helios 6 - 0 FCGusto (390336980)

Clear skies welcomed the 17560 spectators who had made their way to Weiland. Alfons Asper was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kenny Christiansen and Jean-Paul Assink. helios tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Waage - van Dedem, Gillissen, Schovers, Pool, Warnaar - Thomas, van der Krogt, Morais - Arvanitis, Camarena.

FCGusto had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Beerlage - Dijkema, Kluiver, Altaç, Overzet - Sulkers, van der Dop, van Harmelen, van Puffelen - Bouwens, Brandsen.

helios were relying on their ability to counter-attack. helios took the lead 11 minutes in, as M. Morais broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. helios put in a good effort on the right, but M. Camarena saw his volley fly wide of the mark 28 minutes into the game. FCGusto's A. Bouwens got himself booked for a foul. helios's L. Arvanitis went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. Things were deteriorating for the away team as helios scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for M. Camarena after 35 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of helios to 3 - 0 as J. Gillissen finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The home side's L. Arvanitis came close to extending the lead 40 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but E. Beerlage managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. helios had most of the ball, with 85 percent of possession.

helios increased the lead as H. van der Krogt struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. FCGusto had to make a substitution after 74 minutes. L. van der Dop limped off the field and was replaced by R. Overbosch. V. Altaç got left behind when helios's L. Arvanitis made a sudden run forward after 84 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 5 - 0! At this point, it was obvious that the players of helios lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 88 minutes played, helios put themselves up 6 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to H. van der Krogt, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. helios claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

Most important helios player was E. Pool. V. Waage turned in a dismal performance, however. FCGusto's top performer was clearly E. van Puffelen. E. Beerlage on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 0.