annette 2 - 2 YW (374697195)

28173 punters turned up at annette Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Arvid Karlsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 張 (Zhang) 文晶 (Wenjing) and Jan Lund. annette decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Čvančara - Monferrato, Arvanitis, Turušković - Davidsson, Buchtel, Gury, Dazar, Hartmans - Gerhardsson, Batistuta.

YW tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Brinkhuis - van der Helst, Henniphof, Mooijman - van Es, Versloot, Kersten, Aalbers - Kannegieter, van Dort, van Sonsbeek.

YW clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. 0 - 1 was the score with 12 minutes played, after K. Kannegieter cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for YW. annette's M. Monferrato was shown a yellow card after 23 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 34 minutes played, S. Mooijman of YW fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by annette, with 56 percent of the ball.

After 56 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave M. Kersten a chance to increase the lead for YW, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. By now, the players in YW felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 83 minutes, annette sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached C. Buchtel, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 2. 84 minutes in, YW's K. Kannegieter received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. V. Batistuta was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so annette's J. Tonnerre had to come off the bench. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 86 minutes played, C. Hartmans of annette made the score 2 - 2. The referee showed YW's K. Aalbers the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. annette claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important annette player was F. Dazar. However, S. Davidsson made a disastrous appearance. YW's best player was K. Kannegieter. On the other hand, T. van Dort's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.