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Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5120, Seating: 1350, VIP seats: 30) Oliver Melsom charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliver Melsom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jan-Frode Winger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Langhelle having to interfere. When Fred Sikveland came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Eik Tønsberg AllStars 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 Fred Sikveland couldn't finish the play. 20 minutes into the match, Fred Sikveland sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Felix Langhelle threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Fred Sikveland this time. In the 23rd minute Andreas Nordanger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stian Sandland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fred Sikveland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Felix Langhelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Sikveland in the 29th minute of play forced Longom's goalkeeper Felix Langhelle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Frode Winger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Felix Langhelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Langhelle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Sikveland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Fred Sikveland kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Felix Langhelle. That made the score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hauk Skoglund made a kick off. A collision led to Eik Tønsberg AllStars getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Hans-Petter Hamborg hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Longom's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Frode Winger came free, but Felix Langhelle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Oliver Melsom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Langhelle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Frode Winger might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felix Langhelle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan-Frode Winger ran back to his position shaking his head. 71 minutes into the match, Fred Sikveland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felix Langhelle. Longom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Sikveland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Longom's zone, Fred Sikveland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Langhelle came out of the goal and Fred Sikveland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Jan-Frode Winger made a precise shot to the right of Felix Langhelle. Longom's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 83 minutes into the match, Fred Sikveland notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Longom's Felix Langhelle. Felix Langhelle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 92 minutes of play, Eik Tønsberg AllStars's Fred Sikveland made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Langhelle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eik Tønsberg AllStars were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Longom for a fine match.