Official Cup

Plaskdammen
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cai Drevland took the kick off in the first half of the match. Peter Lekven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute Martin Do shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjørn Engelund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Martin Do ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bjørn Engelund was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 12th minute, FC Pladask's Ronny Sund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Bjarne Ranum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Johan Nyhagen having to interfere. Dennis Sundberg hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The supporters of FC Pladask booed when Λstral Villains FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Do didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Vetle Gleditsch shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bjørn Engelund showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Thomas Formo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, FC Pladask's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Lekven came free, but Bjørn Engelund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Lekven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 minutes, Martin Do made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC Pladask's Bjørn Engelund tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Do in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bjørn Engelund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Do to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Do in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bjørn Engelund saved FC Pladask from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Zetterberg during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 54 minutes into the match, Cai Drevland notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Λstral Villains FC's Nils-Johan Nyhagen. Nils-Johan Nyhagen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cai Drevland kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes FC Pladask got a freekick which was hit by Amund Gjerstad. When Søren Skålevik fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Pladask's protests and gave Søren Skålevik a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Λstral Villains FC booed when FC Pladask was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Søren Skålevik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Søren Skålevik kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Do in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bjørn Engelund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ronny Sund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Johan Nyhagen having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Erik Bratli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bjørn Engelund came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Λstral Villains FC's Karl Helmersen. But to his dismay, Karl Helmersen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. During the 88th minute of the match Søren Skålevik completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Søren Skålevik a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, FC Pladask's Søren Skålevik got a free kick in the 89th minute. Karl Helmersen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Bjørn Engelund when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Peter Lekven hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Λstral Villains FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.