egholm 5 - 0 United (377908391)

The 1345 fans in attendance at egholm Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Hervé Delerm was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Victor Ernststen and Simon Zollinger. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for egholm. The following players had been chosen: Wallig - Espinoza, Gamboa, Schaefer - Rachlevičius, Alert, Lübbers, Buron, Algreen - Chora, Magraner.

United decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Bradvić - Marciante, Ross, Jakupi - Wołowski, Rusachenko, Nikko, Rubinke - Urwin, Peregrine, Kanouté.

egholm tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Many thought S. Chora ought to have been awarded a penalty 11 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around P. Bradvić after a determined run through the middle. After 26 minutes United's M. Peregrine contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. 29 minutes in, egholm's J. Espinoza received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Jakupi from United a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 31 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! N. Magraner gave egholm the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 After 33 minutes, egholm's S. Chora fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! The home side's J. Rachlevičius came close to extending the lead 36 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Bradvić managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. 37 minutes into the game, egholm were awarded a penalty that L. Buron turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. It was 2 - 0 at the break. egholm claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

egholm's J. Alert swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The heat made it a terrible day for G. Algreen, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. The egholm players could smell victory in the air. S. Chora wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Bajo after 61 minutes. S. Ross wasn't fit enough for a full game and made several mistakes out of sheer exhaustion. One of them was exploited by S. Bajo who shot home to make it 3 - 0. The coach of egholm was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 73 minutes, B. Stotko came on for L. Lübbers. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, J. Rachlevičius took over the role of being the egholm captain. 74 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Rachlevičius broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for egholm. By now, the players in egholm felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed United's coach gave B. Nikelevičius the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Bradvić reluctantly left the field. After 76 minutes, United switched S. Ross with F. Gjermandsen, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Content with how the game was proceeding, the egholm coach let O. Thuesen replace J. Rachlevičius after 77 minutes. L. Buron was handed the egholm captain's armband. 80 minutes into the game, United seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to solid. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Magraner broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to egholm. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for egholm, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. egholm enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

egholm's top performer was clearly J. Alert. O. Thuesen turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important United player was B. Nikelevičius. However, G. Marciante made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.