League Play-Off

Straum
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bjørnar Løkkeberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Runar Hanstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Knut Amundsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Bjørnar Løkkeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Arthur Giæver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Stølsang FK's Runar Hanstad got control of the ball when Tor-Arne Buseth tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Straum's zone, Bjørnar Løkkeberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arthur Giæver came out of the goal and Bjørnar Løkkeberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arthur Giæver stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Brekke's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 28 minutes into the game, Otto Nylund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Straum's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stølsang FK the free kick. Christian Brekke scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arthur Giæver, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Straum's goalkeeper Arthur Giæver, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, one of Stølsang FK: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 Stølsang FK. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Straum. William Vestrheim stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Runar Hanstad. 1-2. After 46 played minutes Straum got a freekick which was hit by Krister Bøthun. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Knut Amundsen made the kick off in the second half. If Christian Brekke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bjørnar Løkkeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Arthur Giæver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Brekke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Giæver having to interfere. Stølsang FK's Runar Hanstad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor-Arne Buseth in the 63rd minute of play. When Knut Amundsen came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Straum 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 Knut Amundsen couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute, Tor-Arne Buseth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Straum fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Arthur Giæver made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Brekke in the 70th minute. Straum's Arthur Giæver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bjørnar Løkkeberg in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Brekke got free with Arthur Giæver in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bjørnar Løkkeberg in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arthur Giæver saved Straum from getting behind. The supporters of Stølsang FK booed when Straum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geir Heggland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bjørnar Løkkeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Arthur Giæver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Stølsang FK's Christian Brekke slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arthur Giæver. That made the score 2-3 after 95 minutes of play. The Straum fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stølsang FK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.