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GK Stadium
Spectators: 8534 (Terracing: 6455, Seating: 1979, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Morten Klaussen kicked off to start the match. Eric Hilstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Hurlen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Pollen FK getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Kasper Leren hit a great ball. Morten Klaussen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Halvard Håvik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Einarsen in the 8th minute of play forced FC Lechia Stavanger's goalkeeper Eric Hilstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kasper Leren hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Jim Leikvoll kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Stig Selvik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Lechia Stavanger's Eric Hilstad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eric Hilstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Leikvoll, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Tom Einarsen kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pollen FK's goalkeeper Halvard Håvik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andreas Landsverk lost his temper 21 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pollen FK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! Halvard Håvik went to the wrong direction when Morten Klaussen was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When FC Lechia Stavanger's Morten Klaussen in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pollen FK's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, FC Lechia Stavanger's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Einarsen came free, but Eric Hilstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Morten Klaussen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Halvard Håvik. That made the score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Pollen FK's goalkeeper Halvard Håvik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Brække. Eric Hilstad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tom Einarsen's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After 39 played minutes Pollen FK got a freekick which was hit by Sjur Rakvåg. Morten Klaussen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Tom Einarsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eric Hilstad was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

The wind increased when Tom Einarsen made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Tom Einarsen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eric Hilstad. With a little luck, FC Lechia Stavanger's Eric Hilstad got control of the ball when Jim Leikvoll tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 played minutes Pollen FK got a freekick which was hit by Kasper Leren. After having played for 59 minutes, Eskil Våge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lechia Stavanger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eskil Våge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. André Habberstad hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Halvard Håvik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Alén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes Pollen FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eskil Våge who took care of the corner kick. Gabriel Ensrud made a great header on FC Lechia Stavanger's corner, it was just that Pollen FK's Halvard Håvik managed to reach the ball for a save. If Eskil Våge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Jim Leikvoll 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. If Tom Einarsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gabriel Ensrud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Tom Einarsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eric Hilstad. FC Lechia Stavanger's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tom Einarsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Pollen FK's Halvard Håvik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Brække in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Morten Klaussen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halvard Håvik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Brække scored 2-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Halvard Håvik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Georg Østgaard during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th minute, Georg Østgaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, FC Lechia Stavanger's Morten Klaussen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halvard Håvik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lechia Stavanger's zone, Jim Leikvoll stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Hilstad came out of the goal and Jim Leikvoll tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Halvard Håvik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Alén in the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, Ole-Einar Haugen threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Lechia Stavanger's Morten Klaussen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alexander Brække received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Halvard Håvik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Lechia Stavanger had played much better football throughout.