Lewisham 10 - 0 Cantona (374508950)

A scorching day at King Kenny Lane, where 23732 spectators were in place for today's match. Sietse Harding was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Iisakki Tikka and Stefan Toresson. Lewisham had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Lineup: Hares - Vasco, Churchill, Jajić, Keresztély, Robbins - Humpage, van Barneveld, Tarar - Maric, Roelofsen.

Cantona decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Blare - Smithyman, Stewart, Knight, Fletcher - Orr, Bucknall, Pollak, Byrne - Parker, Carruthers.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Lewisham. Lewisham took the lead 7 minutes in, as T. Roelofsen broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Lewisham solidified their lead at the 32 minute mark, as T. Roelofsen dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. G. Robbins's lack of experience almost gave Cantona a goal after 36 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 37 minutes, S. Humpage put Lewisham ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Cheers filled the stadium as R. Tarar broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Lewisham. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Lewisham lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. N. van Barneveld increased the lead for Lewisham to 5 - 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 5 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Lewisham, with 63 percent of the ball.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Lewisham's S. Maric increasing the lead to 6 - 0. The sunny day didn't make things easy for S. Maric who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. Lewisham increased the lead as G. Keresztély struck to make the score 7 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. 87 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as T. Roelofsen broke through, making the score 8 - 0 for Lewisham. By then T. Roelofsen had scored three goals - a hat trick! Cantona's T. Orr left the field after 88 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Mubarak. Cheers filled the stadium as T. Roelofsen broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 9 - 0 to Lewisham. Lewisham's N. van Barneveld got himself booked for a foul. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. S. Humpage squirmed through their central defence after 89 minutes, increasing the lead to 10 - 0. The referee showed Lewisham's R. Tarar the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Possession in this half belonged to Lewisham, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

The most dominating Lewisham player was without a doubt T. Roelofsen. On the other hand, R. Tarar's play was disheartening. Cantona's best player was A. Mubarak. T. Blare was a disappointment, however. The match ends 10 - 0.