Backhanders 0 - 6 LONDON (390052728)

38716 spectators had come to Stick a pony in me pocket this cloudy day. Stanisław Cieplak was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anfós Guerrero and Pablo Agramunt. Backhanders decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Nicolae - Airlie, Yeong Ching, Spósito - Rust, Kennedy, Abed-Ibrahim, Vrenegoor - Durán, Kerridge, Balogh.

LONDON had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Di Lauro - Dudarev, Granahan - Giuliato, Skelding, Mendez Loiso, Zerbo, Crasto - Renaudin, Lammerts, van der Berken.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Backhanders. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 24 minutes into the match left LONDON's A. Lammerts completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 25 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for L. Granahan who increased LONDON's lead to 0 - 2. After 30 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed S. Zerbo to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 3. Backhanders had a magnificent opportunity after 36 minutes as A. Rust hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Backhanders's F. Durán had a nice free kick routine after 38 minutes that was very close to paying off, had it not been for a dramatic save by the visitors' keeper. 39 minutes in, LONDON's L. Granahan received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Halftime score was 0 - 3. LONDON had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

The home keeper was stunned 47 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by D. van der Berken and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 4. After this, you could see that the players of LONDON were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Given a free kick close to the byline, LONDON tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let A. Crasto slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 5, 50 minutes into the game. Backhanders's A. Rust had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to F. Durán who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. 65 minutes into the match, D. van der Berken came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. V. Dudarev received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 67 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 6. The LONDON fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. The crowd groaned when F. Durán, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Backhanders. Possession in this half belonged to LONDON, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Backhanders's top performer was clearly V. Balogh. However, A. Rust made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating LONDON player was without a doubt A. Lammerts. L. Granahan on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 6.