Ex-postmen 3 - 0 Pocket (384121170)

Clear skies welcomed the 34902 spectators who had made their way to Kokendoffers lekegrind. Benoit Tisserand was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ignacio Gamecho and Magnus Skovgaard Hansen. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Akershus derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Ex-postmen. They fielded: Huerta - Fremstad, Sæther, Dybo, Johnsen, Taranger - Berger, Vikesland, Knutsen, Johansen - Ørjavik.

Pocket tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Balemans - Mikonaho, Andreu, Åkermo - Verbicaro, Esposito, Gibelli, Bicherl, Puiuleţ - Romoi, Reistenis.

Pocket seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. G. Ørjavik of Ex-postmen was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish D. Andreu, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 0. With 29 minutes played, Ex-postmen put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to G. Ørjavik, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Ex-postmen's G. Ørjavik saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 36 minutes. Ex-postmen's M. Sæther had an excellent opportunity after 40 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! It was 2 - 0 at the break. Ex-postmen had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Ex-postmen to 3 - 0 as G. Knutsen finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By now, the players in Ex-postmen felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Possession in this half belonged to Ex-postmen, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

Most important Ex-postmen player was G. Ørjavik. However, L. Huerta made a disastrous appearance. K. Reistenis performed admirably for Pocket. M. Gibelli turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.