Svetjpong 1 - 1 Potëmkin (384148677)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 10864 at gjilla Arena today. William Swimm was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alfred Wheeler and Jan Johansen. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Svetjpong. The following players had been chosen: Zuazu - Schwenke, Chykiza, Santana, Mjellekås - Myren, Hungría, Andersen, Hauge - Rossy, Egger.

Potëmkin started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Jørgensen - Bergo, Johansen, Storeide, Børresen - Taule, Olsen, Salomonsen, Rogne - Hansen, Bjerg.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Svetjpong. Potëmkin's J. Olsen was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 10 minutes. Svetjpong created a good opportunity to score 21 minutes into the match when U. Andersen's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. With 27 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as L. Rossy flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. U. Andersen could have increased the lead after 28 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Svetjpong claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

L. Rossy should probably have put his team up another goal after 61 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by Å. Jørgensen kept the visitors in the game. Having just won a lot of ground following a quick turn of play, Potëmkin were given a free kick at a sharp angle. Rather than going for the direct shot, the defence was bypassed by a few sideways passes, giving S. Bjerg the chance to slip through at goal. Nice teamwork! And 1 - 1, 62 minutes into the game. After a fine move down the middle H. Egger nearly gave the home side a goal after 68 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Making his way up the middle 81 minutes into the match, H. Egger almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert Å. Jørgensen blocked it to keep the score level. As the 89 minute mark approached, the Potëmkin coach decided it was time for a substitution. Å. Jørgensen reluctantly made way for O. Eikenes on the pitch. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Svetjpong, with 60 percent of the ball.

Svetjpong's top performer was clearly L. Rossy. N. Hauge was a disappointment, however. S. Bjerg performed admirably for Potëmkin. However, O. Eikenes made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.