Friendly League

San Siro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christian Vallin kicked off to start the match. The supporters of I Rossoneri booed when Åsnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morten Sundseth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Haraldsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Vie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Åsnes's Christer Waaler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Vallin in the 10th minute of play. I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petter Vartdal in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Morten Sundseth in the 15th minute of play forced I Rossoneri's goalkeeper Richard Haraldsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Haraldsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Vie, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Richard Haraldsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petter Vartdal in the 18th minute of the match. Richard Haraldsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonathan Vie went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 24 played minutes Åsnes got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Kenneth Woll. Åsnes's Morten Sundseth got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Vartdal in the 30th minute of play forced I Rossoneri's goalkeeper Richard Haraldsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Koch's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Christer Waaler firmly grabbed it by the left post. 36 minutes into the match, Åsnes's goalkeeper Christer Waaler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Vallin. Hans Apelqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans Apelqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Hans Apelqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Almir Diamanti took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Christer Waaler to make any attempt to save it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petter Vartdal made a kick off. Jonathan Vie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Richard Haraldsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Vie slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Vallin in the 61st minute of play forced Åsnes's goalkeeper Christer Waaler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Kenneth Woll kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Åsnes's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Apelqvist came free, but Christer Waaler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Åsnes's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Apelqvist came free, but Christer Waaler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 76 minutes on the clock, Fredrik Hebnes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Åsnes getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Fredrik Hebnes hit a great ball. Michael Odman missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 78 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Christer Waaler right hand side. When Jonathan Vie got free in front of the goal in the 80th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Richard Haraldsson was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Petter Vartdal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Richard Haraldsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Apelqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Jonathan Vie 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 91st minute, Christian Vallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Åsnes walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.