ready 7 - 0 Drammen (384176378)

9256 fans braved the pouring rain at Full ADHD. Karl Blichfelt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ismo Wigren and Bernard Dufoor. ready started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Hansen - Sedeniussen, Sandodden, Njærheim, Henriksen, Seljenes - Torgersen, Ramstad, Refvik, Johansson - Volden.

Drammen had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Monsen - Kristiansen, Holter, Smith, Andersen - Adolfsen, Heistad, Horten, Jensen - Berg, Nyhuus.

Some things can only be learned through experience, and S. Smith should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting ready a goal with 18 minutes of the match played. They were singing the praises of H. Johansson 27 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to ready. G. Nyhuus had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. ready's H. Refvik swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. ready solidified their lead at the 34 minute mark, as H. Refvik dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. ready increased the lead as L. Njærheim struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. T. Jensen was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 43 minutes, ready did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, L. Njærheim was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 4 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ready, with 72 percent of the ball.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Sandodden squirmed through their central defence after 57 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of ready were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Cheers filled the stadium as J. Sandodden broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 6 - 0 to ready. 68 minutes into the match Drammen's T. Jensen viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. With 76 minutes played, ready's A. Henriksen almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of ready to 7 - 0 as A. Henriksen finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. ready enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 77 percent of possession.

ready's top performer was clearly J. Sandodden. B. Sedeniussen on the other hand, had a terrible day. Drammen's best player was I. Horten. On the other hand, G. Nyhuus's play was disheartening. The match ends 7 - 0.