U23 League

Østsiden Stadion
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabe Joinvilense started the match with the kick off. Jim Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Aasbø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jim Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabe Joinvilense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Gabe Joinvilense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullstad SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jim Sutton came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Gullstad SK's Sebastian Aasbø. But to his dismay, Sebastian Aasbø quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Mitch Cryer charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mitch Cryer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Gullstad SK booed when Manchester City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitch Cryer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 played minutes, Gullstad SK's Yiğit Can Ilgın shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jim Sutton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gullstad SK reached it. Sebastian Aasbøs short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Jim Sutton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Nord got free with Jim Sutton in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yiğit Can Ilgın in the 35th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Jim Sutton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Aasbø took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jim Sutton. Jim Sutton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Manchester City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Sebastian Aasbø scored to the left of an out of position Jim Sutton, making the score, 6-1. 44 minutes into the game, Sebastian Aasbø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Jim Sutton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 47 minutes of play, Gullstad SK's Sebastian Aasbø made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jim Sutton was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 8-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anthony Carey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53rd play minutes Gabe Joinvilense shot 9-1, a short shot which went by Jim Sutton and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 58 minutes, Gabe Joinvilense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gullstad SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabe Joinvilense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jim Sutton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yiğit Can Ilgın in the 59th minute of play. Sebastian Aasbø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Sutton having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Aasbø's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Sutton was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Sebastian Aasbø made a precise shot to the right of Jim Sutton. Manchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-1. After some careless play in the Gullstad SK defense, Stevie Colman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reidar Hegna. The Gullstad SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reidar Hegna should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Gullstad SK getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Amund Flåten hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the game, Theodor Solheim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gullstad SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester City the free kick. Anthony Carey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Reidar Hegna made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabe Joinvilense in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jim Sutton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mitch Cryer hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Christoffer Dreyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Sutton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amund Flåten hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Gabe Joinvilense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullstad SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-2. Jim Sutton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabe Joinvilense in the 88th minute of the match. Christoffer Dreyer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gullstad SK had won after a very even match.