U18 League

Kjønstad
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arnstein Skogsrud made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the game, Philip Sjøberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Conan Worth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Conan Worth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastian Westberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kjønstad BF's Jim Remøy got a free kick in the 12th minute. Glenn Osmond recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Glenn Osmond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Conan Worth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnstein Skogsrud. Freddy Blakewell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stig-Inge Nordmark read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Arnstein Skogsrud's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Conan Worth firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 43rd minute, Anton Rossebø got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 44th match minute, Kjønstad BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Fischer to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Kjønstad BF's goal looked a bit too open when Marty Child came free, but Stig-Inge Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

A collision led to Kjønstad BF getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jon Fischer hit a great ball. If Marty Child had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Clapham Rovers getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vinnie Bartlett hit a great ball. Conan Worth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnstein Skogsrud, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Sammy Pilgrim's late challenge caught a Kjønstad BF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sammy Pilgrim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kjønstad BF booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Pilgrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jon Fischer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alan Kolle kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marty Child in the 67th minute of play forced Kjønstad BF's goalkeeper Stig-Inge Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jim Remøy hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Anton Rossebø left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kjønstad BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, Kjønstad BF's Stig-Inge Nordmark got control of the ball when Freddy Blakewell tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87thth minute of the game Arnstein Skogsrud who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clapham Rovers's Conan Worth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kjønstad BF had won after a very even match.