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VIKING ARENA
Spectators: 8265 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 165) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ask Tønsberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. John Raa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ask Tønsberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. John Raa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arne Sannerud's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After having played for 17 minutes, Harold Gielen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Viking FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harold Gielen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute, Henrik Systad reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of John Raa. The goal made the score 3-0. John Raa made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Harold Gielen sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute, Markus Fonn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the FC Verdiløse Menn defense, Harold Gielen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Raa. The FC Verdiløse Menn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Raa should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henrik Systad in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck John Raa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. John Raa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Systad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Helge Corneliussen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Verdiløse Menn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Viking FK the free kick. Helge Corneliussen hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdemar Storsveen made a kick off. John Raa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Systad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 52nd minute of the match Helge Corneliussen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Helge Corneliussen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 53 played minutes FC Verdiløse Menn got a freekick which was hit by Helge Corneliussen. When Arne Sannerud came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Viking FK 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 Arne Sannerud couldn't finish the play. John Raa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Gielen in the 55th minute of the match. After 55 minutes, Henrik Systad made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Verdiløse Menn's John Raa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. John Raa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Gielen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, FC Verdiløse Menn's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Sannerud came free, but John Raa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Raa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henrik Systad's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to FC Verdiløse Menn getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Henrik Hvidsten hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Christoffer Welle notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of FC Verdiløse Menn's John Raa. John Raa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Viking FK fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Viking FK's Arne Sannerud 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. John Raa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henrik Systad went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. John Raa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Sannerud in the 90th minute of the match. Halvdan Carlson's late challenge caught a Viking FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Halvdan Carlson helped the player get up and apologised. Halvdan Carlson kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Henrik Systad took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised John Raa. John Raa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Viking FK had played much better football throughout.