League

Valhall
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6326, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bertel Ådland took the kick off in the first half of the match. Młode Smoki FC's Øyvind Hvattum got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnstein Haraldsen made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Kenneth Sandsmark sent off a good shot on target. Øyvind Hvattum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Bruheim having to interfere. After some careless play in the 71° Up North defense, Arne Syvertsen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marius Bruheim. The 71° Up North fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marius Bruheim should have stopped the shot. Arnstein Haraldsen came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by 71° Up North's Kenneth Sandsmark. But to his dismay, Kenneth Sandsmark quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. With a little luck, Młode Smoki FC's Arnstein Haraldsen got control of the ball when Kenneth Sandsmark tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute, Tor-Ivar Svensli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jon-Arne Fjell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnstein Haraldsen. Młode Smoki FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Arne Syvertsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marius Bruheim. 71° Up North's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Syvertsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 36th minute, Øyvind Hvattum 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 42nd minute Bertel Ådland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnstein Haraldsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Arne Syvertsen made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Smestad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 57th minute, Øyvind Hvattum 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. Aleksander Rydland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Marius Bruheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 71° Up North's zone, Øyvind Hvattum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Bruheim came out of the goal and Øyvind Hvattum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aleksander Rydland blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marius Bruheim having to make a save. In the 71st match minute, 71° Up North was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon-Arne Fjell to maneuver through the defense. Młode Smoki FC's Arnstein Haraldsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertel Ådland in the 75th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Fabian Laursen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 71° Up North and the Młode Smoki FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, 71° Up North was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Laursen to maneuver through the defense. Aleksander Rydland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th match minute, 71° Up North was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rikard Foldnes to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Arne Syvertsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Młode Smoki FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arne Syvertsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marius Bruheim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnstein Haraldsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenneth Sandsmark in the 92nd minute of play. Arnstein Haraldsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Sandsmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Młode Smoki FC played a much better game than 71° Up North and deserved their victory. The 71° Up North players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.