine Bowman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matti Selenius and Örjan Thörnén. Haiducii had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Lineup: Murgu - Peli, Kimak, Vianu, Olărean, İnönü - Vasile, D'Avanzo, Brandt - Buzatu, Eilander.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for hmid. The following players had been chosen: Péan - Żuk, Fiel, Levant - Aslan, Drissi, Czajkowski, Delattre, Ben Frej - Tullet, Bagui.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for hmid. Haiducii took the lead 11 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as D. Buzatu elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. E. Eilander squirmed through their central defence after 22 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. E. Eilander could have increased the lead after 26 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. hmid's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Haiducii, with 67 percent of the ball.

After 50 minutes, E. Eilander put Haiducii ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed hmid's coach gave F. Souissi the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Delattre reluctantly left the field. Haiducii increased the lead as B. Kimak struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. The players of Haiducii now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by O. Czajkowski. At last, hmid's F. Souissi was able to backheel the ball in. 4 - 1. Coming from the right, L. Vasile almost managed to score another goal for Haiducii, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After 82 minutes, hmid switched X. Péan with C. Zouaoui, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Haiducii claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

E. Eilander performed admirably for Haiducii. However, E. Murgu made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating hmid player was without a doubt A. Bagui. S. Ben Frej turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 1.