jimjam 0 - 10 Malin (392611854)

5752 fans braved the pouring rain at jimjam united Arena. Truls Wolden was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adelino Bento and Johnny Workel. jimjam started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Barnes - Sheppard, Sweeney, Shulgan, Ayre - Brain, Siegler, Thomas, Aldro - Cullen, Smith.

Malin decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Argiolas - Neteland, Durak, Świerczewski - Bretagne, Ingebrigtsen, Muntinga, Consolas, Vossen - Kaselis, Macas.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 2 minutes into the match left Malin's F. Durak completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. N. Kaselis increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. After 16 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for N. Kaselis who increased Malin's lead to 0 - 3. M. Muntinga slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 36 minutes, Malin did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, N. Kaselis was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 4. At that, N. Kaselis was noted down for a hat trick! The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like J. Macas. After 41 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed S. Neteland to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 5. By now, the players in Malin felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 0 - 5 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Malin, who controlled the ball 83 percent of the time.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Malin coach let S. Anber replace W. Świerczewski after 46 minutes. J. Macas received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 56 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 6. The Malin fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. With 61 minutes played, Malin put themselves up 0 - 7 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Q. Bretagne. The home crowd was not impressed when J. Macas came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 69 minutes. Malin were now up 0 - 8. The visitors' D. Consolas took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 76 minutes into the match. 0 - 9 for Malin. The referee showed jimjam's D. Brain the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 83 minutes, Malin's Q. Bretagne burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 10. Malin claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 86 percent.

jimjam's top performer was clearly M. Aldro. L. Barnes on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Malin player was without a doubt J. Macas. On the other hand, F. Vossen's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 10.