U23 League

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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sam Bates started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. NTA19's Jan-Frode Aarseth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save NTA19 from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute, Sam Bates ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Frode Aarseth was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jan-Frode Aarseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Bates, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. NTA19's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Sam Bates scored to the left of an out of position Jan-Frode Aarseth, making the score, 3-0. Erling Haaland took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan-Frode Aarseth. Jan-Frode Aarseth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Bates in the 24th minute of play forced NTA19's goalkeeper Jan-Frode Aarseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NTA19's Olof Leknes got a free kick in the 25th minute. Sam Bates was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jan-Frode Aarseth came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Memphis Grizzlies's Sam Bates. But to his dismay, Sam Bates quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Sam Bates succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 35th playminute. After some careless play in the NTA19 defense, Sam Bates kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Frode Aarseth. The NTA19 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Frode Aarseth should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Sam Bates managed to get in a good position for a shot. Memphis Grizzlies's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Bates was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Frode Aarseth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rune Tronstad to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the game Jan-Kenneth Frøystad made a throw-in which Brede Woll played forward. 54 minutes into the match, NTA19's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Bates came free, but Jan-Frode Aarseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, Memphis Grizzlies's Erling Haaland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan-Frode Aarseth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. NTA19's Jan-Frode Aarseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Bates in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Sam Bates made a precise shot to the right of Jan-Frode Aarseth. NTA19's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Memphis Grizzlies's Çelebi Özgen was substituted for Richie Ashton. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Arash Eagle replaced Ciarán Symons. In the 70th minute, Achraf Hakimi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Frode Aarseth was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. After 73 minutes of play, Memphis Grizzlies's Achraf Hakimi made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan-Frode Aarseth was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, NTA19's Ørjan Hauger seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ørjan Hauger the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of NTA19 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ørjan Hauger had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 76th match minute, NTA19 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ørjan Hauger to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Memphis Grizzlies's Freddie Gettins tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jan-Frode Aarseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuil Saldzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jan-Frode Aarseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arash Eagle in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the NTA19 defense, Achraf Hakimi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Frode Aarseth. The NTA19 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Frode Aarseth should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute, Andris Van den Haute left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Memphis Grizzlies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 16-0. Jan-Frode Aarseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Haaland in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Arash Eagle made a precise shot to the right of Jan-Frode Aarseth. NTA19's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 17-0.