League Play-Off

Åsane
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Laurits Rostad got the match started through his kick off. If Frode Hagberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrik Lønning fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Hillestad having to interfere. Aleksander Hillestad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frode Hagberg in the 12th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steffen Brække during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, Steffen Brække hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 minutes of play Åsane BF's Steffen Brække 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. Steffen Brække kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to Åsane BF getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Benjamin Sandum hit a great ball. Asle Sandnes might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odin Aanes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asle Sandnes ran back to his position shaking his head. Åsane BF's Aleksander Hillestad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Lønning in the 30th minute of play. Asle Sandnes in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Odin Aanes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aleksander Hillestad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jon-Egil Martinsen in the 40th minute of play. Henrik Lønning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After a defensive mix-up in Heilevong FF's zone, Tarjei Amundsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odin Aanes came out of the goal and Tarjei Amundsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Asle Sandnes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odin Aanes having to interfere. Rikard Brakstad hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Aleksander Hillestad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Lønning in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Benjamin Sandum was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Åsane BF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Heilevong FF the free kick. In the 63rd match minute, Åsane BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Sandum to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurits Rostad during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Åsane BF's Aleksander Hillestad got control of the ball when Frode Hagberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Åsane BF's Asle Sandnes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Odin Aanes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Åsane BF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Henrik Lønning scored to the left of an out of position Aleksander Hillestad, making the score, 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.