League Play-Off

The cage
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kim Engelstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Vagle, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frode Lægreid in the 7th minute of play forced En pose med kanelsnurrer's goalkeeper Kent Storøy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Polarbears's Kim Engelstad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor-Arne Haver in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Polarbears's goal looked a bit too open when David Vagle came free, but Kim Engelstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kim Engelstad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Vagle in the 13th minute of the match. Alexander Fjærli charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Fjærli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Polarbears getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Alexander Fjærli hit a great ball. William Meling didn't quite understand what happened when in the 16 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Tor-Arne Haver's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kim Engelstad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Olof Fromreide charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olof Fromreide the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Olof Fromreide hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Polarbears's Ole-Einar Claussen got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 28 minutes, Frode Lægreid made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. En pose med kanelsnurrer's Kent Storøy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute, one of Polarbears:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Polarbears. Theodor Barstad shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 36th match minute, Polarbears was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stein Korneliussen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Vagle in the 39th minute of play forced Polarbears's goalkeeper Kim Engelstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Polarbears's zone, David Vagle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kim Engelstad came out of the goal and David Vagle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Theodor Barstad kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to En pose med kanelsnurrer getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Olof Fromreide hit a great ball. If Frode Lægreid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frode Lægreid made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Polarbears's Stein Korneliussen got a free kick in the 57th minute. Kent Storøy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frode Lægreid in the 60th minute of play. In the 66th minute Frode Lægreid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Storøy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Frode Lægreid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tor-Arne Haver recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kim Engelstad made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when David Vagle sent off a good shot on target. Frode Lægreid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Storøy having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in En pose med kanelsnurrer's zone, Ole-Einar Claussen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kent Storøy came out of the goal and Ole-Einar Claussen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, En pose med kanelsnurrer's William Meling got a free kick in the 90th minute.