Hardhitters 0 - 6 Tidelaget (186803621)

Clouds darkened the skies at Hardhitters Arena as 27974 spectators turned up for the match. Harvey Clarke was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Toni Dorado and Janko Ivanović. People from all over Skåne had joined up for the derby. Hardhitters had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Ware - Włoskowicz, Paparoulis, Korsgård - Gustavsson, Lundherberg, Gustavsson, Gerhardsson - Ed, Lundhander, Schönfelder.

Tidelaget tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players took the field: Foley - Alexandersson, Nilsson, Sprangers, Andreasson, Francês - Robertsson, Nippala, Flamstål, Herquist - Sundman.

Tidelaget clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. After 6 minutes, J. Sprangers sent the corner kick right to S. Andreasson who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 1! It was almost a goal for Tidelaget following J. Nilsson's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. With 22 minutes played, Tidelaget put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was L. Sundman. 25 minutes in, Tidelaget appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. J. Nippala increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. Tidelaget had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped Tidelaget get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. After 80 minutes, Tidelaget's M. Alexandersson burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. By now, the players in Tidelaget felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 84 minutes, A. Lundhander had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Hardhitters with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. Hardhitters's A. Lundhander was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 85 minutes. 85 minutes into the game, J. Włoskowicz had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came K. Hallkvist. Hardhitters's B. Gerhardsson managed a superb strike from the left after 86 minutes that would have left goalkeeper N. Foley without a chance, had it not hit the post. After 88 minutes, Tidelaget's G. Francês burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 5. After 89 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed J. Sprangers to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. Tidelaget enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

Most important Hardhitters player was R. Gustavsson. On the other hand, K. Hallkvist's play was disheartening. Tidelaget's top performer was clearly P. Flamstål. G. Francês on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 6.