stelarii 8 - 0 Nivelles (393974421)

2341 spectators had come to Hell Unleashed In GHENCEA this cloudy day. Rino Sutamto was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Calogero Ciulla and Antonio Fontecilla. stelarii had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players took the field: van Dongen - Adamczak, Schuttenhelm, Ugarte - Izaguirre, Stănciulescu, Ion, Merzlyakov - Shulman, Tandori, Soare.

Nivelles decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Francken - Etienne, Braet, Van de Geuchte - Faingnaert, Samaille, Gigli, Van Binst - Altenbockum, Belghazi, Deknock.

stelarii took the lead 5 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as T. Schuttenhelm elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Nivelles's M. Samaille refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 6 minutes. stelarii managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when L. Ugarte cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of stelarii to 3 - 0 as E. Shulman finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. At this point, it was obvious that the players of stelarii lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 24 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as I. Izaguirre broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for stelarii. 33 minutes into the game, stelarii seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a excellent level of organisation. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in stelarii's P. Stănciulescu increasing the lead to 5 - 0. stelarii's K. Merzlyakov got himself booked for a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 5 - 0. stelarii claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that stelarii had excellent organisation. After 60 minutes, P. Adamczak put stelarii ahead 6 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Ion from stelarii a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 62 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! M. Samaille of Nivelles had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. F. Malengreaux came in to finish the match. With 73 minutes played, M. Ion could have brought this one home for stelarii as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. I. Izaguirre's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert E. Shulman was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for stelarii. 7 - 0. 78 minutes in, stelarii appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only excellent. stelarii solidified their lead at the 79 minute mark, as T. Schuttenhelm dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 8 - 0. After 82 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Nivelles's F. Malengreaux being carried off the pitch and replaced by M. Verpooten. E. Shulman wanted to play on, but the stelarii coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 84 minutes into the game by G. Cantemir. P. Stănciulescu became the new stelarii captain. L. Ugarte left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 85 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Echegaray was the replacement. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by stelarii, with 80 percent of the ball.

The most dominating stelarii player was without a doubt G. Cantemir. B. Tandori was a disappointment, however. Most important Nivelles player was O. Altenbockum. M. Verpooten on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 0.