League

Bratland Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bratland BK's Kjetil Røsvik started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rune Tronstad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyrre Lothe having to interfere. Iver Bjerknes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jan-Kenneth Frøystad hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Bratland BK's Alois Valtr got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kjetil Røsvik in the 21st minute of play forced NTA19's goalkeeper Jan-Frode Aarseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bratland BK booed when NTA19 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yngve Raa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rune Tronstad scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kyrre Lothe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th minute, Kjetil Røsvik 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. Jan-Frode Aarseth made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ole-Johan Alfsen sent off a good shot on target. Kjetil Røsvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lasse Liberg kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Alois Valtr might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan-Frode Aarseth. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alois Valtr ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Rune Tronstad managed to get in a good position for a shot. NTA19's supporters rose to their feet, but Rune Tronstad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kyrre Lothe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Rune Grøndalen put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Kyrre Lothe. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rune Tronstad was the one to do the kick off. Kyrre Lothe made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Rune Tronstad sent off a good shot on target. NTA19's Brede Woll got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kjetil Røsvik charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kjetil Røsvik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Brede Woll 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 64th minute Kjetil Røsvik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Frode Aarseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, NTA19 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Kenneth Frøystad to maneuver through the defense. Olof Leknes kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Jan-Frode Aarseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kjetil Røsvik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alois Valtr in the 82nd minute of play forced NTA19's goalkeeper Jan-Frode Aarseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjetil Røsvik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jan-Frode Aarseth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alois Valtr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Bratland BK's Alois Valtr sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan-Frode Aarseth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The NTA19 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing NTA19 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.