U23 World League

Rakkestad
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Otto Klepp started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Sabri Loy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda and the Rakkestad IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. 20 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda's goalkeeper Octave Follain had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Ophus. Otto Klepp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Octave Follain firmly grabbed it by the left post. 22 minutes into the game, 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda's Mathis Bras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Linus Todal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Sabri Loy was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 28 played minutes 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda got a freekick which was hit by Sabri Loy. Octave Follain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gunnar Ophus in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norbert Mattei in the 31st minute of play forced Rakkestad IF's goalkeeper Linus Todal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octave Follain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otto Klepp in the 36th minute. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Flavien Lebleu hit a great ball. In the 46th minute of the match Runar Nergaard sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Octave Follain skillfully saved the ball.

The wind increased when Mathis Bras made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rakkestad IF's goalkeeper Linus Todal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 60 played minutes Rakkestad IF got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Petter Frigstad. Octave Follain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto Klepp in the 63rd minute of the match. Hans-Petter Frigstad took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Octave Follain. Octave Follain dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After 76 minutes, Bendik Solvang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rakkestad IF and the 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rakkestad IF's Bendik Solvang got a free kick in the 76th minute. With 81 minutes on the clock, Bernard Amadieu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 81st minute, one of 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda. After a rather tough play, Rakkestad IF's Bendik Solvang got a free kick in the 84th minute. A throw-in in the 86th minute of the game was made by Bendik Solvang with Otto Klepp as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 89 minutes, Flavien Lebleu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda and the Rakkestad IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Flavien Lebleu kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rakkestad IF's Kjell Bergum got a free kick in the 95th minute. 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Rakkestad IF had controlled the match.