AHP 3 - 0 Bruske (390250104)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and De Meer saw a crowd turnout of 37118. Tatu Sallanpuro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henry Søltoft and Yann David. AHP decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Lineup: Cappelli - Sidoli, Aronds, Leeuwenburgh, Kors, Durand - Drijvers, Welten, Cândido - Jiménez de Asín, Ronneburg.

Bruske had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: van Emden - Trimboli, Beekhuis, Yousif - Shpigler, Moens, Walg, de Hoon, Würmseer - Heus, Balmas.

Bruske's D. Moens could have put the guests one up after 11 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but C. Cappelli was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. N. Wouters was called on to replace AHP's T. Kors after 32 minutes following a nasty collision. AHP could have put themselves ahead after 38 minutes but D. Jiménez de Asín missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

AHP bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by D. Jiménez de Asín for 1 - 0. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Bruske's S. de Hoon was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 65 minutes. H. Mol was given a chance to change things around. 65 minutes into the game, AHP were awarded a penalty that D. Jiménez de Asín turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. A well placed corner kick from D. Jiménez de Asín was followed by S. Leeuwenburgh's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for AHP, the score now 3 - 0. With 81 minutes played, AHP's B. Drijvers almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by AHP, with 51 percent of the ball.

Most important AHP player was B. Drijvers. N. Wouters was a disappointment, however. S. Heus performed admirably for Bruske. M. Beekhuis on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.