U23 League

Nutty Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Armas Heinola got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of The Nerd Herd booed when Cheeky Nuts United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Finn Espe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Morten Ueland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Banas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, Ole-Einar Indergård was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Nerd Herd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cheeky Nuts United the free kick. Ole-Einar Indergård kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Marian Banas struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Morten Ueland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Nerd Herd. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cheeky Nuts United's goalkeeper Morten Ueland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30thth minute of the game Marian Banas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cheeky Nuts United's Morten Ueland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Morten Ueland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Banas, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Marian Banas might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Morten Ueland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marian Banas ran back to his position shaking his head. Morten Ueland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Banas in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sondre Lillegård stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Morten Ueland managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when The Nerd Herd's Sondre Lillegård fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 59 minutes The Nerd Herd's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stathis Konstantakis who took care of the corner kick. Fabian Lundberg made a great header on Cheeky Nuts United's corner, it was just that The Nerd Herd's Lars Bergo managed to reach the ball for a save. Morten Ueland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sondre Lillegård in the 61st minute. Sondre Lillegård sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sondre Lillegård got free with Morten Ueland in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 72 minutes, Marian Banas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Nerd Herd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marian Banas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Cheeky Nuts United defense, Sondre Lillegård kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Morten Ueland. The Cheeky Nuts United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Morten Ueland should have stopped the shot. Lars Bergo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Banas in the 78th minute of play forced Cheeky Nuts United's goalkeeper Morten Ueland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ken Teige kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the game Filip Finne made a throw-in which Henrik Rakvåg played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundberg in the 83rd minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Lars Bergo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Marian Banas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morten Ueland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Marian Banas took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Morten Ueland to make any attempt to save it. In the 91st minute Marian Banas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morten Ueland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Lundberg came free, but Lars Bergo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stathis Konstantakis kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Ole-Einar Indergård hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Nerd Herd walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.