U23 League

Ullevål Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Oslo City FC's Kyrre Sundseth 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. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyrre Sundseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Nerland came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Evenstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Will Patton in the 11th minute of play. Kristian Evenstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Cheeseman in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Oslo City FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Finn Walderhaug hit a great ball. Michal Budzyn was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Nicholas Broch kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Camron Rhodes came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Leicester Lions fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camron Rhodes couldn't finish the play. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Lang Xuan in the 23rd minute of play. Lucas Darling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Nerland in the 27th minute of play. Grant Blacknell made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Liu Lang Xuan sent off a good shot on target. Kristian Evenstad came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Leicester Lions's Camron Rhodes. But to his dismay, Camron Rhodes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Camron Rhodes kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Bobby Pirés had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Evenstad. Oslo City FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bobby Pirés was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Kristian Evenstad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camron Rhodes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Kristian Evenstad was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Lucas Darling capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucas Darling really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Kristian Evenstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Darling, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Will Patton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristian Evenstad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Kristian Evenstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobby Pirés in the 66th minute of play. Grant Blacknell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Nerland in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bobby Pirés got free with Kristian Evenstad in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Lang Xuan in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Oslo City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Broch to maneuver through the defense. Nicholas Broch kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Alexander Cheetham took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kristian Evenstad. Oslo City FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Oslo City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benny White came free, but Kristian Evenstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oslo City FC's Kristian Evenstad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Oslo City FC from getting a goal against them. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Lang Xuan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Oslo City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Hatlem to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Alexander Cheetham from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Kristian Evenstad's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bobby Pirés got free with Kristian Evenstad in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 played minutes Oslo City FC got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Skramstad. Kristian Evenstad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camron Rhodes in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute, Bobby Pirés left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Lucas Darling charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Darling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Lucas Darling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Nerland, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.