Official Cup

Troopers Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fredrik Molland took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, White Star Troopers's Klaas Jan van der Meer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Grøndahl made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Adrian Grøndahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Proca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jamal Higgins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Grøndahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Jastrowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbigniew Laba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarle Westby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Proca hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. If Fredrik Molland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerzy Jastrowicz charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerzy Jastrowicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, White Star Troopers's Jerzy Jastrowicz got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Suleskard's Adrian Grøndahl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Suleskard from getting a goal against them. Tadeusz Buda hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Adam Proca put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Adrian Grøndahl. Adrian Grøndahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Proca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Iwo Lepper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Grøndahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, White Star Troopers's Klaas Jan van der Meer made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrian Grøndahl was left in no man's land by his defense there! White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarle Westby in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adam Proca to strike the kick off in the second half. Adrian Grøndahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaas Jan van der Meer, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Magne Nordberg hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Suleskard's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Lepper came free, but Adrian Grøndahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Jastrowicz in the 59th minute of play forced Suleskard's goalkeeper Adrian Grøndahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Suleskard booed when White Star Troopers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwo Lepper didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Fredrik Molland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbigniew Laba. White Star Troopers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Molland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 65th minute Klaas Jan van der Meer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Grøndahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Suleskard's Adrian Grøndahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Proca in the 68th minute of play. Jarle Westby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Molland in the 75th minute of play. Jarle Westby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbigniew Laba having to interfere. After a rather tough play, White Star Troopers's Sancho Andres got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Suleskard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magne Nordberg to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Grøndahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerzy Jastrowicz in the 86th minute of play. Jarle Westby did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Zbigniew Laba 92 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Suleskard players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for White Star Troopers.