League

Parc des Princes
Spectators: 8560 (Terracing: 6421, Seating: 1968, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ikarios Kokkinos started the match with the kick off. Traian Crăciunaș kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Paris Saint-Germain's Zebastian Soned got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valeriu Enache came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gerard Costello could save by the left post. Jacindo Abalos hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Ikarios Kokkinos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 20 minutes into the game, Valeriu Enache was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paris Saint-Germain's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC U Craiova 1948 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Paris Saint-Germain's Valeriu Enache got a free kick in the 20th minute. Constantin Ciolacu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Kamppunen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Paris Saint-Germain getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Viriato lacerda hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Paris Saint-Germain's goal looked a bit too open when Ikarios Katsiavrias came free, but Constantin Ciolacu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Gerard Costello managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Paris Saint-Germain's Valeriu Enache fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. FC U Craiova 1948's Gerard Costello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save FC U Craiova 1948 from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute, Valeriu Enache got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, FC U Craiova 1948's Gerard Costello got control of the ball when Viriato lacerda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daddy Doro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zebastian Soned to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC U Craiova 1948's goalkeeper Gerard Costello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato lacerda in the 56th minute of play forced FC U Craiova 1948's goalkeeper Gerard Costello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Viriato lacerda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerard Costello was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. With a little luck, Paris Saint-Germain's Constantin Ciolacu got control of the ball when Ikarios Kokkinos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerard Costello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zebastian Soned, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Gerard Costello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viriato lacerda's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Constantin Ciolacu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Kamppunen in the 67th minute of play. Sandu Chelaru kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Gerard Costello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato lacerda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daddy Doro charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daddy Doro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Constantin Ciolacu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Chelaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato lacerda in the 90th minute of play forced FC U Craiova 1948's goalkeeper Gerard Costello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, FC U Craiova 1948 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandu Chelaru to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC U Craiova 1948's goalkeeper Gerard Costello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Paris Saint-Germain supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC U Craiova 1948's performance. The match ended with a win for FC U Craiova 1948.