League Play-Off

Toppen Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Åsmund Owren made the kick off which started today's match. If Henrik Laugen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Rønning in the 7th minute of play forced FK Oftenåsen's goalkeeper Anan As to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FK Oftenåsen getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Stian Grøneng hit a great ball. Torstein Sandvold made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Åsmund Owren sent off a good shot on target. Henrik Laugen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Torstein Sandvold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Åsmund Owren got free with Torstein Sandvold in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anan As took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eilif Kristiansen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anan As showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Rønning in the 39th minute of the match. Torstein Sandvold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Åsmund Owren in the 41st minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Henrik Laugen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Oftenåsen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Laugen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remi Gjertsen made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Henrik Laugen 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. 54 minutes into the game, Henrik Rønning was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vingen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Oftenåsen the free kick. Henrik Rønning kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FK Oftenåsen! FK Oftenåsen:s Anan As showed great skill when he stopped Ken Palm:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Ken Palm did a trick in the 61st minute in front of FK Oftenåsen's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by Vingen's Ken Palm! Torstein Sandvold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Åsmund Owren in the 64th minute of the match. Åsmund Owren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Åsmund Owren notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Vingen's Torstein Sandvold. Torstein Sandvold was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Torstein Sandvold didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Åsmund Owren went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Åsmund Owren came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the FK Oftenåsen 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 Åsmund Owren couldn't finish the play. Stig Stokkan hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. FK Oftenåsen's Åsmund Owren got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Vingen defense, Åsmund Owren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torstein Sandvold. The Vingen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torstein Sandvold should have stopped the shot. Torstein Sandvold didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Åsmund Owren went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. FK Oftenåsen's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.