Fångens 0 - 5 Scorpions (109234248)

567 punters turned up at Fångens Dilemmas Kakhus, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ferhat Saka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Davide Marcocchi and Gertjan van Veldhoven. Fångens tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. Starters: van Paasen - Thysjö, Megret, Fonseca, Kasztel - Trebbiani, Carlsdorff, Savostikovas - Waziri, Hansson, Faruqui.

Scorpions decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Cozma - Vadot, Dias Brandão, Stellwagen - Curnock, Borup, Hennessey, Hassan, Yanakiev - Aardewijn, Palm.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Fångens. Fångens's S. Faruqui made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 7 minutes into the match. Scorpions's R. Borup managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 18 minutes. 0 - 1. 24 minutes in, Fångens's Y. Waziri received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With the scoreboard showing that 27 minutes had been played, Scorpions nearly put themselves up another goal after P. Palm came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. Fångens mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 30 minutes, but A. Megret was unable to convert from short range. 33 minutes into the game, Fångens seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. R. Borup behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 35 minutes as he gave the ball away to H. Carlsdorff. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. After 38 minutes, Scorpions's P. Palm burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. A drive down the left side allowed R. Borup to get in close and score another goal for Scorpions after 43 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 3. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Scorpions, with 89 percent of the ball.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Fångens had solid organisation. The visitors' K. Yanakiev took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 50 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Scorpions. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Scorpions lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Scorpions came close to extending their lead as K. Yanakiev delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 75 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Stellwagen got himself booked. The manager of Scorpions was not happy. After 83 minutes, Fångens's S. Faruqui fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! An indecisive keeper looked on as a free kick by Scorpions's C. Curnock put the visitors up 0 - 5 after 84 minutes. 86 minutes in, Fångens appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. Possession in this half belonged to Scorpions, who controlled the ball 89 percent of the time.

Fångens's best player was J. Fonseca. I. van Paasen was a disappointment, however. Most important Scorpions player was M. Cozma. G. Stellwagen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 5.