D1par 3 - 0 Craiova (380817542)

42482 spectators arrived at Giulesti Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Brian Mason was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Avi Nissim and Joël Smet. D1par had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Ferreira - Woroniecki, Muchacho, Okverdi - Sienkiewicz, Gräsel, Weiner, Vipotnik, Asteriou - Leyva Prado, Folkerts.

Craiova decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Frenkel - Uixera, Madaus, Pirnat - Gemser, Mitru, Rotariu, Gaud, Antičev - Iglesias Cano, Pestana.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Craiova. The D1par free kick 4 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of E. Leyva Prado, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! D1par increased the lead as T. Folkerts struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. The players of D1par now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. R. Asteriou caught everyone by surprise with a unexpected volley after 18 minutes. A. Sienkiewicz was perfectly placed to take advantage of the play, but unfortunately, he was as surprised as anyone and couldn't finish for D1par. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by D1par, with 57 percent of the ball.

V. Antičev of Craiova was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 52 minutes in, D1par's V. Gräsel received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Craiova, J. Madaus was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. M. Selay replaced him. D1par's A. Sienkiewicz was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - T. Folkerts managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 3 - 0 after 56 minutes. V. Gräsel unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. D1par claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Most important D1par player was J. Vipotnik. A. Sienkiewicz turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Craiova player was without a doubt N. Rotariu. On the other hand, D. Pirnat's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.