U23 World League

Ozzy Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Ove Idsø started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, FK Dampsaga's Jørn Sandbakk got control of the ball when Ubaldo Guifre tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, HFA FC's Nicasio Lorenz got a free kick in the 5th minute. Ubaldo Guifre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jørn Sandbakk having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Sebastian Turi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jørn Sandbakk. FK Dampsaga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Turi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cayetano Esdras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Turi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jørn Sandbakk made a huge save. Jørn Sandbakk was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Cayetano Esdras capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cayetano Esdras really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The HFA FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when HFA FC's Ubaldo Guifre 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jørn Sandbakk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Turi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Hans-Petter Moum was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Dampsaga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HFA FC the free kick. Hans-Petter Moum kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Ubaldo Guifre's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 40thth minute, Jørn Sandbakk skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 46th minute, Marius Moldskred hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ubaldo Guifre made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ubaldo Guifre in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jørn Sandbakk saved FK Dampsaga from getting behind. Torkel Løkås charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torkel Løkås the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Torkel Løkås hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 58 minutes, Ubaldo Guifre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HFA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ubaldo Guifre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 59 minutes of play FK Dampsaga's Torkel Løkås was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Torkel Løkås hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Cayetano Esdras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 69 minutes of play, HFA FC's Cayetano Esdras made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jørn Sandbakk was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Ubaldo Guifre came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the HFA FC 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 Ubaldo Guifre couldn't finish the play. Jørn Sandbakk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Turi in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Tor-Henrik Kleven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tor-Henrik Kleven kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes FK Dampsaga got a freekick which was hit by Bjarte Gåsland. Jørn Sandbakk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Esdras, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 85thth minute of the game Sebastian Turi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Dampsaga's Jørn Sandbakk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jørn Sandbakk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ubaldo Guifre's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. If Sebastian Turi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FK Dampsaga's Hans-Petter Moum got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Hans-Petter Moum off the ground. In the 96th match minute, FK Dampsaga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans-Petter Moum to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the HFA FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.