Ravnkilde 3 - 0 Sarbjerg (389419956)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 42459 at Wikings place today. Noël Van Eeckhoutte was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dmitry Mezhenskiy and Takahiro Kawamata. Ravnkilde had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. Starters: Jegindø - Rønn, Carlsen, Güçlü, Sundberg, Bock von Wülfingen - Barngetuny, Swärdhall, Martinussen, Fig Nielsen - Bischoff.

Sarbjerg decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: John - Mahmoud, Bruun, Juhl Nielsen - Lylloff, Ernst, Sitter, Tjørnild, Babac - Brandbye, Laursen.

It was an obvious ambition of Ravnkilde to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Today, Sarbjerg's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. 23 minutes into the game, N. Bischoff finished off a Ravnkilde left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 0. Ravnkilde were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Ravnkilde increased the lead as L. Fig Nielsen struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Ravnkilde had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

L. Carlsen increased Ravnkilde's lead to 3 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Ravnkilde lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 54 minutes in, Ravnkilde's D. Bock von Wülfingen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Brandbye's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Sarbjerg, he bravely continued in the match. Ravnkilde had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. A great save by keeper V. John after 72 minutes kept the visitors in the game after D. Rønn struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ravnkilde, with 59 percent of the ball.

Most important Ravnkilde player was N. Jegindø. J. Swärdhall on the other hand, had a terrible day. Sarbjerg's top performer was clearly F. Laursen. On the other hand, H. Lylloff's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.