League Play-Off

Syrtveit Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Preben Engelstad started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the game, Preben Engelstad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fabian Eskedal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute Vetle Andreassen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Mathiesen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Mathiesen made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Leif Kind sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in Syrtveit fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Evjen a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chris Waaler, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Syrtveit's Fabian Eskedal. 0-2. After 25 minutes, Torkel Revheim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Syrtveit and the Evjen players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Syrtveit's Torkel Revheim got a free kick in the 25th minute. Leif Kind received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jonathan Mathiesen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vetle Andreassen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Vetle Andreassen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Mathiesen was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Leif Kind's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Jonathan Mathiesen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonathan Mathiesen was a little too slow when Vetle Andreassen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vetle Andreassen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, Syrtveit's Alf-Inge Langeland made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Mathiesen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Evjen's Jonathan Mathiesen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Kind in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Syrtveit's Vetle Andreassen got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 70th minute of the match, Eilert Torvund got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fabian Eskedal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 73 minutes, Mikkel Sandnes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Syrtveit and the Evjen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Syrtveit:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Evjen:s goal. Evjen's Chris Waaler couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Syrtveit. In the 84th match minute, Syrtveit was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torkel Revheim to maneuver through the defense. After 89 minutes, Vetle Andreassen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Syrtveit and the Evjen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Evjen booed when Syrtveit was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vetle Andreassen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chris Waaler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabian Eskedal. Syrtveit's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Preben Engelstad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Eskedal having to interfere. Syrtveit's Fabian Eskedal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preben Engelstad in the 97th minute of play.