viking 0 - 11 Illusion (376870643)

12000 punters turned up at viking ek Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ruyman Domínguez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Erik Torner and Luís Fernando Cajado. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for viking. Lineup: Bore - Lydersen, Henriksen, Rødset, Konradsen - Brynjulfsen, Ebbesen, Christiansen, Falch - Olsen, Myren.

Illusion tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players took the field: Assis - Gustavsson, van Engh, Brevik, Berg, Strand - Kalkman, Zopelis, Bogner - Dayan, Tovar.

Illusion took the lead after 7 minutes making the score 0 - 1. N. Zopelis placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. After 10 minutes, Illusion's A. Bogner swiftly ran past O. Lydersen and nutmegged the keeper! 0 - 2. With 13 minutes played, Illusion put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was K. Dayan. After 15 minutes viking's S. Brynjulfsen limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. A. Bogner's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 16 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to K. Dayan who knocked it in for Illusion. 0 - 4! The players of Illusion now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. V. Tovar of Illusion took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 26 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 5. 27 minutes in, Illusion's Y. Kalkman received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 28 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for V. Tovar who increased Illusion's lead to 0 - 6. K. Dayan wanted to play on, but the Illusion coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 30 minutes into the game by R. Røed. N. Zopelis increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 7. The referee showed viking's O. Falch the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was 0 - 7 at the break. Illusion had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

Some fine movement on the left led to a Illusion goal after 48 minutes, making it 0 - 8. Y. Kalkman was noted down as the scorer. With the scoreboard showing that 54 minutes had been played, Illusion nearly put themselves up another goal after V. Tovar came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. After 65 minutes, Illusion's A. Bogner burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 9. Illusion increased their lead after 66 minutes when M. Brevik broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 10, much to the home crowd's dismay. After 67 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave R. Røed a chance to increase the lead for Illusion, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 11. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Illusion coach let M. Ayoub replace A. van Engh after 69 minutes. The Illusion players could smell victory in the air. H. Gustavsson wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Pettersen after 69 minutes. Illusion enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 84 percent of possession.

viking's top performer was clearly T. Christiansen. However, O. Falch made a disastrous appearance. Illusion's best player was Y. Kalkman. On the other hand, G. Assis's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 11.