League Play-Off

Bjørgja
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes, Max Pettersen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bjørgja BF and the LordBendtnerFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kristian Opsal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yngve Raa in the 6th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Ole-Einar Thommesen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jan-Ivar Fagervik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yngve Raa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Opsal having to interfere. Cent Ulriksen kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Asmund Barka took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kristian Opsal. Bjørgja BF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match LordBendtnerFC got a corner. Bjørgja BF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Asmund Barka ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Bendik Thygesen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ole-Einar Thommesen in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jan-Ivar Fagervik, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 41 minutes, Sven Helliesen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LordBendtnerFC and the Bjørgja BF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, LordBendtnerFC's Sven Helliesen got a free kick in the 42nd minute. If Bendik Thygesen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad to make the kick off. Jan-Ivar Fagervik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bendik Thygesen in the 56th minute of the match. If Bendik Thygesen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ole-Einar Thommesen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bendik Thygesen came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Bjørgja BF 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 Bendik Thygesen couldn't finish the play. Max Pettersen hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Kristian Opsal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LordBendtnerFC. In the 71st minute, Bendik Thygesen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bjørgja BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 78 minutes into the match, Bendik Thygesen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Ivar Fagervik. LordBendtnerFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bendik Thygesen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad managed to get in a good position for a shot. LordBendtnerFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Opsal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Kristian Opsal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LordBendtnerFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulf-Hendrik Rimstad in the 91st minute of play forced Bjørgja BF's goalkeeper Kristian Opsal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bjørgja BF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.