Jeremiah White and Benny Feilhaber both get the start in midfield for Aarhus as they play away to Koege this morning. Currently 0-0 in the 7th minute.
Feilhaber and White: Koege v. AGF 11/7/09 @ 9EST [R] Both Benny and Jeremiah are starting. Stream on http://www.atdhe.net/
HB Køge plays at SEAS-NVE Park, with a capacity of 7,500. It looks to be about a quarter full today. Perhaps this is because they sit firmly in the relegation zone as of this game, a full 7 points from safety. Aarhus is currently 6th out of 12 teams on 21 points, 8 back of the leaders Odense.
1-0 to Aarhus in the 28th minute. Free kick from about 40 yards out on the left side headed home in the area. I believe it was Feilhaber taking the fre kick. Didn't catch the name of the goalscorer.
My stream went out for a while there. It's ht now; still 1-0 to Aarhus. A correction on my previous post, it was not Fielhaber taking the free kick on the goal. He did have one good opportunity in the first half when he intercepted a backpass and was in on the keeper, but he pushed his first time shot wide. To be fair, the ball took a high bounce before he got to it, so not the easiest opportunity. He probably shoulod have done better with it though.
Fielhaber nearly connects with White on a through lob from midfield. I don't speak Danish, but the announcers seem to really like Fielhaber, or at least they like saying his name.
Koge player in 1v1 with the keeper after a give and go but puts his shot into the side netting. It was a tough angle and the Aarhus keeper came out well. Still 1-0 to Aarhus, 74'
Fielhaber with a nutmeg pass to the wing; good cross sent in and the striker's shot deflected out for a corner. Fielhaber is seeing a lot of the ball on the left; White is quieter on the right side. There have been a couple opportunities for Jeremiah to get in behind the defense this half, but the pass either didn't get through, or came to late and found him offside. Aarhus seem to prefer to try to play through the midfield rather than go over the top. Fielhaber with a wild shot high over the crossbar. Still 1-0, 83'.
Feilhaber doesn't seem to be a factor in this 2nd half. Occasional touches but most of the action on the right side away from him.
Koege equalize off a cross from the right. The striker's header was poor, but deflected off the arm of the defender and into the net. Unlucky for Aarhus, but they didn't get enough pressure on the ball on the wing to prevent the service. It was on Fielhaber's side; not sure if he was responsible to mark the winger who sent in the cross. Whoever was supposed to be out there was definately missing in action.
I saw your post right after I pressed enter. Seems just different impressions (although after the Koege goal, all action is over on the left side). Maybe I was responding to what I saw as a perceived lack of energy that just went away after the koege goal. He does seem to be solid when he's on the ball.
Full time, 1-1. Tough two points to for Aarhus to lose, in the last few minutes of the game against a weak Koege squad. Fielhaber and White both go the full 90'.
Same game, opposite impressions. That's soccer for you. I agree with you that Aarhus lacked energy in the second half. They seemed to be on cruise control, and they were punished for it.