Beutlins 5 - 1 Bowlingbrallan (388103883)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 41496 had shown up at Frode for the match. Antonio Lezica was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Søren Holm Pedersen and Christer Jacobsson. Beutlins tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Iermano - Selflod, Monis, Möllerwald - Törnfeldt, Sand, den Breejen, Ivgy, Rahmskog - Ratinho, Eriksson.

Bowlingbrallan had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Abelsson - Colgård, Stigbratt, Johansson - Gustavsson, Gustavsson, Becchio, Jacobsson - Plank, Sommarlind, Ram.

Bowlingbrallan mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Beutlins's N. Rahmskog got himself booked for a foul. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Y. Ivgy from Beutlins a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 19 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! J. Törnfeldt caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 21 minutes. This gave Beutlins the 1 - 0 lead. 40 minutes into the match, N. Rahmskog could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. Bowlingbrallan were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Bowlingbrallan levelled the score after 41 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as A. Gustavsson struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. Bowlingbrallan's S. Gustavsson was shown a yellow card after 42 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Beutlins had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

It was obvious that team Bowlingbrallan had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. C. Iermano looked great 71 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' N. Jacobsson. After 75 minutes, R. Eriksson came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Beutlins the lead. The corner kick from N. Rahmskog was powerfully met by the head of J. Törnfeldt to make the score 3 - 1. 87 minutes in, Beutlins's K. Möllerwald received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. H. Sand squirmed through their central defence after 87 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 1. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Beutlins's L. den Breejen increasing the lead to 5 - 1. There was concern in the stands when, at the 89 minute mark, Beutlins's H. Sand hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Beutlins claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

R. Eriksson performed admirably for Beutlins. K. Möllerwald was a disappointment, however. Most important Bowlingbrallan player was G. Plank. On the other hand, A. Gustavsson's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 1.