flæsker 1 - 4 nørgaard (389417706)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 28262 that came out to Triumfbuen. Rafael Rothkegel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Knut Mittner and Gary Gold. flæsker started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Koshinaka - Dawson, Arellano, Skipanes - Rivera, Murgia, Tosto, Sidenstad - Szczygielski, Săcăluş, Kurpiela.

nørgaard had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Marasca - Tonda, Laboreiro - Lamma, Krupčiak, Al-Ashraf, David, Puhakainen - Degryse, Majeux, Mauri.

It was obvious that flæsker were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Always quick on his feet, flæsker's F. Kurpiela sped down the field after 5 minutes, but his pass to F. Szczygielski was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. At this time in the match, flæsker were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The terraces were silenced after 10 minutes when nørgaard's O. Puhakainen put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. The home crowd cheered when, after 17 minutes, K. Al-Ashraf's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. flæsker's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. A. Tonda received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 41 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The nørgaard fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by nørgaard, with 56 percent of the ball.

Just a few inches to the right, and the visitors could have had a goal 47 minutes into the match. K. Al-Ashraf surely wishes he could do that free kick over again. The home crowd were delighted when D. Săcăluş scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 1 - 2. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! With 55 minutes played, the flæsker coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. K. Rheinheimer came on, H. Sidenstad had to leave the fray. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Majeux got himself booked. The manager of nørgaard was not happy. nørgaard increased the lead to 1 - 3 as K. Al-Ashraf scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. After this, you could see that the players of nørgaard were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. The sun seemed to put X. David in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. After 80 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for R. Laboreiro who increased nørgaard's lead to 1 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to nørgaard, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

L. Arellano performed admirably for flæsker. However, D. Săcăluş made a disastrous appearance. Most important nørgaard player was X. David. A. Tonda was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 4.