U18 World League

narcis arena
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dagfinn Ringvold took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vebjørn Dyb in the 3rd minute of play forced FC ANC's goalkeeper Sebastian Medrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Vebjørn Dyb put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sebastian Medrea. In the 8th minute of the match Theodor Tobiassen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastian Medrea skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Dagfinn Ringvold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Daniel Buculeasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Arnstein Øvereng made a huge save. Iustin Deliman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Arnstein Øvereng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ola Nysted during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. FC ANC's Sebastian Medrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dagfinn Ringvold in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Buculeasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Arnstein Øvereng however easily saved by the left post. Arnstein Øvereng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Duțulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. FC ANC's Leonard Duțulescu got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Sebastian Medrea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vebjørn Dyb in the 57th minute. Dagfinn Ringvold received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sebastian Medrea came out and tried to block the shot, but Dagfinn Ringvold slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 64th minute. 70 minutes into the match, FC ANC's goalkeeper Sebastian Medrea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vebjørn Dyb. Sebastian Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vebjørn Dyb in the 74th minute of the match. With his leg Sebastian Medrea managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when The Nerd Herd's Vebjørn Dyb fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sigurd Dvergsdal kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Daniel Buculeasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC ANC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. FC ANC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.