city 5 - 0 fanny (390049391)

It had rained all day, but 48623 hardy fans still made it out to Colden house. Wubbo van IJzerloo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Florian Meier von Meinertsgrün and Cãlin Dumitru. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Lagunes derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for city. They fielded: Ambar - Lee, Ready - Dewolf, Henselijn, Elias, Wolfrat, Mirlach - Abreu, Koffi, Atamanyuk.

fanny tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Szluzga - Davenne, Witner, Montes Fuentes, Możdżeń - Criscito, Skirke, Strömstedt, Geveyler, García de Luján - Di Ronza.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for fanny. G. Możdżeń had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. With 18 minutes played O. Atamanyuk almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. In a rapid move 22 minutes into the match, N. Dewolf of city lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked B. Koffi who easily hit it home to make it 1 - 0. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! city's B. Koffi saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 23 minutes. With 24 minutes played, city put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to C. Mirlach, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. fanny's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. After 37 minutes fanny's A. Geveyler limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. The referee showed city's N. Dewolf the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. fanny's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. city had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

The city free kick 47 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of I. Abreu, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 3 - 0! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of city to 4 - 0 as C. Mirlach finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. D. García de Luján of fanny received a yellow card after 53 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. It was a bad day for the usually speedy N. Dewolf. The mud seemed to slow him down. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed fanny's coach gave I. Vuorjoki the opportunity the player had been hoping for. T. Strömstedt reluctantly left the field. At this time in the match, fanny were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. city managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when I. Abreu cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The players of city now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. city claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

city's best player was O. Atamanyuk. E. Ambar turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important fanny player was G. Możdżeń. On the other hand, A. Szluzga's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.