U23 World League

Atown stadion
Spectators: 6753 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 149) After a defensive mix-up in ATOWN's zone, Philip Aasberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aske Mende came out of the goal and Philip Aasberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When ATOWN's Ricardo Agerbirk in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the game, Pablo Statting was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ATOWN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skytta Toppidrettslag the free kick. After a rather tough play, ATOWN's Pablo Statting got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Are Haaland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skytta Toppidrettslag fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to ATOWN getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ricardo Agerbirk hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, ATOWN's goal looked a bit too open when Are Haaland came free, but Aske Mende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Guld Kalvenes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aske Mende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aske Mende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Are Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Ole-Martin Lium hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Philip Aasberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aske Mende was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Birger Hammerstad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the game, Thor Elden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skytta Toppidrettslag's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ATOWN the free kick. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Thor Elden got a free kick in the 35th minute. After having played for 37 minutes, Oliver Lasthein managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ATOWN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Lasthein was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Are Haaland made the kick off in the second half. Aske Mende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stian Bergersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guld Kalvenes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Aske Mende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ATOWN's Aske Mende proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save ATOWN from getting a goal against them. Birger Hammerstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Lasthein in the 61st minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Philip Aasberg could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Aske Mende however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliver Lasthein in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Birger Hammerstad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ole Haugum during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ole Haugum made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ATOWN's Bøje Fergusen. Oliver Lasthein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birger Hammerstad having to interfere. With 92 minutes on the clock, Frank Scheurer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Frank Scheurer kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Øyvind Fadnes 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. If Oliver Lasthein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Skytta Toppidrettslag had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.