League

Falcon Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eivind Rognstad started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Porto fc's zone, Frank Aker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odd Davidsen came out of the goal and Frank Aker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Knut Moksnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Porto fc's Jo Skøien got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, Porto fc's Svend Ausland got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Knut Moksnes came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Black Falcons 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 Knut Moksnes couldn't finish the play. If Knut Moksnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute Knut Moksnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odd Davidsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Black Falcons's zone, Romeo Loiola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ole-Einar Gundersen came out of the goal and Romeo Loiola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tor-Egil Birkelund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odd Davidsen having to interfere. When Knut Moksnes came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Black Falcons 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 Knut Moksnes couldn't finish the play. Frank Aker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Knut Moksnes to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Porto fc's goal looked a bit too open when Knut Moksnes came free, but Odd Davidsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurits Einan during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Black Falcons booed when Porto fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurits Einan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sture Tjelta during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sture Tjelta kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Knut Moksnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeo Loiola scored 0-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ole-Einar Gundersen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute Knut Moksnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odd Davidsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Jo Skøien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porto fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Falcons the free kick. In the 77th match minute, Porto fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jo Skøien to maneuver through the defense. If Knut Moksnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Odd Davidsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor-Egil Birkelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Porto fc's Eivind Rognstad got a free kick in the 89th minute. Odd Davidsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Aker in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Knut Moksnes in the 94th minute of play forced Porto fc's goalkeeper Odd Davidsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Frank Aker 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. Despite being the better team, Black Falcons failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.