Stod 1 - 6 aston-villa3 (384132468)

Clouds darkened the skies at Stod IL Arena as 6665 spectators turned up for the match. Kraig George was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Richard Weinberger and Matteo Vitolo. Stod started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Aas - Sörensson, Sandø, Fresta, Lino, Ludvigsen - Huseklepp, Quemba, Vågeskar, Santiago - Norell.

aston-villa3 decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Starters: Faraonov - Reichow, Janssens - Stame, Liberkowski, Jerstad, Quirin, Kempff - Benítez, Vercruysse, Fogels.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Stod. aston-villa3 tried to focus their attacks down the middle. 21 minutes into the game, U. Fogels had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Stod's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 22 minutes gone, but K. Vågeskar's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. After 26 minutes, a long pass from aston-villa3's U. Fogels caught the defence out of position. J. Vercruysse collected the ball, and with the goal at his mercy calmly rolled the ball just inside the post. 0 - 1. After 29 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for U. Fogels who increased aston-villa3's lead to 0 - 2. aston-villa3 increased the lead to 0 - 3 as J. Vercruysse scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. By now, the players in aston-villa3 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. aston-villa3 had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. After 32 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Vercruysse a chance to increase the lead for aston-villa3, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 4. That made three goals for J. Vercruysse and he was marked down for the hat trick. After 35 minutes, following yet another great corner, P. Kempff's flick on at the near post reached R. Janssens, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. The visitors added to their lead 37 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by aston-villa3's J. Vercruysse slid just past the home keeper. 0 - 5. 0 - 5 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by aston-villa3, with 72 percent of the ball.

After 58 minutes of game time, P. Jerstad had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but E. Aas was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. A well placed corner kick from K. Vågeskar was followed by A. Quemba's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Stod, the score now 1 - 5. The visitors' I. Benítez took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 68 minutes into the match. 1 - 6 for aston-villa3. After 73 minutes, the defensive line of Stod created a counterattack through the middle that gave V. Santiago a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. aston-villa3's J. Vercruysse was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 77 minutes. After 78 minutes Stod's T. Sörensson limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. aston-villa3 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 76 percent.

Most important Stod player was A. Quemba. E. Aas turned in a dismal performance, however. aston-villa3's top performer was clearly P. Jerstad. However, P. Kempff made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 6.