Picasso1 3 - 0 fhv (390241983)

The crowd of 41317 turning up at Metaldome today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Miel Wagter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Werner Gottberg and Didier Albaynac. Picasso1 decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Merkelbach - Húshovski, Los, Bove, Gennari - Mondriaan, Di Carlofelice, Vidas, Paccagnella - Duyzend, de Roo.

fhv tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: van Utrecht - Struycken, Noomen, Barnas, Overwijk - Valkenberg, Bolt, Bras, van Rijnswou - van de Laarschot, Spaan.

fhv's P. Valkenberg got himself booked for a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, A. Bove of Picasso1 spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 25 minutes into the game, fhv had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. Picasso1 were very close to putting themselves one up after 26 minutes as T. Duyzend got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Down the middle came B. van Rijnswou, making a fantastic play that nearly had fhv take the lead after 27 minutes, but H. Merkelbach preserved the tie. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like M. Bras. 43 minutes into the game, fhv seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to solid. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Picasso1, with 80 percent of the ball.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of fhv was able to get his message across, and raised fhv's organisation to solid. Picasso1 took the lead after 64 minutes as a result of M. de Roo's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. H. van de Laarschot of fhv was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 75 minutes into the game, fhv seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. The corner kick from P. Vidas was powerfully met by the head of R. Mondriaan to make the score 2 - 0. Confident in their lead, Picasso1's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Picasso1's T. Duyzend had an excellent opportunity after 80 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! 84 minutes in, Picasso1 appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. Picasso1 put in a good effort on the right, but P. Vidas saw his volley fly wide of the mark 86 minutes into the game. A well-executed free kick by P. Vidas after 87 minutes made it 3 - 0 for Picasso1. After 88 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as fhv found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. Picasso1 had most of the ball, with 80 percent of possession.

The most dominating Picasso1 player was without a doubt M. de Roo. However, V. Paccagnella made a disastrous appearance. H. van de Laarschot performed admirably for fhv. N. Struycken on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.