League Play-Off

Rabban
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Edvard Dramstad made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Karl Bartnes made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Mohammad. Batnfjordsøra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Karl Bartnes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rabban's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl Bartnes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Mohammad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tor Undrum hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eirik Shala in the 11th minute of play forced Rabban's goalkeeper Øyvind Jessen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristian Smeby struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Øyvind Jessen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Batnfjordsøra. The audience was convinced that Kristian Smeby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Øyvind Jessen was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rabban fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Batnfjordsøra a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tor Undrum, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rabban's Øyvind Jessen. 1-1. In the 25th minute, Edvard Dramstad 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. If Karl Bartnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Kenneth Furuheim notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Batnfjordsøra's Kristian Mohammad. Kristian Mohammad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Batnfjordsøra's Kristian Mohammad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvard Dramstad in the 38th minute of play. Batnfjordsøra's Kristian Mohammad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvard Dramstad in the 40th minute of play. Arild Akselsen kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute Edvard Dramstad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Mohammad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eirik Shala was the one to do the kick off. If Edvard Dramstad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Bartnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Øyvind Jessen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eirik Shala in the 62nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Kristian Smeby could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Øyvind Jessen however easily saved by the left post. In the 71st match minute, Rabban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glenn Skjønhaug to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the game Tor Undrum kicked a great long shot which passed Øyvind Jessen straight ahead into the goal, Result 2-2. One couldn't see Tor Undrum behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. If Edvard Dramstad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristian Smeby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Øyvind Jessen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rabban getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Karl Bartnes hit a great ball. If Eirik Shala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When John-Einar Knapstad came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Batnfjordsøra 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 John-Einar Knapstad couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute Eirik Shala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Øyvind Jessen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.