smithstuffers 6 - 0 FCSKEMA (390121767)

Clouds darkened the skies at smithstuffers Arena as 29878 spectators turned up for the match. Jan Johannessen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bobo Böttner and Rinat Kachalov. smithstuffers started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. They fielded: Kucharczyk - Gustavsson, Drane, Ibari, bin Durum, Ristna - Boulanger, Eckenbrecher, MacLise - Petch, Hanson.

FCSKEMA tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Gossage - Pollard, Blanchfield, Chapple, Watkinson - Carvell, Drysdale, Cartwright, Swanson - Long, Geliher.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for smithstuffers. smithstuffers broke through on the left 3 minutes into the game, with P. Petch firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in smithstuffers's J. Ibari increasing the lead to 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of smithstuffers lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. smithstuffers's M. Eckenbrecher saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 15 minutes. With 17 minutes played, smithstuffers put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to S. Gustavsson, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. After 21 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and K. Ristna gave the smithstuffers supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0. Things were deteriorating for the away team as smithstuffers scored another to make it 5 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for J. Hanson after 24 minutes. 5 - 0 was the score after the first half. smithstuffers enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

J. Hanson had a fantastic opportunity to put smithstuffers up another goal 69 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. With 71 minutes played, M. Long of FCSKEMA fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. S. Gustavsson could have put smithstuffers up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 72 minutes. M. Eckenbrecher increased the lead for smithstuffers to 6 - 0, 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! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by smithstuffers, with 67 percent of the ball.

Most important smithstuffers player was K. Ristna. P. Petch was a disappointment, however. FCSKEMA's top performer was clearly J. Carvell. However, T. Gossage made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 0.