Gerotes 4 - 1 dorado (382894807)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 25164 to Pela-Ule Stadium. Nils Antonsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Friso Ariaans and Andreas Vermeeren. Gerotes tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Josefsson - Moletto, Nyerges, Overlack - Sarrasqueta, Le Boulch, Campion, Takkula, Hangard - Centelles, Carbonaro.

dorado had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Kühlmann - Perreten, Milecki, Jiménez Ayuso - Martikorena, Moreno Cala, Serna, Lauzirika, Monteserín - Bliznyuk, Nunes.

15 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but R. Perreten, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave R. Perreten from dorado a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 22 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 31 minutes, W. Overlack sent the corner kick right to L. Le Boulch who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! 32 minutes into the game dorado's A. Martikorena found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. Against a lesser team, Gerotes could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 35 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. 36 minutes into the game dorado managed a counterattack, but N. Bliznyuk took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. 39 minutes into the game, R. Perreten had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. dorado's F. Jiménez Ayuso got himself booked for a foul. N. Nunes had a good try after 43 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. After 43 minutes, Gerotes's W. Overlack fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! L. Josefsson looked great 44 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' A. Martikorena. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Gerotes enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

J. Centelles of Gerotes was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. J. Centelles gave Gerotes the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 W. Overlack increased the lead for Gerotes to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. D. Campion squirmed through their central defence after 82 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 1. The players of Gerotes now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by dorado, with 51 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Gerotes player was without a doubt C. Carbonaro. L. Josefsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. N. Nunes performed admirably for dorado. On the other hand, F. Jiménez Ayuso's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.