55000 spectators had come to Ford Park this cloudy day. Coughton tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The
following players had been chosen: Cavalheiro - Reichmuth, Dota, Högen - Rosato, Bellec, Gabrielsen, Klitzsch, Debelle - van
Rie, Naidičas.
Rockers decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. They fielded: Santasus - Válido, Bois, Eijkenaar, Cheyne
- Callow, Gruber, Ismail - Adolfsson, Meyers, Jenek.
It was obvious that Rockers were using their pressing skill as
their primary tactic. In the 3rd minute, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Vladimir Dota flipped the ball in after a cross pass from the right.
Aris Naidičas of Coughton received a yellow card in the 6th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Aris Naidičas had a fantastic opportunity to put Coughton up another goal in the 8th minute, but he fired just over the crossbar. Coughton
put themselves up 2 - 0 when
Aris Naidičas broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. Coughton's
Jean-Luc Debelle showed his experience in the 23rd minute, as expertly set himself up to take advantage of a rebound off the crossbar, but
his shot was tipped harmlessly out of the way.
Aris Naidičas's curling free kick almost found the goal for Coughton, but the visitors' keeper somehow managed to get ahold of it. After
39 minutes,
Giuliano Rosato put Coughton ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. After this,
Coughton lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts.
Jozef Meyers of Rockers was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. There was a bit of a mixup on the field as Rockers
found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to
passable. It was 3 - 0 at the break. This half belonged to Coughton, who controlled the ball 90 percent of the time.
A
review of the gameplan helped Rockers get back to a
solid organization. In the 59th minute, Coughton's
Aris Naidičas found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 4 - 0. At this time in the match, Rockers was using their skill
at pressing to successfully put pressure on their opponents. Some things can only be learned through experience, and
Caspar Reichmuth should take his lesson to heart after nearly giving Rockers a goal in the 79th minute. Coughton solidified their lead
at the 86 minute mark, as
Caspar Reichmuth maneuvered the ball through the central line of defense and finished for 5 - 0. After several obvious shirt pulling
incidents, Coughton's
Johan Högen got himself booked. Coughton added another goal to their lead as
Erwin Klitzsch struck home the 6 - 0 goal after an attack from the left set him up unmarked in front of the keeper. Coughton held the
ball, with a clear 89 percent of possession.
The most dominating Coughton player was without a doubt
Alain Bellec.
Alex Cavalheiro on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Rockers player was
Ted Eijkenaar. However,
Waldemar Jenek made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 0.
