League Play-Off

Ladberg Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Johan Lomeland made the kick off and thus started the match. Jan-Arne Haraldsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johan Lomeland's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. The audience was convinced that Adam Mathisen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilhelm Thue was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Jørn Kvernberg's late challenge caught a Hammervika IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jørn Kvernberg helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the game, one of Ladberg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The nice shot from Stig-Inge Birkeland in the 17thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Jan-Arne Haraldsen had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Victor Bergset's late challenge caught a Hammervika IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Bergset helped the player get up and apologised. 18 minutes into the game, one of Ladberg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Stig-Inge Birkeland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stig-Inge Birkeland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jan-Arne Haraldsen made a huge save. Lukas Husum hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Frank Bøen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hammervika IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Bøen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilhelm Thue breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 41 minutes, Adam Mathisen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hammervika IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Mathisen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Lomeland in the 44th minute of play forced Hammervika IF's goalkeeper Jan-Arne Haraldsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig-Inge Birkeland struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Jan-Arne Haraldsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ladberg. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ladberg's Wilhelm Thue proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Ladberg from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Ladberg getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Martin Grønn hit a great ball. Frank Bøens short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Wilhelm Thue to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Mathisen in the 61st minute of play forced Ladberg's goalkeeper Wilhelm Thue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johan Lomeland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan-Arne Haraldsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Inge Birkeland in the 67th minute of the match. When Stig-Inge Birkeland came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Ladberg 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 Stig-Inge Birkeland couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Lomeland in the 72nd minute of play forced Hammervika IF's goalkeeper Jan-Arne Haraldsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Ladberg's Erik Sandbæk getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 77th minute, Asle Vestly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johan Lomeland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Arne Haraldsen having to interfere. Jan-Arne Haraldsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Lomeland in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Henning Dahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hammervika IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henning Dahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilhelm Thue made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Frank Bøen sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Stig-Inge Birkeland managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ladberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig-Inge Birkeland was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Arne Haraldsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lukas Husum kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. If Frank Bøen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Mathisen in the 95th minute of play forced Ladberg's goalkeeper Wilhelm Thue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Balder Fiskum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hammervika IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.