Friendly League

Bergdal Stadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Runar Økland took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bergdal's Niklas Ismail got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Bergdal defense, Gaudencio Pelayo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Lima. The Bergdal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Lima should have stopped the shot. Bergdal's Ruben Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Pelayo in the 17th minute of play. After 17 played minutes La France got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Teodor. Ruben Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Distiratsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 24 played minutes Bergdal got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Hovind. Ruben Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Orzaize in the 27th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gaudencio Pelayo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruben Lima was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After 28 played minutes Bergdal got a freekick which was hit by André Askim. The supporters of La France booed when Bergdal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Ismail didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Distiratsu in the 32nd minute of play forced Bergdal's goalkeeper Ruben Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Runar Økland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bergdal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Runar Økland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eivind Hay during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of La France booed when Bergdal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eivind Hay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Justino Ferrando was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bergdal's Stig-Inge Amundsen got a free kick in the 41st minute. The supporters of La France booed when Bergdal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Askim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the game, La France's Gaudencio Pelayo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruben Lima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After the first half La France were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gaudencio Pelayo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Distiratsu in the 52nd minute of play forced Bergdal's goalkeeper Ruben Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Bergdal got a freekick which was hit by Geir Smeland. Ildefonso Distiratsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Teodor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ruben Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Pelayo in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Runar Økland in the 66th minute of play forced La France's goalkeeper Prospero Ovando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Hovind kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Gaudencio Pelayo sped through Bergdal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ruben Lima. A collision led to Bergdal getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jonas Hovind hit a great ball. Ruben Lima made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Gaudencio Pelayo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaudencio Pelayo got free with Ruben Lima in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaudencio Pelayo might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruben Lima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaudencio Pelayo ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ildefonso Distiratsu in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruben Lima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gaudencio Pelayo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruben Lima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Jonas Hovind got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dante Orzaize blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruben Lima having to make a save. When Eduardo Frutos came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the La France 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 Eduardo Frutos couldn't finish the play. After 97th play minutes Gaudencio Pelayo shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Ruben Lima and just under the crossbar into goal. La France's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.