U23 League

Forrfjord Stadion
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erik Aarseth took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kert Ruuda in the 3rd minute of play forced Forrfjord FF's goalkeeper Birk Stene to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Kusti Annama had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birk Stene. Forrfjord FF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kusti Annama was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th match minute, Harkujärve JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kert Ruuda to maneuver through the defense. Birk Stene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kusti Annama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Janno Arumäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birk Stene saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birk Stene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kusti Annama in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lembit Uustal in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Birk Stene prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Birk Stene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kert Ruuda in the 31st minute of play. Forrfjord FF's Birk Stene played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janno Arumäe in the 36th minute of play. Juss Kuusemetsa hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the game, Marti Saare cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Birk Stene was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kusti Annama was the one to do the kick off. Birk Stene showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kusti Annama, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Kristian Gundersen kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Janno Arumäe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Birk Stene made a huge save. Birk Stene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kert Ruuda in the 57th minute of the match. Lembit Uustal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Birk Stene came out and tried to block the shot, but Lembit Uustal slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 59th minute. Janno Arumäe took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Birk Stene. Birk Stene dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. 72 minutes into the match, Kert Ruuda notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Forrfjord FF's Birk Stene. Birk Stene was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Janno Arumäe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Birk Stene made a huge save. Birk Stene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kusti Annama in the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Janno Arumäe got free with Birk Stene in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Marti Saare kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Birk Stene. That made the score 0-7 in the 84 minute of play. Kert Ruuda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Birk Stene made a huge save. Birk Stene was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Janno Arumäe. After 90 minutes of play, Forrfjord FF's Erik Aarseth made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaagup Luiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Kusti Annama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harkujärve JK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.