GrønneStjerner 5 - 0 Moldes (393986633)

4125 spectators had found their way to Revolutionary Multi-Arena, despite the heavy rain. GrønneStjerner decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Winther - Ludvigsen, Laugesen, Kjeldahl, Bro - Ebbensgaard, Bars, Amby, Størum - Ovalle, Dunbar.

A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Moldes. The following players had been chosen: Bales - Alitupa, van Poppel, Díaz, Strevlos, Tempier - Simonet, Siebenthal, Guemes, Miranda, Eiró -.

It was obvious that Moldes were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. J. Simonet would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. S. Frio entered the game for Moldes as the match clock showed 1 minutes. 1 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Moldes substitution. L. Batista came on for L. Siebenthal. With 20 minutes played, S. Frio of Moldes fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. At this time in the match, Moldes were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit D. Dunbar just fine. After 37 minutes of play, D. Dunbar gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. The rain made it hard for players like R. Ovalle to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. T. Laugesen's lack of experience almost gave Moldes a goal after 44 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. GrønneStjerner managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when R. Bro cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. D. Ebbensgaard did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. The home side's F. Bars came close to extending the lead 44 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Bales managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by GrønneStjerner, with 83 percent of the ball.

The pressing tactics used by Moldes were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. With 71 minutes played, GrønneStjerner put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to H. Kjeldahl, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. The players of GrønneStjerner now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. S. Ludvigsen struck a 30 metre free kick home 79 minutes into the match. 4 - 0 for the home team. Moldes's F. Tempier was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes for slicing down an opponent. In a fantastic display of determination, GrønneStjerner's T. Laugesen forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. After 85 minutes, T. Laugesen put GrønneStjerner ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. GrønneStjerner claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 86 percent.

The most dominating GrønneStjerner player was without a doubt R. Ovalle. B. Winther on the other hand, had a terrible day. S. Frio performed admirably for Moldes. U. Guemes was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 0.