Swazi 0 - 7 ajax1994 (394130620)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1159 at Swazi-Dome today. Xiang King Li was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jeremy Bongiovanni and Fabián Rojas. Swazi tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Śmieja - Menken, Brankaert, Schenderling - Kuil, de Lang, Methorst, Vastbinder, Geijtenbeek - van der Berken, van de Loo.

ajax1994 started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Dooijer - Medica, Grotto, Garin - Lozano, Buitenhek, Felix, Piens - Wieselmayer, Alexandersson, bin Dahlan.

ajax1994's R. Buitenhek gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 20 minutes with a superb strike from the right. K. Wieselmayer acted with superior experience when, 29 minutes into the match, he predicted a pass, intercepted it and then finished off with a goal. 0 - 2 for ajax1994! M. Medica hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving ajax1994's M. Alexandersson an easy chance to knock it in for 0 - 3. R. Buitenhek received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 39 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The ajax1994 fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Confident in their lead, ajax1994's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. A penalty was awarded after 40 minutes, and I. Felix made the most of his chance to put ajax1994 up by another goal. 0 - 5 for the visitors. A. Piens came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over R. Śmieja but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. 0 - 5 was the score after the first half. ajax1994 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

The home crowd was not impressed when I. bin Dahlan came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 50 minutes. ajax1994 were now up 0 - 6. 65 minutes into the game, M. Alexandersson had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came D. Puziak. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from A. Piens after 69 minutes, and prevented ajax1994 from going up another goal. After 75 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed K. Wieselmayer to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 7. ajax1994 had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

The most dominating Swazi player was without a doubt G. Methorst. However, W. Menken made a disastrous appearance. ajax1994's top performer was clearly I. bin Dahlan. D. Puziak was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 7.