Equal, but beaten

"Both teams hope and every match is a chance for them to gain points", said Viorel Moldovan before the match, former player at Nantes, and now the coach of la FC Vaslui. He was not wrong. The first half it was as if there were 2 boxers face to which wanted to make the great hit. The French had a good start. Gourcuff hit without mercy in the 6th minute, the goal was very much  alike the one received on Olimpico. The equalizer looked like the one in Rome, Dani scoring through a splendid header (10).

Then Kone missed incredibly at 3 meters from the goalpost (27), and Dubarbier made fun of Blanc’s people with a heel pass. CFR took over the ground, but Wendel transformed magnificently a free kick. 1-2 (38).

CFR Cluj started in force the second half of the match, but the French didn’t show any fear. They remained calm on the alert rhythm of the hosts. Dubarbier showed again his class, but Valverde had another intervention of great goalkeeper. And the match finished 1-2, with the same feeling as the match from Bordeaux: an equal would have closer to the truth.

CFR: 44. Stăncioiu, 33. Pereira, 27. De Sousa, 20. Cadu, 2. Tony, 8. Peralta, 7. Dubarbier, 31. Dani, 6. G. Mureşan, 19. Culio, 17. Y. Kone