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7000 punters went crazy and stormed the field after the final whistle had gone, and next to the - in dire need of expansion - Snaken Arena, at least as many fans forgot about their disappointment of learning that the match had sold out already, and caused the temporary viewing place at "Hintermass Hill" - where a TV screen was set up to follow the match- to erupt in celebrations, as Snaken trounced the no3 placed ATC 65 to clinch promotion to the 8th league!
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Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and FC De Snaken Arena saw a crowd turnout of 7000. Snaken started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Durzyñski - Flores D'Arcais, Öztürk, Meesen - Struikman, Kajak, Lucado, Hintermayr, Irvine - Harpaz, Böõr.
ATC65 had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Meert - Dolne, Del Rosso, Esvelt, Tigchelaar - Dekkers, De Vrieze, Plug, Verkerk - van Maarseveen, Boekema.
ATC65 immediately set off pressing their opponents. At this time in the match, ATC65 were using their skills at the press to successfully put pressure on their opponents. Huub Esvelt got left behind when Snaken´s Hadar Harpaz made a sudden pull forward in the 20:th minute, finishing off with a swift strike. 1-0! 23 minutes into the game Snaken were awarded a penalty that Baldemar Hintermayr turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. ATC65's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. A speedy charge from the left side of the field put Snaken lead up with 3 - 0. Laurenty Kajak finished that one off competently, firing from an acute angle. By now Snaken were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. With 27 minutes played Hadar Harpaz could have brought this one home for Snaken, had his hooked ball gone in, but it went just a bit too high. The teams went for a half-time break at 3 - 0. Snaken, bringing the final ball possession rate to 76 percent, dominated the battle.
After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Snaken´s Hadar Harpaz got himself booked. At this time in the match, ATC65 were using their skills at the press to successfully put pressure on their opponents. Hadar Harpaz should probably have put his team up another goal in the 66:th minute, but some great goaltending by Jens Meert kept the visitors in the game. When Hadar Harpaz made yet another studs first tackle, in the games 72th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Snaken player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, Fred De Vrieze spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. A speedy charge from the left side of the field put Snaken lead up with 4 - 0. Baldemar Hintermayr finished that one off competently, firing from an acute angle. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Snaken, with an impressive 87 percent possession of the ball.
Snaken´s best player was Marcin Durzyñski. IJsbrand Struikman on the other hand, had a terrible day. ATC65´s best player was Huub Esvelt. However, Alewijn Plug made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 0.
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Man of the match according to the experts was 5 star keeper Marcin Durzynski, who once again kept a clean sheet, but the people's favourite was clearly set-pieces midfielder(!) Baldemar "Hintermass" Hintermayr, who bagged 2 goals at the night, taking him to 1st place in the topscorers rankings with 9 this season so far.
Even the undeserved red card, or so all present at the scene agreed, of striker Hadar Harpaz could not spoil the celebrations afterwards.
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