Rownhams 9 - 0 City (374459733)

The 36251 spectators at The ThunderDome were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Richard Anderson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fábio Coronel and Luca Angrillini. Rownhams tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Starters: Vijande - Tittmansdorf, Isabella, Baldwin - Gibić, Spierings, Rahman, Hoblik - Kuryłek, Block, Waghäusel.

City had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Andersen - Michaels, De Candia, Hines - Pasiukevičius, Tripathi, Ball, Toland - Langstone, Gage, Troitiño.

M. Waghäusel of Rownhams was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish M. De Candia, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 0. 23 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as M. Waghäusel broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Rownhams. Rownhams's L. Hoblik was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 25 minutes. Rownhams solidified their lead at the 26 minute mark, as G. Isabella dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. The home side's M. Waghäusel came close to extending the lead 30 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but D. Andersen managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. D. Tripathi of City received a yellow card after 31 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 34 minutes, Rownhams's J. Block fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Rownhams's F. Baldwin had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 35 minutes having been played. G. Olivera was the replacement. J. Spierings increased the lead for Rownhams to 4 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Rownhams enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Rownhams's M. Waghäusel increasing the lead to 5 - 0. At that, M. Waghäusel was noted down for a hat trick! Rownhams put themselves up 6 - 0 when M. Waghäusel broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Rownhams lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 67 minutes, J. Block put Rownhams ahead 7 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Rownhams's I. Gibić increased the lead to 8 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 69 minutes. Cheers filled the stadium as G. Isabella broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 9 - 0 to Rownhams. Rownhams claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 76 percent.

Rownhams's best player was A. Kuryłek. G. Isabella was a disappointment, however. S. Langstone performed admirably for City. However, B. Hines made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 9 - 0.