Roskilde 2 - 0 LC (373909479)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 28000 at Fc Roskilde Allstars Park today. Martijn Kerstgens was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dragos Andrei and Anatoly Zadornov. Roskilde decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Radice - Hamers, Heding, Malmland, Bindslev, Åsebø - Nicolescu, Seelhorst, Sundaram, Wakihuri - Twaróg.

LC started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Bon - Figetakis, Parazzoli, Faltynowski - Năstase, Koelman, Balsbach, Kuusisto, Gjødvad - Cavaleta, Jorge Ribeiro.

Roskilde were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 23 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Roskilde was G. Twaróg. V. Nicolescu could have increased the lead after 30 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 38 minutes, the defensive line of Roskilde created a counterattack through the middle that gave G. Twaróg a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Roskilde, with 56 percent of the ball.

Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 48 minutes, Roskilde did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, K. Heding was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Roskilde lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Roskilde had to make a substitution after 72 minutes. A. Wakihuri limped off the field and was replaced by L. Brink. Roskilde had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

The most dominating Roskilde player was without a doubt F. Bindslev. F. Radice was a disappointment, however. LC's best player was E. Bon. On the other hand, K. Balsbach's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.