Thebhoys 5 - 0 drunkyn (394156034)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Parkhead saw a crowd turnout of 2174. Jörg Werner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Óscar Valle and Slobodan Vujović. Thebhoys tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Freitas - Kolendo, Benning, Bocken - Plisson, Stenerud, Rouby, Orłowicz, Tweedie - Brownside, Fiesoletti.

drunkyn started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: MacHarg - Fennimore, McElhoney, Smart - Holton, Grimsley, Goldburg, Macaulay, Donald - Frosi, Arer.

Thebhoys clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 9 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from H. Stenerud, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The Thebhoys free kick 10 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of J. Bocken, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0! P. Freitas made a brilliant save 14 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from V. Arer on the right hand side. Given a free kick close to the byline, Thebhoys tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let C. Plisson slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 3 - 0, 26 minutes into the game. By now, the players in Thebhoys felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Thebhoys, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. H. Stenerud could have increased the lead after 29 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Thebhoys enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Thebhoys's K. Orłowicz put in a disappointing effort on a penalty after 69 minutes, firing just wide of the goal. With 75 minutes played, the drunkyn coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Pomarè came on, G. Frosi had to leave the fray. Cheers filled the stadium as K. Orłowicz broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Thebhoys. H. Stenerud had a fantastic opportunity to put Thebhoys up another goal 81 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Thebhoys managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when G. Brownside cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Thebhoys, with 59 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Thebhoys player was without a doubt P. Fiesoletti. D. Tweedie turned in a dismal performance, however. drunkyn's best player was C. Pomarè. On the other hand, A. Smart's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.