skinnys 5 - 0 Leek (374836577)

Due to an all-day shower, 12169 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at de zwarte kuil. Derya Okar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bengt Ekstrand and Steven Gifford. skinnys tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: de Mingo - ten Dam, Rosenberg, Glória Silva, Barrevoets - Hviid, Augusto, Blokker, Wafelbakker - Martini, van de Voorde.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Leek. The following players had been chosen: Lamminaho - Aurigemma, Wójtowicz, Ketting, Janc - Jagodziak, Biburger, Cabezas, Elsinga - De Falco, Neve.

skinnys saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Leek were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Many thought S. Glória Silva ought to have been awarded a penalty 2 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around J. Lamminaho after a determined run through the middle. 10 minutes in, skinnys's S. Glória Silva received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Players in skinnys heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. skinnys took the lead after 34 minutes as a result of S. Martini's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. With 35 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after J. Wójtowicz came through the middle, but his kick went wide. A. De Falco was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. After 41 minutes, skinnys 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 S. Martini, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 0. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. skinnys had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

skinnys put themselves up 3 - 0 when M. Blokker broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Coming from the right, M. Blokker almost managed to score another goal for skinnys, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Things were deteriorating for the away team as skinnys scored another to make it 4 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for T. van de Voorde after 54 minutes. P. Janc of Leek was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. skinnys's P. Barrevoets got himself booked for a foul. 71 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when skinnys's P. Barrevoets received his second yellow card and was sent off. A. De Falco was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Leek's K. van Kuik had to come off the bench. Cheers filled the stadium as M. Hviid broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to skinnys. By now, the players in skinnys felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. skinnys enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

S. Martini performed admirably for skinnys. V. de Mingo on the other hand, had a terrible day. Leek's top performer was clearly J. Neve. However, J. Lamminaho made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.