Official Cup

Hazard Stadium
Spectators: 435 (Terracing: 327, Seating: 100, VIP seats: 8) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils-Christian Valde kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Omar Broussard notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Lechia Stavanger's Arve Olstad. Arve Olstad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tobias Stjohn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morten Klaussen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morten Klaussen scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tobias Stjohn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bjarne Throndsen charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bjarne Throndsen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, FC Lechia Stavanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjarne Throndsen to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Hazard getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Charlie Sullivan hit a great ball. Tobias Stjohn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskil Våge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Lechia Stavanger getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Nils-Christian Valde hit a great ball. Tarjei Ottem's late challenge caught a Hazard's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tarjei Ottem helped the player get up and apologised. Tarjei Ottem hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hazard getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Teddy Fair hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lechia Stavanger's zone, Octavio Gold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arve Olstad came out of the goal and Octavio Gold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Hazard's Charlie Sullivan got a free kick in the 36th minute. Arve Olstad was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jared Larson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 39 minute of play. Arve Olstad was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Damon Dixon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 43 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Omar Broussard made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Lechia Stavanger's Nils-Christian Valde got a free kick in the 50th minute. Morten Klaussen took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tobias Stjohn. Tobias Stjohn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Teddy Fair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Nils-Christian Valde made a precise shot to the right of Tobias Stjohn. Hazard's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After a rather tough play, FC Lechia Stavanger's Alexander Brække got a free kick in the 67th minute. Arve Olstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Broussard in the 76th minute of play. When Hazard's Omar Broussard in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lechia Stavanger's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Hazard getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Mohammed McCann hit a great ball. Arve Olstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Gold, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lechia Stavanger's zone, Octavio Gold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arve Olstad came out of the goal and Octavio Gold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The Hazard supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Lechia Stavanger's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Lechia Stavanger.