altied 7 - 0 fitkwik (359342901)

It had rained all day, but 15637 hardy fans still made it out to donjetski dome. Max Weber was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jérémie Hecq and Christopher Johansen. altied tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. They fielded: Hollós - Haapakoski, Amperse, Laarhoven, Ulzurrún, Voccoli - Hryckiewicz, Verschaffel, Smalls, Rajamäki - Drăghici.

fitkwik decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Silder - Boomkens, Antes, Falkena, Gosselink - Warning, Woestenburg, Jelsma, Korte - van Daal, van Beeren.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for altied. The altied free kick 5 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 C. Drăghici, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! At this time in the match, altied were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The home side's C. Drăghici came close to extending the lead 32 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but O. Silder managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 33 minutes, altied did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, T. Haapakoski was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. fitkwik had to manage with a reduced squad after 36 minutes, as A. Antes got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. It was a bad day for the usually speedy F. Verschaffel. The mud seemed to slow him down. After 41 minutes, G. Amperse put altied ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. altied enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 83 percent of possession.

After 56 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and C. Drăghici gave the altied supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0. The players of altied now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. fitkwik's M. Korte had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 66 minutes having been played. D. Fresen was the replacement. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. G. Voccoli squirmed through their central defence after 76 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. 77 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as C. Drăghici broke through, making the score 6 - 0 for altied. This third goal completed a hattrick for C. Drăghici. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in altied's F. Verschaffel increasing the lead to 7 - 0. altied pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. altied claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 87 percent.

altied's top performer was clearly F. Verschaffel. A. Rajamäki turned in a dismal performance, however. B. van Beeren performed admirably for fitkwik. However, J. Gosselink made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 0.