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Finnstadbru Stadium
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Egil Rosseland started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theodor Hegdal got free with David Myren in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Rikstad BK getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Martin Vistnes hit a great ball. David Myren made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Theodor Hegdal sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Rikstad BK's goal looked a bit too open when Sjur Gudbrandsen came free, but David Myren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Øyvind Solstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Øyvind Solstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theodor Hegdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theodor Hegdal was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Fredrikstad FK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theodor Hegdal got free with David Myren in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sjur Gudbrandsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Sjur Gudbrandsen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of David Myren, 1-0. The supporters of Rikstad BK booed when Fredrikstad FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon-Arne Mogen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ole-Gunnar Nordland charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ole-Gunnar Nordland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Theodor Hegdal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. David Myren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Egil Rosseland in the 54th minute of play forced Fredrikstad FK's goalkeeper Jon Hammeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egil Rosseland in the 58th minute of play forced Fredrikstad FK's goalkeeper Jon Hammeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egil Rosseland in the 61st minute of play forced Fredrikstad FK's goalkeeper Jon Hammeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rikstad BK's Bendik Møller got a free kick in the 76th minute. After having played for 89 minutes, Sjur Gudbrandsen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fredrikstad FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sjur Gudbrandsen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kjartan Enge struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. David Myren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fredrikstad FK. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rikstad BK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fredrikstad FK.