kampioenen 0 - 0 Panther (379896213)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 1829 to VC de kampioenen Arena. Libero Palombi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christian Scheck and Ventzislav Bonev. kampioenen tactics involved an interesting 5-5-0 combination. They fielded: Sutton - Elikšis, Wojtyna, Christian, Rácz, Dragoman - Numpaque, Träger, Fourreau, Starace, van Es -.

Panther started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Ratkowski - Hnatiuk, Pabiszczak, Nijenhuis, Misiaszek - Kubis, Okularczyk, Świerzy, Dorniak - Kutas, Kutas.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for kampioenen. Panther clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. W. Hnatiuk received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 18 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. After 20 minutes, kampioenen's F. Rácz fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Panther had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. At this time in the match, kampioenen were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Panther, with 81 percent of the ball.

The pressing tactics used by kampioenen were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Panther had most of the ball, with 82 percent of possession.

M. Sutton performed admirably for kampioenen. C. Numpaque on the other hand, had a terrible day. Panther's top performer was clearly P. Nijenhuis. J. Świerzy was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.