U18 League

Vildmarken Stadion
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Audun Østenstad started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburg Fighters's zone, Konrad Glesnes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nolan Bästlein came out of the goal and Konrad Glesnes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nolan Bästlein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Audun Østenstad, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Fredrik Bostad kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Emil Wennevold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Paul Schürhoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toni Diergardt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emil Wennevold having to make a save. In the 22nd minute, Fredrik Bostad made a precise shot to the right of Nolan Bästlein. Hamburg Fighters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 26 minutes into the game, Jørgen Byrkjeland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FRANK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hamburg Fighters the free kick. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when FRANK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jørgen Byrkjeland didn't get a good kick on the ball. FRANK's Emil Wennevold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Diergardt in the 28th minute of play. Hamburg Fighters's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jens Stober in the 29th minute. Nolan Bästlein made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Audun Østenstad sent off a good shot on target. Nolan Bästlein was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Audun Østenstad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Audun Østenstad really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 44th match minute, FRANK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Audun Østenstad to maneuver through the defense. FRANK's Emil Wennevold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Paul Schürhoff in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Markus Paul Schürhoff made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Markus Paul Schürhoff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Wennevold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FRANK's Stig-Inge Njærheim got a free kick in the 59th minute. Emil Wennevold made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Wulf-Dieter Schwarze sent off a good shot on target. Hamburg Fighters's Markus Paul Schürhoff got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nolan Bästlein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Audun Østenstad in the 69th minute of play. Nolan Bästlein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Glesnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th match minute, FRANK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredrik Bostad to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes of play FRANK's Fredrik Bostad was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Fredrik Bostad hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Toni Diergardt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Emil Wennevold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Toni Diergardt came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Hamburg Fighters 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 Toni Diergardt couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hamburg Fighters players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FRANK.