Sarbjerg 2 - 1 GAFFA (389419994)

33089 spectators had found their way to Hvor gærdet er lavest..., despite the heavy rain. Geeraerd Coppens was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rob Cadot and Pierrick Rauch. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Sarbjerg. Starters: John - Mahmoud, Bruun, Juhl Nielsen - Lylloff, Ernst, Sitter, Tjørnild, Babac - Brandbye, Laursen.

GAFFA decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Protut - Bayın, Grendel, Gámez - Henker, Manoukarakis, Balık, Schintgen, Ertüre - Grießl, Sotiriadis.

Sarbjerg broke through on the left 2 minutes into the game, with P. Tjørnild firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. B. Schintgen, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. S. Babac dispatched a majestic long shot 8 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. A swift counterattack by GAFFA resulted in a free kick that B. Schintgen elegantly twisted into the goal - 1 - 1! At 19 minutes played, O. Bruun came in from the right with the intention of giving Sarbjerg the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 25 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Sarbjerg to take the lead after a good cross from the right found H. Lylloff alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by GAFFA, with 53 percent of the ball.

Sarbjerg could have put themselves ahead after 58 minutes but F. Laursen missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like A. Sotiriadis. S. Babac gave Sarbjerg the lead with a beautiful free kick after 68 minutes. 2 - 1! After a short break after 75 minutes, Sarbjerg seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. In the lead, Sarbjerg adjusted their style of play with 75 minutes gone. M. Brandbye wanted to play on, but the Sarbjerg coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 75 minutes into the game by V. Eilersen. The Sarbjerg coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 75 minutes into the game. Sarbjerg's O. Ernst swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. After 88 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Sarbjerg found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. Possession in this half belonged to GAFFA, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

Sarbjerg's best player was P. Tjørnild. V. Eilersen on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important GAFFA player was B. Schintgen. N. Protut turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.