Ränneskit 3 - 3 fibborna (388103390)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 44993 at Himmaplan IP today. Zeev Rivlin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by William Refsnes and Salvatore Trivisonno. Ränneskit tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Danielsson - Ðorđević, Jörgensson, Igelner - Dobraś, Zawisło, Al-Jaber, Bohblom, Gripenflod - Stróżyk, Bladstad.

fibborna started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Kántor - Church, Holm Larsen, Mäser - Fornos, Kaufmann, Huiskes, Enekvist, Longin - Ilorobeitia, Campe.

At 3 minutes played, Z. Zawisło came in from the right with the intention of giving Ränneskit the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 12 minutes into the match, and P. Campe 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. With 24 minutes having been played, Ränneskit scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but V. Ðorđević was marked down as the scorer. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to fibborna, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The referee showed Ränneskit's J. Gripenflod the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 65 minutes, Ränneskit's J. Bladstad swiftly ran past G. Holm Larsen and nutmegged the keeper! 2 - 1. After 66 minutes, A. Bohblom put Ränneskit ahead 3 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The fibborna players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. fibborna certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but P. Church just wasn't able to finish. J. Bladstad wanted to play on, but the Ränneskit coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 72 minutes into the game by J. Persson. The Ränneskit coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 72 minutes into the game. As the game started to slip away for fibborna, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. With 80 minutes played, the fibborna coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. N. Sandér came on, G. Holm Larsen had to leave the fray. Ater 86 minutes P. Church seized on an opportunistic attack from the right, and scored for fibborna making it 3 - 2. P. Church finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 3 - 3 87 minutes into the match. fibborna's M. Kaufmann got himself booked for a foul. fibborna enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

A. Stróżyk performed admirably for Ränneskit. A. Dobraś turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating fibborna player was without a doubt P. Campe. N. Sandér on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 3.