K.C.F.C. 5 - 0 Oslo (393691935)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 2541 at Emirates Stadium today. Yohan Couasnon was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Csongor Kovács and Moša Jezdimirović. K.C.F.C. started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Falvo - Mitsui, Demalata, Funakoshi, Tsuboi - Babataev, Kojić, Bilson, Musser, Takemura - Haie.

Oslo had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Frahm - Weening, Cappelen - Måseide, Tønnessen, El-Hadeed, Andersen, Sandvik - Kvanmo, Sælen, Øvrum.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of K.C.F.C.. Oslo were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. El-Hadeed got himself booked. The manager of Oslo was not happy. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, D. Kojić scored for K.C.F.C. putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 4 minutes. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. G. Takemura squirmed through their central defence after 33 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. With 42 minutes played, K.C.F.C.'s O. Musser almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. K. Funakoshi should probably have put his team up another goal after 42 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by C. Frahm kept the visitors in the game. With 44 minutes played, D. Kojić could have brought this one home for K.C.F.C. as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Oslo's I. Måseide was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to K.C.F.C., who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

O. Musser could have increased the lead after 57 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. A. Bilson increased the lead for K.C.F.C. to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! With 70 minutes played, R. Sandvik of Oslo fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. After 71 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by G. Takemura might have resulted in another goal for K.C.F.C.. However, C. Frahm made a spectacular save. K.C.F.C. were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 73 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by K. Funakoshi. 4 - 0 for the home side. Oslo's B. Kvanmo was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 74 minutes. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in K.C.F.C.'s M. Babataev increasing the lead to 5 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of K.C.F.C. lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The game was close to savage at times, and Oslo's R. Sandvik received a second yellow card after 79 minutes; his ticket out of the game. K.C.F.C. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 74 percent of possession.

The most dominating K.C.F.C. player was without a doubt A. Bilson. B. Falvo was a disappointment, however. Oslo's top performer was clearly I. Måseide. B. Kvanmo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.