Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 2422 to ROCK AND ROLL Arena. ROCK decided to use a 3-5-2 set
up. Lineup: Åhntorp - Brasmanis, Robertsson, Lövner - Sánchez, Skogstrand, Cruchet, Nedermar, Bernen - Hägerborn, Söderskär.
Rockers
decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. The following players took the field: Santasus - Válido, Bois, Eijkenaar, Cheyne - Callow,
Gruber, Ismail - Adolfsson, Meyers, Jenek.
Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of ROCK. The
strategy for Rockers on this day was to use their ability to press. With 7 minutes played
Alan Cruchet almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors'
Carles Santasus was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. At this time in the match, Rockers was using their skill at pressing
to successfully put pressure on their opponents. After 30 minutes of play,
Per Skogstrand gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Rockers seemed a little tentative in their
play as their organization fell to
weak. Halftime score was 1 - 0. This half belonged to ROCK, who controlled the ball 89 percent of the time.
Rockers's
coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players had
solid organization.
Alan Cruchet almost put ROCK ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors'
keeper got there just in time to knock it wide. Rockers's defense sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack,
but
Waldemar Jenek's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Rockers showed their counterattack skill in the 65th minute, with
Joacim Adolfsson scoring uncontested for 1 - 1. Rockers seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to
weak. The forty-five minutes were dominated by ROCK, with an impressive 87 percent possession of the ball.
Most important
ROCK player was
Alan Cruchet. However,
Roger Lövner made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Rockers player was without a doubt
Ted Eijkenaar.
Waldemar Jenek turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.
