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Melbu
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) A collision led to Sukkertoppen if getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Jørgen Stigen hit a great ball. Christian Furre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Lein having to interfere. Tom Lein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geir Engvik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Christian Furre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Lein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Lein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geir Engvik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Furre might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tom Lein. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Furre ran back to his position shaking his head. Tom Lein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geir Engvik in the 33rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Lars-Olav Alfredsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sukkertoppen if's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars-Olav Alfredsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Halvor Høiseth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Dønnamitt's Halvor Høiseth got control of the ball when Cent Hanssen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Furre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Lein having to interfere. Tom Lein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Furre in the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Furre made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Cent Hanssen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sukkertoppen if's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cent Hanssen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars-Olav Alfredsen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Halvor Høiseth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Dønnamitt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim-André Brenden to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the game, Sukkertoppen if's Cent Hanssen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halvor Høiseth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 62 minutes into the match, Lars-Olav Alfredsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Halvor Høiseth. Dønnamitt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars-Olav Alfredsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Dønnamitt's Christian Furre got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Cent Hanssen fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sukkertoppen if's protests and gave Cent Hanssen a yellow card for diving instead. Halvor Høiseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cent Hanssen, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After having played for 76 minutes, Geir Engvik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dønnamitt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geir Engvik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 82 minutes of play, Sukkertoppen if's Storm Sveen made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Halvor Høiseth was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sukkertoppen if's goalkeeper Tom Lein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Geir Engvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dag Bjørkås fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sukkertoppen if's protests and gave Dag Bjørkås a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th minute, one of Sukkertoppen if:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sukkertoppen if. John-Einar Lillejord hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Sukkertoppen if's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.