U18 League

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ola Nysted made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Taavetti Valkealahti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnstein Øvereng. The Nerd Herd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Taavetti Valkealahti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arnstein Øvereng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reima Ruuttu in the 12th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Ylermi Glad got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reima Ruuttu scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnstein Øvereng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Taavetti Valkealahti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnstein Øvereng was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, The Nerd Herd's Dagfinn Ringvold got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When The Nerd Herd's Vebjørn Dyb in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United FC's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the game, The Nerd Herd's Vebjørn Dyb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Väänänen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Saul Väänänen didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 41st minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. 43 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vebjørn Dyb came free, but Saul Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reima Ruuttu to make the kick off. Arnstein Øvereng was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Taavetti Valkealahti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 53 minute of play. In the 56th minute, Ådne Blomvik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 58th minute, when Manchester United FC's Jami Uhlbäck after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Arnstein Øvereng in The Nerd Herd's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Reima Ruuttu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Arnstein Øvereng skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Heikki Vehanen hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Saul Väänänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vebjørn Dyb, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vebjørn Dyb in the 71st minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Saul Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Taavetti Valkealahti 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. Manchester United FC's Taavetti Valkealahti got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heikki Vehanen during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heikki Vehanen to maneuver through the defense. Manchester United FC's Rami Tallqvist was substituted for Heikki Vehanen. After 82 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Heikki Vehanen. Saul Väänänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ola Nysted in the 83rd minute of the match. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when The Nerd Herd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theodor Tobiassen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Reima Ruuttu 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. After 87 minutes, Theodor Tobiassen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Nerd Herd and the Manchester United FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute, Theodor Tobiassen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th match minute, The Nerd Herd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagfinn Ringvold to maneuver through the defense.