League Play-Off

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Borussia Dortmund's Martin Steinsland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rikard Wallin in the 6th minute of play. Martin Steinsland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alf Natland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Steinsland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rikard Wallin's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Rikard Wallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Martin Steinsland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Krister Ottersen hit a great ball. Fredrik Muri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torjus Ranheim having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Fredrik Muri put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Torjus Ranheim. Torjus Ranheim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fredrik Muri in the 24th minute. Rikard Wallin scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Steinsland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Arnefjord's goal looked a bit too open when Petter Nordrum came free, but Torjus Ranheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Steinsland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rikard Wallin in the 32nd minute of play. In the 41st minute, Petter Nordrum fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Torjus Ranheim, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, Arnefjord's Torjus Ranheim got control of the ball when Fredrik Muri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Torjus Ranheim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petter Nordrum, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 46th minute, Hans-Kristian Høivik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tore Kofoed charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tore Kofoed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Arnefjord:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Borussia Dortmund:s goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Martin Steinsland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rikard Wallin, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Kevin Fotland put in a rough tackle. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Borussia Dortmund! Borussia Dortmund's Martin Steinsland proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Borussia Dortmund from getting a goal against them. Martin Bergli kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Rikard Wallin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Steinsland read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Borussia Dortmund's Fredrik Muri made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Torjus Ranheim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rikard Wallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Martin Steinsland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Borussia Dortmund's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.