U21 League

Seljeli
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikael Joakimsen started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Seljeli IF's zone, Deon Bye stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bastian Lindquist came out of the goal and Deon Bye tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the game, Deon Bye cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bastian Lindquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brett Harper recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Greenbay getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ronny Hurren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Klev in the 13th minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Jack Gates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Deon Bye had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deon Bye in the 22nd minute of play forced Seljeli IF's goalkeeper Bastian Lindquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronny Hurren hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Deon Bye made a precise shot to the right of Bastian Lindquist. Seljeli IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Deon Bye sped through Seljeli IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bastian Lindquist. In the 34th match minute, Seljeli IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christoffer Davidsen to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Greenbay's Ronny Hurren tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Deon Bye sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Deon Bye left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Greenbay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 45th minute Brett Harper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastian Lindquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olav Heggen during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

With his leg Bastian Lindquist managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Greenbay's Deon Bye fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 62 minutes into the game, Greenbay's Brett Harper nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bastian Lindquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Bastian Lindquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyler Morton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Seljeli IF's Bastian Lindquist got control of the ball when Deon Bye tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70th play minutes Deon Bye shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Bastian Lindquist and just under the crossbar into goal. Bastian Lindquist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Brett Harper showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 73 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brett Harper in the 77th minute of play forced Seljeli IF's goalkeeper Bastian Lindquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Seljeli IF's goalkeeper Bastian Lindquist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Deon Bye. Mikael Joakimsen struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Jack Gates didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seljeli IF. Christoffer Davidsen hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Deon Bye put it in 0-11 from a short distance just to the right of Bastian Lindquist. Bastian Lindquist made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Deon Bye sent off a good shot on target. 96 minutes into the match, Evan Ferguson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bastian Lindquist. Seljeli IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evan Ferguson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-13.