U23 League

Murrayfield
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Kiken IF's Peder Hamre 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 3rd minute Thor Grannes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fergus Fairbairn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gard Nordheim came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Rangers FC's Raymond Johnston. But to his dismay, Raymond Johnston quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Stevie McGilvray took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Gard Nordheim to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Rangers FC's Bradley Carr got a free kick in the 11th minute. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Hamre in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, Kiken IF's Gard Nordheim got control of the ball when Raymond Johnston tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darius Bontine in the 18th minute of play forced Kiken IF's goalkeeper Gard Nordheim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th match minute, Kiken IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julius Bakker to maneuver through the defense. Gard Nordheim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymond Johnston, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Raymond Johnstons short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Gard Nordheim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Raymond Johnston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gard Nordheim having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Rangers FC's Raymond Johnston dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Raymond Johnston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Angus Howison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rangers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 40th minute Raymond Johnston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gard Nordheim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raymond Johnston got free with Gard Nordheim in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gard Nordheim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stevie McGilvray went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

In the 52nd minute Raymond Johnston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gard Nordheim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raymond Johnston took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gard Nordheim. Gard Nordheim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Gard Nordheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stevie McGilvray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Rangers FC's Alexander McCabe got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Angus Howison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rangers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevie McGilvray in the 69th minute of play forced Kiken IF's goalkeeper Gard Nordheim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Raymond Johnston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rangers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 77 minutes into the match, Raymond Johnston had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gard Nordheim. Kiken IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raymond Johnston was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. In the 83rd minute, Tage Gjermundsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Raymond Johnston had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gard Nordheim. Kiken IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raymond Johnston was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. Gard Nordheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raymond Johnston in the 90th minute of the match. When Alexander McCabe fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rangers FC's protests and gave Alexander McCabe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Alexander McCabe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Tyler McCraw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Kiken IF's goal looked a bit too open when Stevie McGilvray came free, but Gard Nordheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.