petatjes 9 - 0 PETROL (357583738)

10466 fans braved the pouring rain at de petatjes arena. Bengt Olofsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Santeri Leinonen and Eduardo Torrent. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Oost-Vlaanderen derby and the crowd was divided evenly. petatjes had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Røll - Gantz, Labandero, Colinet, Pierson - Bartoś, Van Oosterwijck, Donakidis, Dixon - Halmes, Rehmke.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for PETROL. The following players had been chosen: Vanaenroyde - Hoflack, Eeckhout, Cardoso, Indevuyst - Van Den Bergen, Verbueken, Braibant, Cubero Arévalo - Balcaen, Dalemans.

petatjes mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. It was obvious that team petatjes had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. petatjes took the lead 3 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as G. Donakidis elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. With 13 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, Â. Cardoso needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. petatjes's G. Donakidis saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 20 minutes. M. Colinet spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. 25 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as D. Halmes broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for petatjes. Things were deteriorating for the away team as petatjes scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for E. Dixon after 26 minutes. Confident in their lead, petatjes's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The referee showed petatjes's P. Labandero the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. G. Verbueken was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so PETROL's D. Faraon had to come off the bench. After 38 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and A. Rehmke gave the petatjes supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to petatjes, who controlled the ball 72 percent of the time.

Cheers filled the stadium as P. Labandero broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to petatjes. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but A. Cubero Arévalo showed great heart and had a good game. petatjes increased the lead as M. Colinet struck to make the score 6 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of petatjes to 7 - 0 as H. Gantz finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After 73 minutes, D. Halmes put petatjes ahead 8 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. D. Halmes squirmed through their central defence after 76 minutes, increasing the lead to 9 - 0. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for D. Halmes. petatjes claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 75 percent.

Most important petatjes player was A. Rehmke. On the other hand, M. Colinet's play was disheartening. PETROL's top performer was clearly J. Indevuyst. However, R. Hoflack made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 9 - 0.