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Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Gabriel Nordengen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Øyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bendik Grytten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Jarle Fischer made a precise shot to the right of Kjartan Venås. Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gabriel Nordengen made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Carl Gudmestad sent off a good shot on target. After 16 minutes of play, Arnell FC's Jarle Fischer made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kjartan Venås was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, Jim Øyan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Jim Øyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Nordengen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lions FC's Kjartan Venås played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarle Fischer in the 26th minute of play. When Arnell FC's Jarle Fischer in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jarle Fischer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjartan Venås having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jarle Fischer to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Arnell FC's zone, Jim Øyan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Nordengen came out of the goal and Jim Øyan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bendik Grytten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bendik Grytten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjartan Venås having to interfere. When Asmund Sviggum came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Arnell FC 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 Asmund Sviggum couldn't finish the play. Arnell FC's attack was well implemented in the 73rd minute, but when Bendik Grytten was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Bendik Grytten's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Kjartan Venås skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 90 played minutes Jarle Fischer rounded Lions FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. In the 93rd match minute, Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Gudmestad to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Øyan in the 95th minute of play forced Arnell FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Nordengen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Arnell FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lions FC throughout the match.