U18 World League

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Trygve Løvlie made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 minutes of play, FC ANC's Daniel Buculeasa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnstein Øvereng was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, FC ANC's Sebastian Medrea got control of the ball when Vebjørn Dyb tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute, Vebjørn Dyb made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Medrea. FC ANC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 12th minute, Eilif Sandberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Daniel Buculeasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnstein Øvereng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gabriel Bărbătescu fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ANC's protests and gave Gabriel Bărbătescu a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of FC ANC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Nerd Herd:s goal. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for The Nerd Herd. Vebjørn Dyb stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sebastian Medrea. 2-1. In the 23rd minute, Leonard Duțulescu made a precise shot to the right of Arnstein Øvereng. The Nerd Herd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 26 played minutes FC ANC got a freekick which was hit by Iustin Deliman. Sebastian Medrea didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 27th minute, which inside left pole to 3-2. Sebastian Medrea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vebjørn Dyb went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Sebastian Medrea was a little too slow when Vebjørn Dyb got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 5-2. 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 5-2.

Daniel Buculeasa came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arnstein Øvereng could save by the left post. Iustin Deliman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Arnstein Øvereng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 played minutes The Nerd Herd got a freekick which was hit by Espen Hodne. After 63 played minutes The Nerd Herd got a freekick which was hit by Trygve Løvlie. In the 64th minute of the match, Leonard Duțulescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arnstein Øvereng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vebjørn Dyb struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Sebastian Medrea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Nerd Herd. Daniel Buculeasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnstein Øvereng having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC ANC's Mădălin Boeru got a free kick in the 80th minute. Sebastian Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trygve Løvlie in the 87th minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. The Nerd Herd were victorious despite being under pressure from FC ANC for much of the match.