A scorching day at
Løkka, where 31556 spectators were in place for today's match.
Ilmari Pirttikoski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jürgen Eit and
Igor Bergenhenegouwen.
Vollen tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination.
Lineup: Vasconcelos - Kamarinopoulos, Scala, Lourenço - Rizza, Marcocci, Vonken, Schlutup, Bentili - Johnsen, Lisbach.
Mjøndalen started off with a 4-4-2 lineup.
The following players took the field: Andreassen - Grøstad, Elveos, Løken, Lindgren - Bøkko, Blix, Seljenes, Kielland - Ingebretsen, Pettersen.
Underestimation of the opposition made Vollen players perform way below their normal capacity.
Vollen mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle.
S. Ingebretsen of Mjøndalen received a yellow card after 11 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
With 23 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
T. Johnsen flipped the ball in after a cross from the right.
W. Vonken increased Vollen's lead to 2 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball.
After 31 minutes,
W. Vonken sent the corner kick right to
T. Johnsen who headed it sharply past the keeper. 3 - 0!
A well-executed free kick by
W. Vonken after 36 minutes made it 4 - 0 for Vollen.
By now, the players in Vollen felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward.
39 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
J. Lisbach broke through, making the score 5 - 0 for Vollen.
With 40 minutes gone, Mjøndalen's
S. Ingebretsen had to leave the pitch after talking back to the referee and receiving his second booking.
After 42 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and
J. Lisbach gave the Vollen supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 6 - 0.
Halftime score was 6 - 0.
Vollen had most of the ball, with 91 percent of possession.
The referee showed Mjøndalen's
K. Løken the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Vollen's
A. Marcocci increasing the lead to 7 - 0.
Vollen increased the lead as
J. Lisbach struck to make the score 8 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper.
By then
J. Lisbach had scored three goals - a hat trick!
Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
A. Marcocci squirmed through their central defence after 77 minutes, increasing the lead to 9 - 0.
The sunny day didn't make things easy for
G. Bentili who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch.
Vollen's
W. Vonken struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 10 - 0 after 82 minutes.
At that,
W. Vonken was noted down for a hat trick!
83 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when Mjøndalen's
K. Løken received his second yellow card and was sent off.
The home side's
W. Vonken curled a free kick home after 86 minutes, putting Vollen ahead 11 - 0.
Vollen enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 94 percent of possession.
G. Schlutup performed admirably for Vollen.
However,
S. Rizza made a disastrous appearance.
The most dominating Mjøndalen player was without a doubt
G. Pettersen.
E. Andreassen turned in a dismal performance, however.
The match ends 11 - 0.