Mjøndale* 1 - 5 Idrettsv.FC (368388061)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Nedre Eiker Stadioen saw a crowd turnout of 13018. Alberto Lazaro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hanns-Ulrich Larcher and Alex den Bieman. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Mjøndale*. Starters: Rochat - Segovia, Rosillo, Narváez, Buganim - Jørgensen, Pappinen, Kessler, Cirillo - Nikačević, Heikkinen.

Idrettsv.FC tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Hruby - Kleinbreuer, Lørring, Krigkos, Tungsjö - Salarvand, Marc, Loyola, Dīmanis - Fredriksson, Bramati.

It was obvious that Mjøndale* were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. The terraces were silenced after 5 minutes when Idrettsv.FC's I. Loyola put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. After 11 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed U. Lørring to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. A penalty kick was awarded to Mjøndale* 31 minutes into the match, and M. Cirillo expertly put it away. 1 - 2. Halftime score was 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Idrettsv.FC, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

The home crowd was not impressed when D. Tungsjö came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 57 minutes. Idrettsv.FC were now up 1 - 3. With 63 minutes played, J. Fredriksson nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. Mjøndale*'s D. Narváez got himself booked for a foul. Mjøndale* needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes M. Cirillo made way for L. Bergen. After 75 minutes, Mjøndale* switched L. Buganim with T. Brauwers, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 76 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, Y. Krigkos needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. After 77 minutes Idrettsv.FC's M. Dīmanis contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. With 80 minutes played, the Mjøndale* coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. S. Berral came on, D. Rochat had to leave the fray. Against a lesser team, Idrettsv.FC could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 82 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. T. Brauwers of Mjøndale* received a yellow card after 83 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 86 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed I. Loyola of Idrettsv.FC to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 4. After 87 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for A. Marc who increased Idrettsv.FC's lead to 1 - 5. D. Tungsjö was, after 87 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper S. Berral made the save. Idrettsv.FC had most of the ball, with 70 percent of possession.

Mjøndale*'s top performer was clearly B. Jørgensen. However, S. Berral made a disastrous appearance. Idrettsv.FC's best player was J. Fredriksson. M. Dīmanis turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 5.