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Highburry Classic
Spectators: 8268 (Terracing: 6393, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils Høgseth kicked off to start the match. Rune Torbergsen hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Christian Oskarsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Gustavson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Linus Gustavson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rasmus Osen got free with Christian Oskarsen in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th of the match, Inge Haaland tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Christian Oskarsen got in the way and made a wonderful save. After 22 played minutes Arsenal got a freekick which was hit by Runar Solstad. Rasmus Osen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Oskarsen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Gustavson in the 26th minute of play forced Sandnes FC's goalkeeper Christian Oskarsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Oskarsen was a little too slow when Linus Gustavson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Linus Gustavson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Oskarsen. Sandnes FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Linus Gustavson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 36 minutes into the match, Sandnes FC's goalkeeper Christian Oskarsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Linus Gustavson. After 38 played minutes Sandnes FC got a freekick which was hit by Nils Høgseth. 39 minutes into the game, Rasmus Osen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Christian Oskarsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Sandnes FC's Christian Oskarsen got control of the ball when Rasmus Osen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Sandnes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Torgeir Friberg came free, but Christian Oskarsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Rasmus Osen notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Sandnes FC's Christian Oskarsen. Christian Oskarsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Nils Høgseth fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandnes FC's protests and gave Nils Høgseth a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th match minute, Sandnes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Høgseth to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rasmus Osen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roy Lyssand lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Sandnes FC's Roy Lyssand got a free kick in the 54th minute. Christian Oskarsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inge Haaland in the 56th minute of play. Christian Oskarsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Osen in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Runar Solstad made a precise shot to the right of Christian Oskarsen. Sandnes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 62 minutes into the match, Runar Solstad notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Sandnes FC's Christian Oskarsen. Christian Oskarsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute Runar Solstad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Oskarsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Oskarsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Osen in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Torgeir Friberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Oskarsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Christian Oskarsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Runar Solstad in the 74th minute of the match. Sandnes FC's Christian Oskarsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torgeir Friberg in the 78th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sandnes FC's Yngve Kaupang got a free kick in the 80th minute. Christian Oskarsen came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal's Torgeir Friberg. But to his dismay, Torgeir Friberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Linus Gustavson took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Oskarsen. Christian Oskarsen 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. Christian Oskarsen came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal's Rasmus Osen. But to his dismay, Rasmus Osen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. Sandnes FC's Christian Oskarsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torgeir Friberg in the 97th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Arsenal had played much better football throughout.