Pedruz 0 - 9 Ancona (361252821)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 16022 at Pedruz Arena today. Stefan Gehrz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Charles-Etienne Landry and Cees Bonte. Pedruz tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Beemster - Weemhoff, Even, Camisassa, Geisler - Merillat, Marini, Mierendorff, Masin - Vojnarovský, Sezan.

Ancona decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Maza - Tjäderer, van Geilswijk - Valio, Danielsen, Lilja, Borges, Inocencio - Miličević, Umano, Hereijgers.

0 - 1 was the score with 2 minutes played, after A. Borges cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Ancona. After 5 minutes, Ancona's M. Hereijgers burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. A drive down the left side allowed M. Miličević to get in close and score another goal for Ancona after 7 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 3. 8 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as P. van Geilswijk finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. By now, the players in Ancona felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. M. Miličević came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over L. Beemster but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Some fine movement on the left led to a Ancona goal after 19 minutes, making it 0 - 5. H. Valio was noted down as the scorer. Halftime score was 0 - 5. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ancona, with 76 percent of the ball.

Ancona increased the lead to 0 - 6 as H. Valio scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. With 76 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed M. Miličević of Ancona to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 7. With 77 minutes played, Ancona put themselves up 0 - 8 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was A. Borges. After 78 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed C. Umano to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 9. Ancona had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

Pedruz's top performer was clearly S. Sezan. However, D. Camisassa made a disastrous appearance. Ancona's best player was M. Hereijgers. On the other hand, R. Maza's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 9.