haldenso 7 - 2 copyman (384194208)

12000 spectators had come to haldenso fc Arena this cloudy day. Yehoshua Ofir was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bruce Gilchrist and Valdemar Antunes. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for haldenso. The following players had been chosen: Pettersen - Mathiesen, Børseth, Christiansen, Weberg - Grøtan, Winsvold, Osgjelten, Roen - Arnesen, Kvammen.

copyman had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Sæstad - Asphaug, Rudolfsen, Sortland, Koppang - Sæter, Plauborg, Larsen, Bergh - Pettersen, Dal.

Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 26 minutes into the match, and N. Sortland wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. haldenso's S. Roen had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 31 minutes having been played. T. Øelund was the replacement. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for haldenso, but P. Kvammen's shot went over the bar. haldenso tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. Å. Larsen of copyman took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 37 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 2. At 38 minutes into the game, haldenso's P. Winsvold deftly knocked the ball home after an impressive run down the left, reducing the visitors' lead to 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to haldenso, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

The crowd roared in delight as P. Kvammen finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for haldenso 53 minutes into the match. 2 - 2. M. Børseth received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 61 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. With 67 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 3 - 2 lead as K. Christiansen flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. O. Kristensen was called on to replace haldenso's J. Pettersen after 75 minutes following a nasty collision. haldenso solidified their lead at the 76 minute mark, as K. Weberg dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 2. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in haldenso's A. Osgjelten increasing the lead to 5 - 2. The corner kick from H. Mathiesen was powerfully met by the head of P. Winsvold to make the score 6 - 2. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 87 minutes, haldenso did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, A. Osgjelten was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 7 - 2. By now, the players in haldenso felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. haldenso claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 70 percent.

haldenso's best player was P. Kvammen. H. Mathiesen was a disappointment, however. Most important copyman player was H. Koppang. On the other hand, F. Sæstad's play was disheartening. The match ends 7 - 2.