Friendly League

KEZ Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan-Kenneth Tangerud started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Mattias Willig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mean Machine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KEZ Toppfotball the free kick. Ask Vågenes kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some careless play in the KEZ Toppfotball defense, Henry Alebäck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bjørnar Bach. The KEZ Toppfotball fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bjørnar Bach should have stopped the shot. When Jarle Hoddevik fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KEZ Toppfotball's protests and gave Jarle Hoddevik a yellow card for diving instead. Mean Machine's Casper Kleen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Kenneth Tangerud in the 15th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Jan-Kenneth Tangerud cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Casper Kleen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Casper Kleen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Kenneth Tangerud in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Henry Alebäck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bjørnar Bach. KEZ Toppfotball's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Alebäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience was convinced that Jan Ekenberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bjørnar Bach was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Bjørnar Bach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Calle Nyström's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Mean Machine's Casper Kleen got control of the ball when Stor Tullebølle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bjørnar Bach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Stål, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Bjørnar Bach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Ekenberg in the 36th minute of play. After 39 played minutes, KEZ Toppfotball's Severin Erland shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Casper Kleen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KEZ Toppfotball reached it. Ask Vågenes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan Ekenberg charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan Ekenberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Jan Ekenberg.

Bjørnar Bach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krister Thedin in the 52nd minute. Frode Todnem kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Emanuel Stål, 54 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 57th minute Stor Tullebølle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Kleen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Kenneth Tangerud, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Mean Machine's Emanuel Stål nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bjørnar Bach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Kenneth Tangerud in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Kleen saved Mean Machine from getting behind. When Mean Machine's Henry Alebäck in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KEZ Toppfotball's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Alebäck in the 71st minute of play forced KEZ Toppfotball's goalkeeper Bjørnar Bach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, one of KEZ Toppfotball:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jonathan Sandström kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. The supporters of Mean Machine booed when KEZ Toppfotball was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severin Erland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bjørnar Bach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Stål in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, KEZ Toppfotball's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Stål came free, but Bjørnar Bach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frode Todnem hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Mean Machine defense, Jan-Kenneth Tangerud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Kleen. The Mean Machine fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Kleen should have stopped the shot. When Henry Alebäck came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Mean Machine 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 Henry Alebäck couldn't finish the play. Stein-Roger Oksnes hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Kenneth Tangerud, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. If Henry Alebäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 95 minutes, Stor Tullebølle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KEZ Toppfotball and the Mean Machine players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Henry Alebäck came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Mean Machine 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 Henry Alebäck couldn't finish the play. Mean Machine played a much better game than KEZ Toppfotball and deserved their victory. The KEZ Toppfotball players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.