Knudde2 1 - 3 Arsenal FC (374652465)

34462 spectators had found their way to The Amphitheatre, despite the heavy rain. Joel DeJean was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marco Polato and Tomo Asanović. Knudde2 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Groenewegen - Verkerk, Dindi, Kalckstein-Oslowski - Heiß, Erlikh, Castañer, Schiattarella, Sobalski - van der Tuin, Alivuković.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Arsenal FC. Starters: Airo - Hooyberghs, Diepenbrock, Domb, Heres - Telders, Kelder, Tyni, Maat, Palacios - Woudenberg.

The rain made it hard for players like P. Schiattarella to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. At 23 minutes played, G. Verkerk came in from the right with the intention of giving Knudde2 the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Arsenal FC's J. Kelder gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 27 minutes with a superb strike from the right. The visitors' C. Telders took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 32 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Arsenal FC. A marvellous Knudde2 effort on the right-hand side resulted in a goal after 33 minutes by S. van der Tuin, making the score 1 - 2. Knudde2's G. Verkerk was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 34 minutes. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Hooyberghs from Arsenal FC a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 38 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! K. Heiß of Knudde2 had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. E. Valdimarsson came in to finish the match. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

With 63 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed J. Tyni of Arsenal FC to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 3. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as S. van der Tuin tried lifting the ball over keeper J. Airo. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. After 74 minutes, the defensive line of Arsenal FC created a counterattack through the middle that gave J. Kelder a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Knudde2 needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes N. Dindi made way for C. Drummond. E. Valdimarsson slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Arsenal FC had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Knudde2's best player was S. van der Tuin. On the other hand, E. Groenewegen's play was disheartening. Most important Arsenal FC player was T. Woudenberg. J. Tyni was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.