League

Rotberget Stadion
Spectators: 6825 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 80) Øvre Årdal's Jøran Velle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Øvre Årdal's zone, Thorbjørn Jordet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kai-Arne Barka came out of the goal and Thorbjørn Jordet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the match, Øvre Årdal's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Nesheim came free, but Kai-Arne Barka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Leon Nesheim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. bare fremover's Carl Torbjørnsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jøran Velle in the 11th minute of play. Jøran Velle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Torbjørnsen having to interfere. If Bent Kalvik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, Øvre Årdal's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Nesheim came free, but Kai-Arne Barka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Øvre Årdal's Kai-Arne Barka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorbjørn Jordet in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes bare fremover got a freekick which was hit by Leon Nesheim. After a defensive mix-up in Øvre Årdal's zone, Leon Nesheim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kai-Arne Barka came out of the goal and Leon Nesheim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexander Salbu charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Salbu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Øvre Årdal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Salbu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Nesheim in the 23rd minute of play forced Øvre Årdal's goalkeeper Kai-Arne Barka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Nesheim in the 25th minute of play forced Øvre Årdal's goalkeeper Kai-Arne Barka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thorbjørn Jordet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leon Nesheim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Kai-Arne Barka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Birger Jøssang charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Birger Jøssang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, Øvre Årdal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Jøssang to maneuver through the defense. Jøran Velle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Carl Torbjørnsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leon Nesheim was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Øvre Årdal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Jøssang to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Øvre Årdal's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Nesheim came free, but Kai-Arne Barka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Leon Nesheim reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kai-Arne Barka. The goal made the score 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Nesheim in the 68th minute of play forced Øvre Årdal's goalkeeper Kai-Arne Barka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kai-Arne Barka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Nesheim in the 70th minute of the match. Åge Fjellheim's late challenge caught a Øvre Årdal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Åge Fjellheim helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute there was a penalty for Øvre Årdal. Christer Vestby stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Carl Torbjørnsen. 1-1. Øvre Årdal's Kai-Arne Barka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Nesheim in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Øvre Årdal's zone, Leon Nesheim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kai-Arne Barka came out of the goal and Leon Nesheim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kai-Arne Barka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leon Nesheim showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 88 minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Leon Nesheim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Kai-Arne Barka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. bare fremover walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.