Wodka 3 - 0 Lancia (379119155)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1100 at Galaxy Arena today. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Wodka. The following players had been chosen: Verheecke - Delbroek, Peltier, Ríos López - Cadell, Memeo, Vergels, Daumerie, Knockaert - Van Themsche, Vanderstraeten.

Lancia tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Soubry - Déruy, Raburski, Bărbulescu - Bonnet, Dorrepaal, Golard, Van Driessche, Pruniau - Dolz, Storgård.

After a fine move down the middle G. Knockaert nearly gave the home side a goal after 2 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. With 23 minutes played, D. Bărbulescu of Lancia fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Some things can only be learned through experience, and M. Van Driessche should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Wodka a goal with 31 minutes of the match played. With 34 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as F. Memeo flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. J. Storgård made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. With 37 minutes played, D. Ríos López could have brought this one home for Wodka as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Wodka, with 62 percent of the ball.

Coming from the right, L. Vergels almost managed to score another goal for Wodka, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Lancia's G. Dorrepaal was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 58 minutes. After 60 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by L. Vergels might have resulted in another goal for Wodka. However, V. Soubry made a spectacular save. Wodka solidified their lead at the 67 minute mark, as D. Ríos López dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Wodka's G. Knockaert increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 82 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Wodka, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

The most dominating Wodka player was without a doubt F. Memeo. G. Knockaert was a disappointment, however. Lancia's best player was J. Storgård. On the other hand, S. Déruy's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.