TXF 2 - 4 Tandberg (384109513)

48694 spectators had come to Destiny Stadium this cloudy day. Stian Roland was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Hansson and Thomas Daniels. TXF started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Ragg - Soula, Diebel, Sieloff, Poser - Sigbjørnsen, Zăbavă, Vestby, Itshaki - Mast, Vanohier.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Tandberg. Lineup: Thorsø - Hjortnæs, Águila, Klougart - Sabat, Mjøen, Caria, Lie - Øvrebø, Boutureira, Roksvåg.

J. Mast's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 21 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to M. Vanohier who knocked it in for TXF. 1 - 0! 23 minutes into the game Tandberg's C. Águila found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. Tandberg took the lead after 26 minutes making the score 1 - 2. E. Roksvåg placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Halftime score was 1 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by TXF, with 51 percent of the ball.

The referee showed Tandberg's F. Caria the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. J. Diebel of TXF had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. Ø. Nedregård came in to finish the match. Tandberg came close to extending their lead as F. Caria delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 64 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. The Tandberg players could smell victory in the air. M. Øvrebø wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Roth after 70 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Tandberg coach let L. Lucius replace T. Lie after 78 minutes. After 83 minutes, M. Vanohier made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 2 - 2. 2 - 3 was the score with 85 minutes played, after S. Roth cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Tandberg. Tandberg increased their lead after 87 minutes when R. Mjøen broke through on the right, upping the score to 2 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Tandberg lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Tandberg claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Most important TXF player was J. Mast. E. Sigbjørnsen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Tandberg player was without a doubt I. Boutureira. On the other hand, M. Hjortnæs's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 4.