U23 World League

Rakkestad
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Otto Klepp started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Rakkestad IF's zone, Angelo Iturri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Linus Todal came out of the goal and Angelo Iturri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Rakkestad IF's Kjell Bergum got a free kick in the 8th minute. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ivan Domenec sped through Rakkestad IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Linus Todal. After a rather tough play, Tierra del Fuego FC's Gustavo Mendiko got a free kick in the 14th minute. With a little luck, Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan got control of the ball when Runar Nergaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Rakkestad IF's Hans-Petter Frigstad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristobal Iyan. That made the score 1-1 after 16 minutes of play. 20 minutes into the game, Gervasio Chinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tierra del Fuego FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rakkestad IF the free kick. In the 21st minute, Gervasio Chinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Cristobal Iyan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hans-Petter Frigstad. Linus Todal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Iturri in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute Hans-Petter Frigstad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Iyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristobal Iyan came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Rakkestad IF's Hans-Petter Frigstad. But to his dismay, Hans-Petter Frigstad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. With a little luck, Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan got control of the ball when Otto Klepp tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Cristobal Iyan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hans-Petter Frigstad. Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans-Petter Frigstad in the 39th minute of play. Anier Sotil charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anier Sotil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 45 minutes into the game, Hans-Petter Frigstad recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cristobal Iyan. Hans-Petter Frigstad showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Domenec to strike the kick off in the second half. Otto Klepp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Iyan having to interfere. A collision led to Rakkestad IF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Gunnar Ophus hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ivan Domenec kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Linus Todal. That made the score 3-2 in the 60 minute of play. Kjell Bergum's late challenge caught a Tierra del Fuego FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kjell Bergum helped the player get up and apologised. Kjell Bergum kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Tierra del Fuego FC's Desiderio Jaen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Linus Todal. That made the score 3-4 after 71 minutes of play. Fabian Rudolfo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hans-Petter Frigstad came free, but Cristobal Iyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gervasio Chinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristobal Iyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Klepp, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Gustavo Mendiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tierra del Fuego FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Mendiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Linus Todal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 89 minutes of play Rakkestad IF's Kjell Bergum was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Iturri in the 93rd minute of play forced Rakkestad IF's goalkeeper Linus Todal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tierra del Fuego FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.