Zwol 5 - 0 Calisante (390241650)

The 52746 fans in attendance at het Kuipje were roasting in the hot sun. Thomas Aspenen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niklaus Reinhold and Anestis Iraklideas. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Zwol. Lineup: Overwyk - Valken, Oudeman, Carron - Vlaar, Toorop, Dorneles, Devold, Overtveld - Baldi, Verhage.

Calisante had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Kwan Sun - Postma, Greiner, Gerhold, Harbiye - Rabineau, Haga, Zamir, Durruti, Thycosen - Ablanedo.

Calisante clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 11 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from M. Verhage, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Zwol managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when H. Valken cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. M. Dorneles could have increased the lead after 29 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Zwol, with 59 percent of the ball.

After 55 minutes, M. Verhage put Zwol ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Zwol coach let M. Gerasimovski replace M. Vlaar after 55 minutes. By now, the players in Zwol felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 64 minutes into the game, J. Rabineau had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. MacDaniell. G. Devold left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Dauskurdis was the replacement. After 74 minutes, Calisante switched J. Ablanedo with O. Galun, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Zwol solidified their lead at the 89 minute mark, as H. Valken dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 0. M. Verhage found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. There was concern in the stands when, at the 89 minute mark, Zwol's J. Oudeman hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. The home side's G. Baldi came close to extending the lead 89 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but G. Kwan Sun managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Zwol increased the lead as M. Gerasimovski struck to make the score 5 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Zwol had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Most important Zwol player was M. Verhage. However, M. Gerasimovski made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Calisante player was without a doubt E. Zamir. N. Greiner on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.