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Spectators: 8520 (Terracing: 6391, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stig Grønstad made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Lost in pace getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Stig Grønstad hit a great ball. Jon-Egil Ulvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Roald Skjelstad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lost in pace's Stig Grønstad in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kovlands IF's goalie prevented a goal. If Joachim Follestad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stig Grønstad in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roald Skjelstad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the match, Lost in pace's Stig Grønstad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roald Skjelstad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Sturle Dahl fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kovlands IF's protests and gave Sturle Dahl a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th minute, Sturle Dahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roald Skjelstad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Follestad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Lost in pace fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Lost in pace's Stig Grønstad looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Roald Skjelstad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig Grønstad went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 43 minutes, Stig Grønstad made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Kovlands IF's Roald Skjelstad tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Stig Grønstad put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Roald Skjelstad. The Kovlands IF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lost in pace were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Sagmo made a kick off. Jo Grande succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 52nd playminute. Stig Grønstad scored 0-6 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roald Skjelstad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roald Skjelstad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stig Grønstad's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 66th match minute, Kovlands IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ådne Nordhaug to maneuver through the defense. The attack was good, but when Stig Grønstad in the 67th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Roald Skjelstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig Grønstad, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Steffen Roth might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Vegsund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Steffen Roth ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th minute, Stig Grønstad 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. In the 86th minute, Stig Grønstad made a precise shot to the right of Roald Skjelstad. Kovlands IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Lost in pace were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Kovlands IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joachim Follestad took the corner. Joachim Follestad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Lost in pace left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kovlands IF.