U23 World League

Voldsløkka
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rune Le took the kick off in the first half of the match. Olav Westad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyrone Meehan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olav Westad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tris Hedges in the 8th minute of the match. Olav Westad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tris Hedges in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyrone Meehan in the 16th minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Sagene IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarle Thorsø didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Sagene IF defense, Tyrone Meehan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olav Westad. The Sagene IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olav Westad should have stopped the shot. Sagene IF's Olav Westad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camron Collier in the 23rd minute of play. Camron Collier scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olav Westad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Olav Westad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Clarke in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, The Tigers's Tim Johnstone got control of the ball when Rune Le tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute Sagene IF were awarded a corner. Tore Sæterdal went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 38th minute of the match Sagene IF got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tore Sæterdal ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sagene IF's corner Ivar Stensrud fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tim Johnstone quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Sagene IF defense, Phil Clarke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olav Westad. The Sagene IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olav Westad should have stopped the shot. Olav Westad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camron Collier, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 53 minutes of play, The Tigers's Tyrone Meehan made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olav Westad was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Carl Løvlien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phil Clarke blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olav Westad having to make a save. After 62 minutes of play, The Tigers's Tyrone Meehan made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olav Westad was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as The Tigers's Camron Collier slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Olav Westad. That made the score 0-6 after 68 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phil Clarke in the 71st minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rune Le in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Sagene IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Grøndahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Phil Clarke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes Sagene IF got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Jansen. In the 84th minute Tris Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olav Westad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olav Westad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Clarke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 88 played minutes Sagene IF got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Grøndahl. Thanks to some nice moves Tyrone Meehan could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Olav Westad however easily saved by the left post. Olav Westad made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Camron Collier sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sid Francis. The Tigers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.