League Play-Off

Oplöy Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Kristoffer Ulleberg started the match with the kick off. Norwegian Bulldog Team's Hans-Kristian Smistad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Norwegian Bulldog Team from getting a goal against them. Hans-Kristian Smistad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarjei Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oplöy's Martin Evanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Ring in the 11th minute of play. After having played for 24 minutes, Daniel Flatebø managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Norwegian Bulldog Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Flatebø was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Norwegian Bulldog Team's Hans-Kristian Smistad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Norwegian Bulldog Team from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Norwegian Bulldog Team's Steffen Nesvik got a free kick in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Oplöy's zone, Daniel Flatebø stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Evanger came out of the goal and Daniel Flatebø tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the game, Tim Ring cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Martin Evanger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Martin Evanger came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Norwegian Bulldog Team's Daniel Flatebø. But to his dismay, Daniel Flatebø quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 40 minutes into the game, Daniel Flatebø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Martin Evanger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kristoffer Ulleberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Hans-Kristian Smistad when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tim Ring to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Norwegian Bulldog Team's goalkeeper Hans-Kristian Smistad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Flatebø received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Martin Evanger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Kristoffer Ulleberg made a precise shot to the right of Hans-Kristian Smistad. Norwegian Bulldog Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 63rd minute Martin Thorshaug shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Kristian Smistad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Kristoffer Ulleberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Kristian Smistad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Ring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alan Mong charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Mong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alan Mong hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Daniel Flatebø could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Martin Evanger made a huge save. In the 84th minute of the match Norwegian Bulldog Team got a corner. Oplöy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Endre Stenvik ran over to the corner to take the kick. Norwegian Bulldog Team's Endre Stenvik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Martin Evanger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 86 minutes into the match, Daniel Flatebø had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Evanger. Oplöy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Flatebø was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Hans-Kristian Smistad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Thorshaug in the 91st minute of the match. Daniel Flatebø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Evanger having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Norwegian Bulldog Team eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.