united 5 - 0 Tilhengern (368443838)

12000 spectators arrived at sunde united Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. united started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Gillebo - Akselsen, Jensen, Tverrfjell, Hessen - Andresen, Reiersen, Ohnstad, Øines - Angeltveit, Follestad.

Tilhengern tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Liseth - Braathen, Schrøder, Svenningsen, Halvorsen - Sætre, Kalvik, Vassdal, Løvås - Hojem, Bø.

Down the middle came C. Halvorsen, making a fantastic play that nearly had Tilhengern take the lead after 2 minutes, but D. Gillebo preserved the tie. The referee showed united's J. Ohnstad the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Tilhengern, as K. Vassdal left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. O. Aulie took his place on the field. O. Aulie was the new captain of Tilhengern - handed the armband by the departing player. united took the lead 38 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as T. Angeltveit elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 39 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and T. Angeltveit gave the united supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by united, with 67 percent of the ball.

After 63 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by B. Akselsen might have resulted in another goal for united. However, S. Liseth made a spectacular save. 66 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as T. Angeltveit broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for united. That made three goals for T. Angeltveit and he was marked down for the hat trick. By now, the players in united felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. united's J. Ohnstad increased the lead to 4 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 70 minutes. B. Akselsen increased united's lead to 5 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. united had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

united's best player was J. Ohnstad. On the other hand, D. Gillebo's play was disheartening. Most important Tilhengern player was J. Hojem. However, S. Liseth made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.