Malthasia 6 - 0 rotterdam (374718463)

25545 spectators arrived at Stadium Ta' Qali, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Antero Koskinen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eckehard Schweinebauer and Jessie Sepulveda. Malthasia started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Bakx - Pinto, Mayrata, Engels, Bujnowski - Wever, Zuijderwijk, Goossens - Lever, Oudeman, Timmermans.

rotterdam had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. Lineup: van der Maat - van der Wel, Cornaglia, Frizzera, van Alkemade - Bennes, Comadira, Łechtański - Dam, Nosowicz, van Raamsdonck.

Malthasia saw most attack opportunities on the wings. It was an obvious ambition of rotterdam to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Malthasia took the lead 9 minutes in, as R. Oudeman broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Malthasia's I. Zuijderwijk left the field after 11 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was I. van Breukelen. 16 minutes into the game, rotterdam had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. Malthasia's Y. Timmermans increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 18 minutes. Malthasia put themselves up 3 - 0 when C. Lever broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. rotterdam's I. Łechtański was shown a yellow card after 32 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Malthasia had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. rotterdam's X. Comadira got himself booked for a foul. R. Oudeman was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Malthasia's J. Börjesson had to come off the bench. Malthasia were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. After 42 minutes, E. Goossens put Malthasia ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The players of Malthasia now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. Malthasia had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that rotterdam had solid organisation. With 46 minutes played, the rotterdam coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. M. Dongelmans came on, V. Dam had to leave the fray. Malthasia managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when M. Bujnowski cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. rotterdam needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes X. Comadira made way for P. Castañer. S. van der Wel became the new rotterdam captain. After 70 minutes, rotterdam switched N. Bennes with B. Abbema, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Malthasia scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for Y. Timmermans after 79 minutes. 80 minutes in, rotterdam appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Nosowicz from rotterdam a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 86 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 87 minutes into the game, rotterdam seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. Malthasia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Malthasia's top performer was clearly Y. Timmermans. However, E. Wever made a disastrous appearance. Most important rotterdam player was B. Nosowicz. On the other hand, D. van der Maat's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 0.