League Play-Off

Tovik Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christian Thunes kicked off to start the match. Edvard Anda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Thunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kjetil Anwar in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lasse Nordbø prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lasse Nordbø was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Kjetil Anwar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kjetil Anwar really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 10th minute, Jimmy Brekka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lasse Nordbø. The goal made the score 2-0. If Jimmy Brekka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kjetil Trulsen hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Kjetil Trulsen hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute of the match Kjetil Eliassen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lasse Nordbø skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Kjetil Anwar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lasse Nordbø. That made the score 3-0 in the 22 minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Evenesmarken's Christian Thunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvard Anda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by Jimmy Brekka got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Laurits Frigstad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kjetil Anwar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lasse Nordbø having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimmy Brekka got free with Lasse Nordbø in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

In the 58th minute of the match Tovik got a corner. Evenesmarken's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kjetil Eliassen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Kjetil Eliassen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lasse Nordbø quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Laurits Frigstad came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Evenesmarken 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 Laurits Frigstad couldn't finish the play. Evenesmarken's Lasse Nordbø played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Brekka in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Thunes in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edvard Anda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Bjarne Muggerud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edvard Anda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurits Frigstad in the 87th minute. Kjetil Anwar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lasse Nordbø having to interfere. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Evenesmarken! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Tovik. Kjetil Eliassen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lasse Nordbø. 5-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tovik had played much better football throughout.