Dannebrog 1 - 2 Gravesen (393965719)

65100 spectators had come to Dannebrog Arena this cloudy day. Sébastien Glotin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Luis Valdaliso and Jonas S. Jörgensson. The derby had been the talk of København all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Dannebrog decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Kammann - Suárez, Rothborg, Colding - Pedersen, Aagreen, Vad-Jensen, Vester, Lang-Nielsen - Kibowen, Rønnov.

Gravesen had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Barreiro - Delfosse, Cornaglia, Nelisse - Pick, Rasmussen, Falch, Mouritsen, Rogier - Rehwald, Winde.

Dannebrog created a good opportunity to score 6 minutes into the match when J. Kibowen's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. V. Mouritsen was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from Gravesen's defence 29 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 0 - 1. 35 minutes into the match, Gravesen could have gone up another goal, but A. Cornaglia's penalty kick missed the goal by a mile. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Gravesen, with 51 percent of the ball.

The visitors' A. Cornaglia took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 46 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Gravesen. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Dannebrog manager used a brief break in play after 63 minutes to give the players new directives. The Dannebrog coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. As the game started to slip away for Dannebrog, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, I. Rehwald would have put Gravesen up another goal 71 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when T. Colding scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 1 - 2. Dannebrog's A. Rønnov was shown a yellow card after 78 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The coach of Gravesen was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 81 minutes, T. Ahmad came on for S. Delfosse. After 81 minutes, Gravesen began to show their lack of experience and they threatened to wilt under the heavy pressure from their opposition. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

Most important Dannebrog player was A. Rønnov. F. Kammann on the other hand, had a terrible day. Gravesen's top performer was clearly I. Rehwald. T. Ahmad was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.