hammerton 6 - 0 rockets101 (374507087)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 23636 to blackbrook park. Miguel Vieira was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Orlando Michel and Benicio Brea. hammerton decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Lineup: Sarjakivi - Schmidt, Šaroun, Amoriello, Putnam - Vanhorebeek, Staffoli, Mikkelsen, Maçi, Lobry - Wyrwicki.

rockets101 started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Banks - Junejo, Dowse, Faber, Crozier - Mag Aoidh, Crane, Kyle, Newman - Biggs, Arbus.

The strategy for hammerton was to use their ability to press. hammerton's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, K. Wyrwicki scored for hammerton putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 12 minutes. The pressing tactics used by hammerton were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. hammerton solidified their lead at the 15 minute mark, as Z. Šaroun dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Mikkelsen from hammerton a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 28 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! hammerton managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when C. Amoriello cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. hammerton enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 92 percent of possession.

hammerton pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in hammerton's V. Staffoli increasing the lead to 4 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of hammerton were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 70 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as L. Lobry broke through, making the score 5 - 0 for hammerton. Content with how the game was proceeding, the hammerton coach let S. Drvendžija replace K. Wyrwicki after 72 minutes. At this time in the match, hammerton were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Clever play that showed his experience gave L. Lobry a good chance to score, but the shot hit the crossbar. With 82 minutes played, hammerton put themselves up 6 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to A. Mikkelsen, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. hammerton had most of the ball, with 93 percent of possession.

The most dominating hammerton player was without a doubt C. Amoriello. However, D. Maçi made a disastrous appearance. rockets101's top performer was clearly B. Arbus. A. Newman was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 0.