Frankyboys 2 - 3 Dommel (390324635)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Frankyboys United Arena saw a crowd turnout of 28755. Julian Borbeck was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Toribio Pose and Aldo Maria Labunda. A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Frankyboys. The following players had been chosen: Solano - Reckers, Marino, Rovis, Nooitmeer, Mosoni - Gardosa, Hakim, Craeghs - Roque, Loevestein.

Dommel tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Dompeling - Jusuf, Ebrahimi, Moseman - van Kleef, Ecebay, Viidemann, Adolphe - Kools, Busstra, Ramić.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Frankyboys. For their match strategy, Dommel had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. A penalty was given after 3 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 0 - 1. G. Moseman was the scorer. With 6 minutes played, Dommel put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was R. Kools. After 12 minutes Frankyboys's A. Roque contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Frankyboys's O. Hakim got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 2. A. Roque finished off the counterattack of Frankyboys from the left rather easily, making the score 2 - 2. 2 - 2 was the score after the first half. Dommel claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 81 minutes that gave the visitors the 2 - 3 lead. Despite the controversy, G. Moseman struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. After 83 minutes of game time, R. Kools had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but J. Solano was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. Frankyboys had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 84 minutes, but C. Nooitmeer's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Coming in from the right, Frankyboys had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 86 minutes, but A. Roque's attempt to finish was easily stopped. After 88 minutes, the defensive line of Frankyboys created a counterattack through the middle that gave A. Roque a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Dommel, with 61 percent of the ball.

Frankyboys's top performer was clearly C. Nooitmeer. C. Gardosa turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Dommel player was L. Busstra. However, G. Moseman made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.