Official Cup

Voldsløkka
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Hans-Kristian Aanes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gjermund Aabel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 6 minutes, Torstein Solli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sagene IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torstein Solli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 9 minutes of play, Sagene IF's William Knutsen made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Pearce was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Óbolo in the 15th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Frank Pearce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sagene IF's Oscar Bergum got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gjermund Aabel saved Sagene IF from getting behind. Frank Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans-Kristian Aanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoffrey De Bougne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gjermund Aabel. Sagene IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gjermund Aabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute of the match Manchester City got a corner. Sagene IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Geoffrey De Bougne ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Manchester City's corner Geoffrey De Bougne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gjermund Aabel quite easily take care of the ball. Peter Avery hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki made the kick off in the second half. Hans-Kristian Aanes struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Frank Pearce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sagene IF. After 54 played minutes Manchester City got a freekick which was hit by Elliot Colvin. Manchester City's Frank Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torstein Solli in the 66th minute of play. Anthony Carey might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gjermund Aabel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Carey ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Carey came free, but Gjermund Aabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Anthony Carey notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Sagene IF's Gjermund Aabel. Gjermund Aabel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 75th minute, Filip Refsland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gjermund Aabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Carey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gjermund Aabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Carey in the 78th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Ivan Óbolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Pearce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filip Refsland charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filip Refsland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sagene IF made a substitution. Kjell Ekeli replaced Torstein Solli. In the 83rd minute, Filip Refsland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans-Kristian Aanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Óbolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Frank Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans-Kristian Aanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Óbolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Manchester City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.