YW 2 - 1 fantasie (374697142)

51440 spectators had come to Yellow Wolf-Arena this cloudy day. José Ceballos was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lucio Mistral and Erich Kouwenberg. YW started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Brinkhuis - van der Helst, Henniphof, Mooijman - Vink, Raatgever, Aalbers, Kersten - Damar, van Dort, van Sonsbeek.

fantasie decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. Starters: Pap - Tarasiewicz, Kloos, Andersen, Franco - Sarphati, Wigboldus, Visbeen - Gretić, Braet, van Vollenhoven.

YW seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The strategy for fantasie was to use their ability to press. Some great play up the middle by YW led to a chance for L. Henniphof to score after 8 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. YW's L. Henniphof tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The pressing tactics used by fantasie were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. M. Sarphati sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from M. Braet after 31 minutes of play, making the score 0 - 1. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for YW, but S. van Sonsbeek's shot went over the bar. S. Mooijman was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, YW's M. Kersten managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 1 - 1 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to YW, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

After 46 minutes, the fantasie coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving Z. Franco off the field. S. Zengers took his place. At this time in the match, fantasie were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. YW broke through on the left 61 minutes into the game, with K. Aalbers firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. Coming through the middle S. Zengers almost scored the equaliser for fantasie after 66 minutes, but K. Brinkhuis made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. 68 minutes in, YW's T. van Dort received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. YW had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Most important YW player was S. van Sonsbeek. M. Kersten was a disappointment, however. fantasie's top performer was clearly T. Kloos. A. Pap turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.