League Play-Off

Listøl Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jonas Hotvedt made the kick off and thus started the match. Håkon Ekren made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Jan-Ivar Braseth sent off a good shot on target. Martin Lundby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Lauritzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Lauritzen during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Listøl booed when Aarstein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Lauritzen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tore-Andre Strandvik scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Lundby, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Listøl booed when Aarstein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Nilssen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Håkon Ekren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hotvedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aarstein's zone, Jan-Ivar Braseth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkon Ekren came out of the goal and Jan-Ivar Braseth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Aarstein's zone, Jan-Ivar Braseth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkon Ekren came out of the goal and Jan-Ivar Braseth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 27 minutes, Rune Harnes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aarstein and the Listøl players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Ivar Braseth got free with Håkon Ekren in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A well placed Jonas Hotvedt short distance shot in the 36th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. If Jan-Ivar Braseth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jan-Ivar Braseth in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Håkon Ekren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tore-Andre Strandvik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Aarstein getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Martin Oterhals hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Jan-Ivar Braseth 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. Jonas Hotvedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Håkon Ekren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan-Ivar Braseth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Håkon Ekren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Christian Lauritzen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Ivar Braseth in the 69th minute of play forced Aarstein's goalkeeper Håkon Ekren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Jonas Hotvedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkon Ekren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Håkon Ekren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Hotvedt in the 73rd minute of play. When Henning Stene fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Listøl's protests and gave Henning Stene a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Aarstein booed when Listøl was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henning Stene didn't get a good kick on the ball. Håkon Ekren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Ivar Braseth in the 82nd minute of play. Jan-Ivar Braseth might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Håkon Ekren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan-Ivar Braseth ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aarstein's goalkeeper Håkon Ekren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.