U21 League

Trygsland Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joar Lam kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Manchester City booed when Trygsland BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Vikanes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Søren Wangen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Maston in the 5th minute of the match. Søren Wangen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Maston in the 7th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Pierre Maston notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Trygsland BK's Søren Wangen. Søren Wangen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Søren Wangen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Johnstone went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Søren Wangen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Beckham in the 23rd minute of the match. Søren Wangen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Johnstone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Trygsland BK's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Johnstone came free, but Søren Wangen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Pierre Maston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 35th minute, Frank Johnstone 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. Søren Wangen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Johnstone in the 40th minute of the match. Søren Wangen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pierre Maston's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Frank Johnstone scored 0-4 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Søren Wangen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierre Maston was the one to do the kick off. Søren Wangen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Johnstone, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Søren Wangen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Maston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th match minute, Trygsland BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Vikanes to maneuver through the defense. Søren Wangen was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Frank Johnstone capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Johnstone really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 73rd minute Pierre Maston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Søren Wangen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trygsland BK's goalkeeper Søren Wangen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Trygsland BK's Søren Wangen got control of the ball when Frank Johnstone tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Trygsland BK's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Maston came free, but Søren Wangen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Søren Wangen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henry Beckham in the 82nd minute. Trygsland BK's Søren Wangen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Trygsland BK from getting a goal against them. Frank Johnstone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Søren Wangen made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre Maston in the 88th minute of play forced Trygsland BK's goalkeeper Søren Wangen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Trygsland BK's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Maston came free, but Søren Wangen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Søren Wangen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Johnstone in the 93rd minute. Søren Wangen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Maston in the 94th minute of the match. Frank Johnstone hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. If David Jahnsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Manchester City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Trygsland BK throughout the match.