Schuppers 3 - 2 cocktails (388558424)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 36193 had shown up at Het Patattenveld for the match. Mattias Liljendahl was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eustachio Filipovic Ricci and Michael Lennox. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Antwerpen derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Schuppers tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Droge - Gysbrechts, Bjerknes, Laborde - Van De Lanotte, De Bakker, Saverys, Smits, Quettani - Hazan, Eriksson.

cocktails decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Siveri - Técher, Hiekkala, Chierici, Rosa - Fredriksson, Rajchel, de Atter, Skovenborg - Leuku, Fesefeldt.

Schuppers used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. cocktails clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The counterattacks of cocktails were deadly and 20 minutes into the game, J. Fesefeldt received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 1. No matter how hard he tried, C. Laborde just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 24 minutes. cocktails's S. Técher refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 34 minutes. 36 minutes into the game, M. Van De Lanotte came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. cocktails were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 37 minutes, J. Fesefeldt swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 0 - 2. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Schuppers enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

The home crowd were delighted when D. Smits scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 1 - 2. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! Schuppers's C. Laborde left the field after 66 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Drissi. With 74 minutes played, the Schuppers coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. B. Silkijn came on, F. Eriksson had to leave the fray. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Schuppers's M. Van De Lanotte was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 80 minutes. M. Bollyn was given a chance to change things around. With 81 minutes played, after a good run down the left, M. Bollyn went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. R. Vanlerberghe was called on to replace cocktails's G. Rosa after 82 minutes following a nasty collision. A handball in the penalty area gave the home team a penalty 83 minutes into the match, and F. Gysbrechts was able to score, taking the scoreline to 2 - 2. Schuppers's F. Gysbrechts was shown a yellow card after 84 minutes for slicing down an opponent. They were singing the praises of T. Hazan 85 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 3 - 2 to Schuppers. Schuppers had most of the ball, with 74 percent of possession.

B. De Bakker performed admirably for Schuppers. B. Silkijn turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating cocktails player was without a doubt S. Leuku. On the other hand, R. Vanlerberghe's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.