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Match Report
Engelsviken
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jim Smestad took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lars Samuelsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eilert Moss, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Jim Smestad made a precise shot to the right of Runar Lund. Engelsviken's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Engelsviken's goal looked a bit too open when Bastian Dvergsdal came free, but Runar Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Hagenes in the 16th minute of play forced Engelsviken's goalkeeper Runar Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Runar Lund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Hagenes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Kjetil-André Grødem fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Engelsviken's protests and gave Kjetil-André Grødem a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes Engelsviken got a freekick which was hit by Kjetil-André Grødem. Martin Kausar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Runar Lund. Engelsviken's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Erlend Slettebø could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Lars Samuelsen made a huge save. If Erlend Slettebø had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 played minutes Bamle IF got a freekick which was hit by Trygve Olafsen. In the 31st minute, Torstein Horntvedt 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. Runar Lund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Smestad in the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Kjetil Furseth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Engelsviken and the Bamle IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Engelsviken getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kjetil Furseth hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, Engelsviken's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Hagenes came free, but Runar Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Bamle IF's goal looked a bit too open when Erlend Slettebø came free, but Lars Samuelsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when Adrian Nordlien in the 44th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A hard shot 46 in the game by Erlend Slettebø from a close distance when the talented Lars Samuelsen managed to make a qualified save. Bamle IF's players were relieved. After the first half Bamle IF were leading 0-1. 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 Eilert Moss stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Torstein Horntvedt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Engelsviken's supporters rose to their feet, but Torstein Horntvedt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lars Samuelsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Smestad in the 63rd minute of play forced Engelsviken's goalkeeper Runar Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes Engelsviken got a freekick which was hit by Martin Hammervold. When Torstein Horntvedt fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Engelsviken's protests and gave Torstein Horntvedt a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Engelsviken got a freekick which was hit by Torstein Horntvedt. Mathias Hagenes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Runar Lund made a huge save. Erlend Slettebø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lars Samuelsen having to interfere. In the 86thth minute of the game Erlend Slettebø who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bamle IF's Lars Samuelsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Torstein Horntvedt hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bamle IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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