DV 5 - 0 Leiderdorp (390370483)

36650 spectators arrived at de vetbak, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Dawid Prymas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nils Sielert and Dieter Berkesheim. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for DV. Starters: Steen - Vergara, Heuvelman - Jeanguenin, Nijdam, Malavasi, Bergsma, van Ede - Velasco Mendoza, Ben Mokhtar, Gogiashvili.

Leiderdorp decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Helling - Petillon, Herrera, Puul - Terästi, Barnas, Vorotov, Witbaard - Cottaar, Karssen, de Mos.

DV used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Today, Leiderdorp's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. E. Nijdam gave DV the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 T. Gogiashvili could have put DV up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 4 minutes. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for DV, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Cheers filled the stadium as T. Gogiashvili broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to DV. The Leiderdorp players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. The Leiderdorp coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Leiderdorp manager used a brief break in play after 27 minutes to give the players new directives. After 27 minutes, Leiderdorp switched M. Petillon with K. Askgaard, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. DV solidified their lead at the 32 minute mark, as J. Bergsma dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by DV, with 67 percent of the ball.

56 minutes into the game, I. Heuvelman had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Lévêque. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in DV's M. Ben Mokhtar increasing the lead to 4 - 0. Confident in their lead, DV's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. With 72 minutes played, DV's M. Ben Mokhtar almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed Leiderdorp's coach gave G. Rijnink the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Barnas reluctantly left the field. D. Helling became the new Leiderdorp captain. DV were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. G. Velasco Mendoza squirmed through their central defence after 77 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. The crowd roared its approval when K. Steen somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by Leiderdorp's R. Vorotov 81 minutes into the game. DV enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

DV's best player was M. Ben Mokhtar. B. Jeanguenin was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Leiderdorp player was without a doubt R. Karssen. On the other hand, D. Helling's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.