League

Ymber Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Kaspersen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Georg Tømmervik 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. Georg Tømmervik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filip Eidsvåg having to interfere. Filip Eidsvåg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Kaspersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reidar Rødseth struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Bendik Rolandsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riksem. When Christoffer Ørbeck came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Riksem 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 Christoffer Ørbeck couldn't finish the play. When Georg Tømmervik came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Nordreisa IL 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 Georg Tømmervik couldn't finish the play. Eirik Furu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Filip Eidsvåg. Riksem's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Filip Eidsvåg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Kaspersen in the 26th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Rune Thompson made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Nordreisa IL's Bendik Rolandsen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Andreas Kaspersen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Filip Eidsvåg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georg Tømmervik got free with Filip Eidsvåg in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Georg Tømmervik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 48 minutes, Felix Nyquist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riksem and the Nordreisa IL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felix Nyquist hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Kaspersen in the 50th minute of play forced Riksem's goalkeeper Filip Eidsvåg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Riksem were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rune Thompson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Torjus Takvam came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Riksem 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 Torjus Takvam couldn't finish the play. Bendik Rolandsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rune Thompson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 minutes of play, Riksem's Torjus Takvam made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bendik Rolandsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Riksem:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nordreisa IL:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Torjus Takvam got free with Bendik Rolandsen in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Riksem's Rune Thompson got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rune Thompson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Bendik Rolandsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Nordreisa IL's goalkeeper Bendik Rolandsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torjus Takvam. In the 89th minute of the game, Knut Lilletvedt landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 89 minutes into the game, Rune Thompson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riksem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nordreisa IL the free kick. Rune Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Rune Thompson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bendik Rolandsen having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nordreisa IL's Kjartan Engeset got a free kick in the 97th minute. Torjus Takvam struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Bendik Rolandsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riksem. Bendik Rolandsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Thompson in the 101st minute of play. Riksem's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.