U23 World League

The Dome
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roald Støylen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Prudencio Chucho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Zuurman in the 5th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erling Syversen's late challenge caught a Revenge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erling Syversen helped the player get up and apologised. Aleksandr Vasyutin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roald Støylen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Zuurman came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Revenge booed when Skytta Toppidrettslag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erling Syversen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 minutes of play, Revenge's Kees Koole made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivar Espelid was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivar Espelid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harry Zuurman in the 16th minute of the match. With a little luck, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid got control of the ball when Berend Hermensen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Berend Hermensen notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid. Ivar Espelid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute Roald Støylen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Vasyutin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Revenge's Berend Hermensen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivar Espelid. Ivar Espelid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Revenge's Carlo Planting got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Zuurman in the 36th minute of play. After 46 played minutes Skytta Toppidrettslag got a freekick which was hit by Roald Støylen. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Kees Koole made the kick off in the second half. Ivar Espelid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berend Hermensen, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. A collision led to Skytta Toppidrettslag getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ole-Petter Vigre hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Harry Zuurman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivar Espelid. Skytta Toppidrettslag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Zuurman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when Vlad Dobrotă put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Revenge:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Skytta Toppidrettslag:s goal. Steven Palsma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivar Espelid read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Paprotny in the 67th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivar Espelid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steven Palsma in the 71st minute of the match. When Steven Palsma, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ivar Espelid was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Hermensen in the 73rd minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Steven Palsma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivar Espelid. Skytta Toppidrettslag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steven Palsma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Paprotny in the 84th minute of play. Ivar Espelid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kees Koole in the 86th minute of play. The Revenge fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Revenge's Kees Koole looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 90 minutes of play, Revenge's Igor Paprotny made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivar Espelid was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute of the match, Ole-Petter Vigre got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aleksandr Vasyutin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Revenge's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.