STIL Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604,
Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roald Støylen got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's goalkeeper Ionel Panaitoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roald Støylen. 6 minutes into the match, Toader Ghișe notched a goal, 0-1, 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. Pavel Haaland scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivar Espelid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Toader Ghișe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoenix Strikers's supporters rose to their feet, but Toader Ghișe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivar Espelid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th match minute, Phoenix Strikers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Ghișe to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th match minute, Skytta Toppidrettslag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Reksten to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Romeo came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Romeo came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Pavel Haaland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivar Espelid was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 42nd minute, Ion Africano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ionel Panaitoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roald Støylen's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Thor Elden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Phoenix Strikers were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pavel Haaland made a kick off. Ionuț Romeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ivar Espelid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionuț Romeo in the 56th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Roald Støylen made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionel Panaitoiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 61 minutes, Roald Støylen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skytta Toppidrettslag and the Phoenix Strikers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Roald Støylen got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Phoenix Strikers's Toader Ghișe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Skytta Toppidrettslag were furious when Erling Syversen was red carded, 72 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Skytta Toppidrettslag:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Phoenix Strikers:s goal. When Toader Ghișe came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Phoenix Strikers 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 Toader Ghișe couldn't finish the play. Pavel Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Ivar Espelid made a huge save. 92 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Romeo came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Stig Minge got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ivar Espelid was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ionuț Romeo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 95 minute of play. The Phoenix Strikers players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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