League Play-Off

Selemo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Torvald Helle started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, one of Selemo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Torbjørn Ulven blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Trond Birkenes having to make a save. Trond Birkenes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruben Karlsen went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Ruben Karlsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trond Birkenes was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Selemo's Trond Birkenes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjørn Ulven in the 16th minute of play. Ruben Karlsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Torbjørn Ulven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trond Birkenes having to interfere. Selemo's Trond Birkenes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjørn Ulven in the 23rd minute of play. Selemo's David Trøan suffered a concussion in the 25th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After a rather tough play, Austerheim's Trygve Jones got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjørn Ulven in the 30th minute of play forced Selemo's goalkeeper Trond Birkenes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torvald Helle struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Emanuel Văduvescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Selemo. In the 38th minute, Torbjørn Ulven got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Selemo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Austerheim:s goal. The referee gave Austerheim a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Trygve Jones, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Selemo's Trond Birkenes. 0-2.

Trond Birkenes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjørn Ulven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Torbjørn Ulven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trond Birkenes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trond Birkenes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruben Karlsen in the 68th minute. A hard shot 72 in the game by Ruben Karlsen from a close distance when the talented Trond Birkenes managed to make a qualified save. Selemo's players were relieved. Ruben Karlsen came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Trond Birkenes could save by the left post. In the 77th minute Torbjørn Ulven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trond Birkenes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes Selemo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Trygve Jones who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Ruben Karlsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Austerheim's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Karlsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trond Birkenes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruben Karlsen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Trond Birkenes firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Karlsen got free with Trond Birkenes in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Selemo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Austerheim were clearly better and deserved to take the win.