Diamantul 6 - 2 ARIPILE (380865534)

Clear skies welcomed the 21576 spectators who had made their way to Municipal. Trofim Romanchik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niklas Kullenland and Jan Beavers. Diamantul tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Gobert - Matičić, Eribe, Sobreda, Podeanu - Georgescu, Heeke, Johanneskirche, Špiler - Twomey, Magosi.

ARIPILE had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Raica - Prevezanos, Wyffels, Bernadzikowski - Somogyi, Părăian, Goran, Şopu - Pyrmont, Ivan, Manuel.

Diamantul decided to play creatively. Today, ARIPILE's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. K. Prevezanos hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving ARIPILE's T. Somogyi an easy chance to knock it in for 0 - 1. T. Magosi really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by B. Eribe after a corner. After 19 minutes of play, T. Magosi equalised for Diamantul after an elegant attack from the right. Many thought T. Magosi ought to have been awarded a penalty 31 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around S. Raica after a determined run through the middle. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 33 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Diamantul fans erupted in celebration as A. Twomey rifled the ball into the the top corner. 2 - 1! M. Bernadzikowski of ARIPILE was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Players in ARIPILE heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. R. Pyrmont finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 2 - 2 36 minutes into the match. Coming in from the right, ARIPILE had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 39 minutes, but T. Somogyi's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Halftime score was 2 - 2. Diamantul enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

After 67 minutes, the Diamantul coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving H. Georgescu off the field. N. Ganea took his place. 67 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Diamantul substitution. C. Amarandei came on for U. Matičić. E. Heeke would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. V. Neira entered the game for Diamantul as the match clock showed 67 minutes. Diamantul broke through on the left 69 minutes into the game, with M. Špiler firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. A late sliding challenge from M. Bernadzikowski was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and ARIPILE left a man down. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Diamantul's A. Twomey increasing the lead to 4 - 2. By now, the players in Diamantul felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. M. Špiler increased the lead for Diamantul to 5 - 2, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Things were deteriorating for the away team as Diamantul scored another to make it 6 - 2 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for C. Podeanu after 79 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Diamantul, with 62 percent of the ball.

Diamantul's best player was R. Johanneskirche. On the other hand, W. Gobert's play was disheartening. Most important ARIPILE player was C. Manuel. S. Raica was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 2.