U23 League

Daustad Stadium
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. Christian Liknes started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Totti FC's zone, Christer Kaland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Søbstad came out of the goal and Christer Kaland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Totti FC's Trygve Larsen got a free kick in the 8th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Totti FC's zone, Tor Harstad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Søbstad came out of the goal and Tor Harstad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kai-Arne Tangen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idar Istad having to interfere. Christer Kaland in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Birger Søbstad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 18 played minutes Totti FC got a freekick which was hit by Leon Foss. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Liknes in the 19th minute of play forced Totti FC's goalkeeper Birger Søbstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Christer Kaland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Daustad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 26th minute Christian Liknes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birger Søbstad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Dyrnes made a great header on Daustad's corner, it was just that Totti FC's Birger Søbstad managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Totti FC's Øivind Ensrud got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 36 played minutes Totti FC got a freekick which was hit by Øivind Ensrud. Christer Kaland took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Birger Søbstad. Birger Søbstad 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Øivind Ensrud made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Christian Liknes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Birger Søbstad was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Totti FC's Birger Søbstad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Kaland in the 57th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Christian Liknes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Totti FC's Birger Søbstad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Totti FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Leon Foss hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Kaland in the 62nd minute of play forced Totti FC's goalkeeper Birger Søbstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trygve Larsen during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Trygve Larsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Liknes struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Birger Søbstad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Daustad. If Sebastian Kvernmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Birger Søbstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christer Kaland in the 71st minute of play. Birger Søbstad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Kaland in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Christian Liknes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birger Søbstad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Liknes in the 78th minute of play forced Totti FC's goalkeeper Birger Søbstad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daustad's Idar Istad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Øivind Ensrud in the 81st minute of play. Birger Søbstad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christer Kaland in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Christian Liknes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birger Søbstad was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 87th minute Christian Liknes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birger Søbstad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Totti FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Liknes came free, but Birger Søbstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Totti FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Foss to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Christian Liknes sped through Totti FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Birger Søbstad. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Daustad had played much better football throughout.