flæsker 1 - 0 Strandbyen (389417695)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 25079 at Triumfbuen today. Nino Quagliotti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ramon Gaiser and Simon Sandland. flæsker decided to use a 5-5-0 set up. Lineup: Koshinaka - Dawson, Arellano, Brutkowski, Preobraženski, Skipanes - Rivera, Dendas, Murgia, Amanatis, Bruun -.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Strandbyen. The following players took the field: Bøge - Găleată, Käppeli, Soprano, Dziembowski - Olrik, Lehtovirta, Mobile, Lüthje - Holstein, Philipsen.

7 minutes in, flæsker appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. flæsker's O. Bruun placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but T. Amanatis couldn't finish. Z. Brutkowski sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from A. Murgia after 23 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 0. J. Lehtovirta made a run for the goal 25 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. 39 minutes into the match, A. Murgia could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. flæsker put in a good effort on the right, but F. Dendas saw his volley fly wide of the mark 40 minutes into the game. flæsker's F. Dendas had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 41 minutes having been played. H. Aquiahuatl was the replacement. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Strandbyen had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of flæsker was able to get his message across, and raised flæsker's organisation to solid. After 55 minutes, Strandbyen switched J. Lüthje with N. Skipper, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 63 minutes, T. Holstein broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. T. Koshinaka made a great block, though. T. Rivera left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 73 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. H. Sidenstad was the replacement. With 76 minutes played, N. Găleată of Strandbyen fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. After 86 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by flæsker was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Possession in this half belonged to Strandbyen, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

L. Arellano performed admirably for flæsker. On the other hand, H. Aquiahuatl's play was disheartening. Strandbyen's top performer was clearly T. Holstein. However, N. Skipper made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.