Odense - Rosenborg 5-3
By Håvard Lindheim, 27 November 2006, 10:40
Odense sent out their reserves, but still, the Danes won very easy against RBK - who have started the Christmas holidays, mentally, a long time ago.
EMBARASSING: Lund Hansen and Kvarme were reduced to spectators when Alexander Aas headed in 3-1.
Photo: Royal League/Per Kjærbye
RBK was the most avaricious team in the league, with only 24 conceded goals in 26 matches. In Royal League, the defense leaks like a sieve, and has let in a whooping 11 goals in 3 matches. One can easily be lead to believe that there is a certain lack of motivation.
Odense have impressed in the UEFA cup this autumn, and hunts an advancement. Therefore, the team from Fyn in Denmark chose to spare 10 out of the 11 regular players - goalkeeper included - when RBK came visinting. Still, the home team grabbed the lead after merely three minutes, and it was to be worse.
As against Brann and Helsingborg, it mainly was the central defense that failed, with personal errors and a lack of pressure on the opponent leading the ball. Bjørn Tore Kvarme was especially unlucky/bad, and should have prevented several of Odense's goals. Jan Gunnar Solli struggled with an unusual right back position and delivered a number of dangerous passes.
In the attack, RBK were more up to it, and Øyvind Storflor could write down his third and fourth goal so far in the Royal League. The efficiency was bad, however, and where Odense scored - RBK missed.
The loss was in all deserved, and now it will be very hard for a perplexed Rosenborg to qualify for the quarter finals in March.
"OB got a match that was too easy, as we did a number of mistakes in the defensive work. We are disappointed, but at the same time we congratulate OB with a deserved win," Knut Tørum told royalleague.com.
Match Details
Odense
5-3
ROSENBORG
Kim Christensen 3, 69
Peter Nymann 20
Alexander Aas 36
Mads Timm 55
Øyvind Storflor 6, 74
Steffen Iversen 53
Sunday 26 Novemner 2006 17:00 Royal League, Fionia Park, Odense
Attendance: 2858
Rosenborg [4-3-3] Alexander Lund Hansen - Jan Gunnar Solli, Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Christer Basma, Mikael Dorsin - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Vidar Riseth, Alexander Tettey - Karim Essediri, Steffen Iversen (Jahmir Hyka 68), Øyvind Storflor
