U23 World League

The Dream Park
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kim Alnes started the match with the kick off. Basilius Ringeli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petter Vartdal, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Basilius Ringeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Alnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Kim Alnes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åsnes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kim Alnes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Jonathan Vie came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Åsnes 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 Jonathan Vie couldn't finish the play. When Petter Vartdal fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Åsnes's protests and gave Petter Vartdal a yellow card for diving instead. Olivier Weibel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Necdet Baysu kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Geraud Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 played minutes, Åsnes's Petter Vartdal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Basilius Ringeli came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Åsnes reached it. Roman Bide hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Basilius Ringeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Vie in the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of Tarada booed when Åsnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnt Honningsvåg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute Kim Alnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilius Ringeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otto Dubler stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Basilius Ringeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Alnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute of the match Åsnes got a corner. Tarada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Petter Vartdal ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Åsnes's corner Petter Vartdal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Basilius Ringeli quite easily take care of the ball. Basilius Ringeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Vie in the 61st minute of play. After 65 minutes, Necdet Baysu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Åsnes and the Tarada players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Åsnes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Necdet Baysu to maneuver through the defense. Runar Støen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Weibel in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Åsnes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Bide to maneuver through the defense. Runar Støen came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Tarada's Otto Dubler. But to his dismay, Otto Dubler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Johnny Raiola scored 3-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Runar Støen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Åsnes's Runar Støen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Raiola in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Marcel Eichelberger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johnny Raiola took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Runar Støen. Runar Støen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In the 88th match minute, Tarada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deniz Egger to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tarada getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Geraud Mazza hit a great ball.