Paixalet 6 - 0 Leusden (393976280)

3722 punters turned up at Follòdrom Municipal Jan Tronstad, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Pajsije Bešević was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jørgen Kristensen and Olivier Kattmann. Paixalet tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Sastrón - Deleersnyder, Paci - Poborski, Safont, Caban, Bezares, Koepsel - Cansel, Niciński, Gordoncillo.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Leusden. They fielded: Hadders - Vossaert, Koelman, van der Ban - Buunk, ter Berg, Frijns, de With - Hasselaar, Buda, Wijnberg.

Paixalet showed off their creative tactics. With 16 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, C. Caban needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. Paixalet broke through on the left 27 minutes into the game, with A. Niciński firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The crowd gasped as F. Buda of Leusden was flattened by an opponent after 36 minutes and had to be carried off. A. Bellaar came in off the bench. After 38 minutes, T. Cansel put Paixalet ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. By now, the players in Paixalet felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Koepsel from Paixalet a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 39 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! E. Buunk couldn't finish the match after being injured, leaving Leusden a man down. Paixalet put in a good effort on the right, but B. Koepsel saw his volley fly wide of the mark 41 minutes into the game. With 42 minutes of the game having been played, P. Wijnberg received a blow to the hip in a collision and was unable to continue. Leusden, with no available replacements, now faced the prospect of finishing the game with a reduced number of players. Paixalet increased the lead as R. Safont struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. After 43 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by A. Gordoncillo might have resulted in another goal for Paixalet. However, T. Hadders made a spectacular save. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Paixalet claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 86 percent.

Paixalet put themselves up 4 - 0 when A. Gordoncillo broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. With 52 minutes played, Paixalet put themselves up 5 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to A. Gordoncillo, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. C. Caban unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The Paixalet players could smell victory in the air. A. Gordoncillo wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Giehse after 60 minutes. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Paixalet scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Niciński after 65 minutes. 71 minutes in, Paixalet's A. Niciński received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Paixalet coach let J. Rubio replace D. Deleersnyder after 83 minutes. B. Koepsel was handed the Paixalet captain's armband. The coach of Paixalet was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 88 minutes, K. El-Alami came on for R. Paci. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Paixalet, with 86 percent of the ball.

Paixalet's top performer was clearly T. Cansel. On the other hand, A. Sastrón's play was disheartening. Leusden's best player was N. Koelman. N. Frijns on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 0.