FC_Newton 8 - 0 Harøy (368339852)

25282 spectators arrived at Carrington, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Áron Arnold was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Axel Lelkes and Ari Ventola. FC_Newton had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Toppel - Renucci Badiali, Aferradeiro, Gorla, Castro - McEntee, Ryzhenkov, Silvăşan, Bakken - Stave, Flórez.

Harøy tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Kristensen - Grotmol, Skjelbreid, Nyvold, Almaas - Oksnes, Eriksen, Eriksen, Solberg - Vikernes, Rognerud.

Today, FC_Newton's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. FC_Newton fans held their breath as S. Flórez scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Cheers filled the stadium as Å. Stave broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to FC_Newton. Things were deteriorating for the away team as FC_Newton scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for S. Flórez after 17 minutes. It was obvious that FC_Newton had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. FC_Newton put themselves up 4 - 0 when Å. Stave broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by FC_Newton, with 80 percent of the ball.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. N. Ryzhenkov squirmed through their central defence after 50 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. By now, the players in FC_Newton felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in FC_Newton's L. Silvăşan increasing the lead to 6 - 0. FC_Newton's D. McEntee got himself booked for a foul. FC_Newton solidified their lead at the 89 minute mark, as Å. Stave dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 7 - 0. By then Å. Stave had scored three goals - a hat trick! Given a free kick in a difficult position after 89 minutes, FC_Newton tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. FC_Newton's S. Flórez was shown a yellow card after 89 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Harøy, as R. Skjelbreid left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. K. Midtbø took his place on the field. 89 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as N. Ryzhenkov broke through, making the score 8 - 0 for FC_Newton. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave O. Nyvold from Harøy a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 89 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Possession in this half belonged to FC_Newton, who controlled the ball 84 percent of the time.

Å. Stave performed admirably for FC_Newton. On the other hand, R. Bakken's play was disheartening. Harøy's best player was S. Grotmol. C. Eriksen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 0.