U23 League

The Zone
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Are Haaland made the kick off which started today's match. Joseph Lötters hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Wayne Knoppertz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ole-Petter Vigre in the 4th minute of play. Øyvind Fadnes made a great header on Skytta Toppidrettslag's corner, it was just that DJK Füchtel Vechta's Wayne Knoppertz managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennie Sagel in the 9th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Birger Hammerstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th match minute, Skytta Toppidrettslag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atle Sundstrøm to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Raimar Reinauer came free, but Birger Hammerstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Are Haaland in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wayne Knoppertz saved DJK Füchtel Vechta from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennie Sagel in the 13th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Birger Hammerstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guld Kalvenes during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of DJK Füchtel Vechta booed when Skytta Toppidrettslag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guld Kalvenes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Raimar Reinauer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Wayne Knoppertz came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Skytta Toppidrettslag's Are Haaland. But to his dismay, Are Haaland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. A collision led to DJK Füchtel Vechta getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Henrik Jobst hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes Skytta Toppidrettslag got a freekick which was hit by Guld Kalvenes. In the 28th minute, Philip Aasberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute, Atle Sundstrøm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Wayne Knoppertz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atle Sundstrøm in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Skytta Toppidrettslag were awarded a corner. Øyvind Fadnes went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Ole-Petter Vigre managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 45 played minutes DJK Füchtel Vechta got a freekick which was hit by Peter Bührer. Wayne Knoppertz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Aasberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lothar Gobsch stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Skytta Toppidrettslag got a freekick which was hit by Ole Haugum. Øyvind Fadnes charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Øyvind Fadnes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Skytta Toppidrettslag! Philip Aasberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Wayne Knoppertz made a huge save. Birger Hammerstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennie Sagel in the 68th minute of play. Atle Sundstrøm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wayne Knoppertz having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Skytta Toppidrettslag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ole-Petter Vigre to maneuver through the defense. Ante Kopitz scored 5-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Birger Hammerstad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Skytta Toppidrettslag's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Øyvind Fadnes in the 85th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of DJK Füchtel Vechta's goalie and right to Ole-Petter Vigre. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. DJK Füchtel Vechta's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Wayne Knoppertz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save DJK Füchtel Vechta from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Lennie Sagel came free, but Birger Hammerstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philip Aasberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Wayne Knoppertz made a huge save. Birger Hammerstad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimar Reinauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.