League Play-Off

Rognes
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jo Vo kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simen Warholm during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kraakeberget's Simen Warholm got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Halvard Tessem came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Kraakeberget's Jo Vo. But to his dismay, Jo Vo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Halvard Tessem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jo Vo, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Kraakeberget's Trygve Otnes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halvard Tessem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 16 minutes into the match, Gräsklipparna's goal looked a bit too open when Trygve Otnes came free, but Halvard Tessem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gräsklipparna's Alf Hageland got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 35 played minutes Kraakeberget got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Mossige. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Trygve Otnes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kraakeberget's supporters rose to their feet, but Trygve Otnes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Halvard Tessem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Halvard Tessem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo Vo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Jansson's late challenge caught a Kraakeberget's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Jansson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Jonathan Jansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ole-Johan Elton made a kick off. Halvard Tessem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo Vo in the 55th minute of play. If Trygve Otnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Kraakeberget's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Hageland came free, but Johan Lindvik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kraakeberget's Johan Lindvik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Hageland in the 75th minute of play. Trygve Otnes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Halvard Tessem made a huge save. Alf Hageland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johan Lindvik having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Gräsklipparna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Hageland to maneuver through the defense. When Jo Vo came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Kraakeberget fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jo Vo couldn't finish the play. Trygve Otnes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halvard Tessem having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Gräsklipparna's goalkeeper Halvard Tessem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trygve Otnes. If Jo Vo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gräsklipparna's zone, Jo Vo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halvard Tessem came out of the goal and Jo Vo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kraakeberget's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.