Spökstads 2 - 3 maxi (392910159)

The 1160 spectators at Kyrkogården were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Erasmus Ihbe was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Volker Blaich and Stefan Prager. Spökstads decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Lineup: Pettersson - Möllerbeck, Karlkvist, Håkansson, Fogelholt - Gullstrand, Renmo, Tjäderstål, Pettersson, Augustsson - Juhlin.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for maxi. They fielded: Detmolder - Priezzhev, De Costere, Janyik, Sayılgan - Müürsepp, Vandezande, Ménétrier, Czokajło - Fuendetodos, Jankunas.

maxi clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Always quick on his feet, Spökstads's B. Augustsson sped down the field after 3 minutes, but his pass to T. Juhlin was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. maxi's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing V. Fuendetodos to score easily from the right flank for 0 - 1. The home crowd cheered when, after 26 minutes, K. Czokajło's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. After 33 minutes of play, G. Renmo equalised for Spökstads after an elegant attack from the right. maxi were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 35 minutes, K. Czokajło swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 1 - 2. With 42 minutes played, S. Tjäderstål of Spökstads fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. U. Fogelholt charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Spökstads, but the shot went well wide of the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Spökstads claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

Usually a powerful player on the field, G. Renmo looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. K. Müürsepp showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for maxi after 62 minutes to make the score 1 - 3. A misunderstanding between the visitors' keeper G. Detmolder and his left defence could have resulted in a goal for Spökstads, but T. Juhlin's finish was way too lame. maxi were able to draw a foul with their counterattacks, but the shot from J. De Costere went into the arms of the keeper. The home team's supporters got excited again when B. Augustsson broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 2 - 3. Spökstads enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Most important Spökstads player was G. Renmo. On the other hand, B. Augustsson's play was disheartening. maxi's top performer was clearly V. Fuendetodos. S. Priezzhev was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3.