The red 2 - 0 Charmies (374652614)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 41933 at Thunder DOME today. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Amsterdam derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. The red tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Bommer - de Mul, Fischer, Vurens, Franken, Aragón Reyes - Bezemer, Altınışık, Koelewijn - Hamerslag, Marcel.

Charmies started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Ryklys - Asper, van Hattum, Frederiksz - Bender, Oiteiro, de Lange, Ørskov - Mauve, van Trier, Mentzer.

A crazy pass by H. Koelewijn towards his own keeper almost caused a goal for Charmies, but M. Mauve didn't get the finish right. Speedy E. Marcel tried one of his patented rushes 29 minutes into the game, but C. Oiteiro was just as fast and averted the attack. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

After 51 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. H. Fischer easily put the ball away to give the lead to The red . 1 - 0 With 65 minutes played, J. Bezemer could have brought this one home for The red as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Charmies's N. Ørskov was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Cheers filled the stadium as H. Hamerslag broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to The red . The players of The red now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The red mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 78 minutes, but H. Koelewijn was unable to convert from short range. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

The most dominating The red player was without a doubt H. Koelewijn. On the other hand, M. Bommer's play was disheartening. Most important Charmies player was R. de Lange. T. Asper on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.