National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Emil Berntzen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Ireland's Ter Stegen got control of the ball when Rocky Ryland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joar Scheie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gordon Harkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ter Stegen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rocky Ryland went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Ireland's Ter Stegen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Ireland from getting a goal against them. Ter Stegen made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Emil Berntzen sent off a good shot on target. When Gordon Harkin came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Ireland 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 Gordon Harkin couldn't finish the play. Emil Berntzen scored 2-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ter Stegen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute Lúcio da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joar Scheie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rocky Ryland in the 24th minute of play. Joar Scheie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Harkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ter Stegen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emil Berntzen in the 33rd minute. Ter Stegen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rocky Ryland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Rocky Ryland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ter Stegen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ireland's Ter Stegen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Ireland from getting a goal against them. With 44 minutes on the clock, Jerome Boateng commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ireland made a substitution. Patty Hutton replaced Gordon Horgan. In the 44th minute, one of Ireland: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 Ireland. The goalkeeper, Ter Stegen, was totally fooled by Norway's Kokki Mon, who 47 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Norway made a substitution. Lars Hammeren replaced Emil Berntzen. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patty Hutton to make the kick off. Ireland's Ter Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rocky Ryland in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Rocky Ryland made a precise shot to the right of Ter Stegen. Ireland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 59th minute, Lars Hammeren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joar Scheie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patty Hutton in the 60th minute. In the 67th minute, Emmet McAaron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rocky Ryland in the 68th minute of the match. Ter Stegen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars Hammeren's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocky Ryland in the 72nd minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norway's Joar Scheie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Norway from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Norway's Lars Hammeren got a free kick in the 76th minute. Norway made a substitution. Martin Grøtterud replaced Torbjørn Trondsen. In the 78th minute, Lars Hammeren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Lars Hammeren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ter Stegen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Hammeren in the 82nd minute of the match. Ter Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rocky Ryland, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The supporters of Ireland booed when Norway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Hammeren didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Grøtterud in the 95th minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Hammeren in the 98th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Norway had won after a very even match.