Superstars 1 - 1 Power (392664012)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 1295 that came out to Taylor Mitchell Memorial. Benjamin Brauer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nasylbek Islamzhanov and Joaquín Chavez. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Superstars. Lineup: Halseth - Eliassen, Fy Fasan, Sæstad - Andersen, Kjærvik, Larsen, Halseth, Helland - Ersvik, Strømnes.

Power tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Beckbeck - Aasland, Kristiansen, Bauwens - Mascheroni, Rapi, Pettersen, Bartnes, Canellas - Gjøvik, Larsen.

Power seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 11 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from G. Larsen, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The home team will be cursing P. Larsen for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 18 minutes. Power's P. Kristiansen got himself booked for a foul. The player down was D. Eliassen. The Superstars bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. 21 minutes into the game, P. Larsen almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Power had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Superstars substitution. J. Opdal came on for T. Halseth. As the 46 minute mark approached, the Superstars coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Fy Fasan reluctantly made way for B. Nakken on the pitch. The heat made it a terrible day for P. Kristiansen, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. 64 minutes into the game, I. Kjærvik had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came L. Rånes. J. Opdal looked great 68 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' T. Gjøvik. Power had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 82 minutes in when M. Bartnes came up alone against J. Opdal who managed a block. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Superstars, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important Superstars player was L. Rånes. However, B. Nakken made a disastrous appearance. Power's best player was G. Bauwens. P. Kristiansen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.