Mikey1506 5 - 1 AFC82 (374878750)

A scorching day at Spike city, where 9289 spectators were in place for today's match. Marek Lont was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan García and Knud Tesak. Mikey1506 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: van der Struijk - Schuurman, van Klooster, Broers - Amraoui, Stam, Goedee, Berson, Leferink - Gezelle, Slendebroek.

AFC82 tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Nicita - Vanderhoydonck, Minh Hưng, Bratić - Verwij, De Buck, Phadke, Óberfrank - Verbon, Vermande, Ball.

AFC82 were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. A lack of experience caused W. van Klooster to make a difficult dribble close to dangerous opponent J. Verbon of AFC82, who took the opportunity to score making it 0 - 1. With 13 minutes played, Mikey1506's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to J. Gezelle he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 1 - 1. Mikey1506 took the lead, 2 - 1, after a penalty 23 minutes into the match. K. Amraoui scored from the penalty spot. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. M. Schuurman squirmed through their central defence after 29 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 1. R. Ball of AFC82 received a yellow card after 32 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Mikey1506's J. Goedee increased the lead to 4 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 33 minutes. By now, the players in Mikey1506 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why A. Broers found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Coming from the right, J. Leferink almost managed to score another goal for Mikey1506, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 4 - 1 was the score after the first half. Mikey1506 had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs P. De Buck found it hard to get back into position. Mikey1506's V. Berson saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 69 minutes. As usual, P. Óberfrank tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. Mikey1506 put in a good effort on the right, but J. Gezelle saw his volley fly wide of the mark 72 minutes into the game. After 82 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by J. Gezelle might have resulted in another goal for Mikey1506. However, E. Nicita made a spectacular save. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Mikey1506 scored another to make it 5 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for J. Leferink after 86 minutes. J. Gezelle could have increased the lead after 88 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Mikey1506, with 71 percent of the ball.

J. Gezelle performed admirably for Mikey1506. B. van der Struijk turned in a dismal performance, however. AFC82's best player was J. Verbon. However, P. De Buck made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 1.