U23 League

STIL Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Skytta Toppidrettslag's Atle Sundstrøm started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saúl Gentiletti in the 3rd minute of play. The corner ended in Dovydas Varnas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid did a great save. Saúl Gentiletti scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivar Espelid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Dovydas Varnas came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute FC Žalia Giria were awarded a corner. Avram Lupoaia went to the cornerflag to take it. Avram Lupoaia made a great header on FC Žalia Giria's corner, it was just that Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid managed to reach the ball for a save. 16 minutes into the match, FC Žalia Giria's Saúl Gentiletti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivar Espelid narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr got a free kick in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the Skytta Toppidrettslag defense, Saúl Gentiletti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivar Espelid. The Skytta Toppidrettslag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivar Espelid should have stopped the shot. Saúl Gentiletti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute Saúl Gentiletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Espelid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saúl Gentiletti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivar Espelid read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Vilmantas Matulas made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Atle Sundstrøm sent off a good shot on target. Guld Kalvenes hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. FC Žalia Giria's Jack Grealish was substituted for Vytautas Petkus. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Grealish in the 38th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute of the match FC Žalia Giria got a corner. Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Avram Lupoaia ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Žalia Giria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Atle Sundstrøm scored to the left of an out of position Vilmantas Matulas, making the score, 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Sjur Sæbø made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Žalia Giria's Hikmet Lebib. 54 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Saúl Gentiletti came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Saúl Gentiletti sped through Skytta Toppidrettslag's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivar Espelid. In the 64th minute of the match, Jack Grealish tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ivar Espelid saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ivar Espelid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Grealish in the 74th minute of play. Ivar Espelid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Grealish, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ivar Espelid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augustinas Baltramaitis in the 79th minute. Ivar Espelid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Grealish in the 81st minute of the match. If Ole-Petter Vigre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Skytta Toppidrettslag from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute Ramūnas Lipskis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Espelid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivar Espelid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jack Grealish went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-9 was the resulting score. FC Žalia Giria played a much better game than Skytta Toppidrettslag and deserved their victory. The Skytta Toppidrettslag players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.