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VIKING ARENA
Spectators: 8265 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 165) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcu Hrebenciuc kicked off to start the match. Stein-Roger Silden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vebjørn Bjørnstad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stein-Roger Silden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romualdo Gibert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Maria Mena's Romualdo Gibert in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Viking FK's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Romualdo Gibert put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Stein-Roger Silden. Mikael Høyer's late challenge caught a Maria Mena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mikael Høyer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Maria Mena booed when Viking FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikael Høyer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 played minutes, Maria Mena's Vebjørn Bjørnstad shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stein-Roger Silden came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Maria Mena reached it. 14 minutes into the match, Viking FK's goal looked a bit too open when Romualdo Gibert came free, but Stein-Roger Silden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Mikael Høyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, Henrik Systad dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Egil Hagen, 1-1. A collision led to Viking FK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Arne Sannerud hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Vebjørn Bjørnstad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the game, Marcu Hrebenciuc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Stein-Roger Silden was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stein-Roger Silden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romualdo Gibert in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Marcu Hrebenciuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stein-Roger Silden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stein-Roger Silden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Hrebenciuc in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Henrik Systad was the one to do the kick off. Egil Hagen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Systad in the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Maria Mena's David Fiskerstrand got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ask Tønsberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stein-Roger Silden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vebjørn Bjørnstad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Viking FK's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Hrebenciuc came free, but Stein-Roger Silden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arne Sannerud might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egil Hagen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arne Sannerud ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 64th minute, Eilif Westlie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Viking FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Hrebenciuc in the 68th minute of play forced Viking FK's goalkeeper Stein-Roger Silden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Hrebenciuc in the 73rd minute of play forced Viking FK's goalkeeper Stein-Roger Silden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Viking FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Remøy to maneuver through the defense. Vebjørn Bjørnstad was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 76th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Viking FK getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Arne Sannerud hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vebjørn Bjørnstad in the 78th minute of play forced Viking FK's goalkeeper Stein-Roger Silden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stein-Roger Silden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Hrebenciuc in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Maria Mena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Fiskerstrand to maneuver through the defense. Eilif Westlie hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Viking FK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.