U23 League

Forrfjord Stadion
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) Forrfjord FF's Erik Aarseth started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th match minute, Forrfjord FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Nodland to maneuver through the defense. Erik Aarseth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Raimondas Milašauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Skirmantas Atkočiunas came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Kings fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Skirmantas Atkočiunas couldn't finish the play. Romualdas Kaušpadas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erik Aarseth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Raimondas Milašauskas made a huge save. After some careless play in the Forrfjord FF defense, Skirmantas Atkočiunas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Birk Stene. The Forrfjord FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Birk Stene should have stopped the shot. If Morten Søderholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Romualdas Kaušpadas might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Birk Stene. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romualdas Kaušpadas ran back to his position shaking his head. Hans-Kristian Tjelta kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Skirmantas Atkočiunas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 35th minute, Gabriel Nodland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Kings's zone, Erik Aarseth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimondas Milašauskas came out of the goal and Erik Aarseth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the match, Romualdas Kaušpadas 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 Romualdas Kaušpadas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Oddvar Rosenvinge hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Skirmantas Atkočiunas in the 54th 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. 55 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Aarseth came free, but Raimondas Milašauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birk Stene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Skirmantas Atkočiunas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Romualdas Kaušpadas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skirmantas Atkočiunas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Birk Stene when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Hans-Kristian Tjelta fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forrfjord FF's protests and gave Hans-Kristian Tjelta a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Forrfjord FF got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Kristian Tjelta. A collision led to Forrfjord FF getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gabriel Nodland hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Kings's Kristupas Paškevičius got a free kick in the 66th minute. Kings's Raimondas Milašauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Aarseth in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Kristupas Paškevičius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kings's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forrfjord FF the free kick. Raimondas Milašauskas came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Forrfjord FF's Erik Aarseth. But to his dismay, Erik Aarseth quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Raimondas Milašauskas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Aarseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Nodland in the 90th minute of play forced Kings's goalkeeper Raimondas Milašauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimondas Milašauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Aarseth in the 92nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kings's zone, Morten Søderholm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimondas Milašauskas came out of the goal and Morten Søderholm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Kings left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Forrfjord FF.