Sherriffs 8 - 0 dons (390123492)

Clouds darkened the skies at Anfield II as 12000 spectators turned up for the match. Tomek Bochnacki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ahmed Bin-Hossein and Knudt Carlowitz. Sherriffs tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Handler - Stanborough, Orbek, Kalina, Smith - Moloney, Fabrie, Sibery, Ojalainen - Boyer, Gardiner.

dons started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Shaw - Morris, Barker Jones, Fenn, Callaghan - Conner, Claridge, Dawson, Soar - Alehouse, Billingham.

For their match strategy, Sherriffs had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Sherriffs took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as T. Sibery elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Boyer broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to Sherriffs. After 35 minutes of play, Sherriffs's S. Smith unexpectedly struck an inside out ball from no angle at all and C. Moloney slotted it into the net for 3 - 0. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Orbek got himself booked. The manager of Sherriffs was not happy. With 42 minutes played, C. Gardiner of Sherriffs fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Sherriffs managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when W. Kalina cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. With 44 minutes played, Sherriffs put themselves up 5 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to C. Gardiner, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Sherriffs's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 5 - 0 was the score after the first half. Sherriffs enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 85 percent of possession.

Sherriffs's G. Orbek saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 60 minutes. The Sherriffs players could smell victory in the air. N. Boyer wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for D. Ullathorne after 80 minutes. G. Orbek dispatched a majestic long shot 80 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. 81 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as D. Ullathorne broke through, making the score 6 - 0 for Sherriffs. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Sherriffs scored another to make it 7 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for D. Ullathorne after 82 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Sherriffs to 8 - 0 as W. Kalina finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Sherriffs had most of the ball, with 88 percent of possession.

Sherriffs's top performer was clearly O. Fabrie. However, W. Handler made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating dons player was without a doubt S. Alehouse. On the other hand, O. Shaw's play was disheartening. The match ends 8 - 0.