Vejen 3 - 1 Polka (389426931)

23858 spectators arrived at Vejen Epoke, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Kastus' Zavodkin was the appointed referee. Vejen had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Holst - Frost, Johansen, Høyer, Verbaan - Jovanović, Kirk, Quốc Dương, Bøgelund, Stadsholt - Bukhave.

Polka tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Trachsler - Rector, Stjernbrant, Estudante, Anacoreta - Teixeira, Virga, Tvedsborg, Pussinen - Yianikakis, Perotti.

After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 29 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, B. Tvedsborg struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. 33 minutes in, Polka's A. Estudante received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 35 minutes having been played, Vejen scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but E. Verbaan was marked down as the scorer. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Vejen, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

In a rapid move 54 minutes into the match, T. Stadsholt of Vejen lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked K. Bukhave who easily hit it home to make it 2 - 1. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! Cheers filled the stadium as K. Bukhave broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Vejen. The home side's T. Quốc Dương came close to extending the lead 72 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but T. Trachsler managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Vejen had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Vejen's top performer was clearly T. Stadsholt. However, R. Jovanović made a disastrous appearance. A. Perotti performed admirably for Polka. On the other hand, M. Stjernbrant's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.