U21 League

Østsiden Stadion
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) After having played for 5 minutes, Martyn Ginn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C North's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martyn Ginn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erik Nord recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. F.C North's Matty Higginson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Nord in the 10th minute of play. 1-0 became the score in the 13th minute when Erik Nord elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When %teams%'s Erik Nord was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-0 just inside the left pole, 19 minutes into the game. Matty Higginson was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Ole-Gunnar Gaustad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gullstad SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ole-Gunnar Gaustad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matty Higginson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to F.C North getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Martyn Ginn hit a great ball. Christoffer Dreyer's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matty Higginson firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 31 minutes, Erik Nord made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. F.C North's Matty Higginson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Alfie Senior fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C North's protests and gave Alfie Senior a yellow card for diving instead. When Gullstad SK's Erik Nord in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C North's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41stth minute of the game Erik Nord who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C North's Matty Higginson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Gullstad SK's Christoffer Dreyer in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C North's goalie prevented a goal. Reidar Hegna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martyn Ginn went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erik Nord stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Erik Nord shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matty Higginson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Gullstad SK's goal looked a bit too open when Martyn Ginn came free, but Reidar Hegna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Erik Nord's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matty Higginson was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the game, Gullstad SK's Erik Nord nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matty Higginson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 60thth minute of the game Erik Nord who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C North's Matty Higginson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik Nord in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matty Higginson saved F.C North from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ole-Gunnar Gaustad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gullstad SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ole-Gunnar Gaustad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matty Higginson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matty Higginson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Gullstad SK's Erik Nord shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Erik Nord who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C North's Matty Higginson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erik Nord in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matty Higginson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 76th minute, Erik Nord made a precise shot to the right of Matty Higginson. F.C North's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Ole-Gunnar Gaustad took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matty Higginson. Matty Higginson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Matty Higginson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoffer Dreyer's shot from short distance in the 89th minute.