U18 League

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Audun Østenstad took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Audun Østenstad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fredrik Ophus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Jones, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Liam Bettney dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fredrik Ophus, 1-0. In the 12th minute of the match, Liam Bettney tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fredrik Ophus saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Preben Fonnes during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FRANK getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Preben Fonnes hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match, Tod Jones got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fredrik Ophus was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 16th minute Liam Bettney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Ophus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FRANK's Fredrik Ophus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liam Bettney in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Preben Fonnes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fredrik Ophus came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Garlic Eaters's Ivor Gobey. But to his dismay, Ivor Gobey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Fredrik Ophus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bill Britton in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, FRANK's goal looked a bit too open when Liam Bettney came free, but Fredrik Ophus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th match minute, FRANK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Preben Fonnes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FRANK's Preben Fonnes got a free kick in the 31st minute. Shane Steadman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Glesnes in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Audun Østenstad came free, but Shane Steadman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Audun Østenstad scored 2-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shane Steadman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bill Britton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Fredrik Ophus made a huge save.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tod Jones was the one to do the kick off. If Liam Bettney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Liam Bettney took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Ophus. Fredrik Ophus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Nicholas Shephard hit a great ball. Audun Østenstad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Shane Steadman made a huge save. 61 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Audun Østenstad came free, but Shane Steadman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Audun Østenstad in the 66th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Shane Steadman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes, Konrad Glesnes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FRANK and the Garlic Eaters players grew even worse after the yellow card. Konrad Glesnes kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Garlic Eaters's Bill Britton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fredrik Ophus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. In the 73rd minute Liam Bettney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Ophus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eilert Bjørgo kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. FRANK's Fredrik Ophus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liam Bettney in the 78th minute of play. Fredrik Ophus came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Garlic Eaters's Bill Britton. But to his dismay, Bill Britton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Fredrik Ophus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bill Britton went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-2 was the resulting score. Fredrik Ophus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam Bettney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Garlic Eaters were the better team. Garlic Eaters's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.