Achilles03 0 - 5 Godfather's (390259289)

34354 fans braved the pouring rain at The Temple. Michael Pfennig was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Koldo Gama and Márk Lyka. Achilles03 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Hagedoorn - Frijns, Akker, Becq - Besse, Embregts, Blog, van Dorst, Averdonk - Leullier, Benneker.

Godfather's had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Centeno - de Ruiter, Elmer - López Melgarejo, Oliveira Henriques, Weistra, Al-Nasser, Medeni - Paryski, Masvidal, James.

22 minutes in, Godfather's's G. de Ruiter received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. In a fantastic display of determination, Achilles03's L. Benneker forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. After 25 minutes, Godfather's's E. Oliveira Henriques made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. B. Weistra didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The home crowd was not impressed when A. Masvidal came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 35 minutes. Godfather's were now up 0 - 2. G. López Melgarejo's tried to storm through the defence after 36 minutes, but J. Becq was just too fast to shake off and the rest of the defence got back to cover. B. Embregts behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 37 minutes as he gave the ball away to E. Oliveira Henriques. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. The home crowd cheered when, after 39 minutes, P. Paryski's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. Achilles03's J. Leullier had the ball at his feet in front of goal after a quickly taken free kick after 42 minutes, but was robbed of it in the blink of an eye by an onrushing defender. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Godfather's enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

J. Becq did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. After 72 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed O. James to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 3. Some fine movement on the left led to a Godfather's goal after 75 minutes, making it 0 - 4. A. Elmer was noted down as the scorer. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Godfather's lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 79 minutes of game time, A. Masvidal had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but K. Hagedoorn was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. With 80 minutes played, Godfather's put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was A. Masvidal. Godfather's had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Achilles03's top performer was clearly R. Averdonk. B. Embregts was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Godfather's player was without a doubt E. Oliveira Henriques. However, A. Masvidal made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 5.