U23 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The crowd rose to their feet as Helmut Berrisch kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Birger Hammerstad. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The supporters of Skytta Toppidrettslag booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernd Reffelmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hollywood's zone, Are Haaland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Christian Ulrich came out of the goal and Are Haaland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, FC Hollywood's goal looked a bit too open when Are Haaland came free, but Sven-Christian Ulrich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Øyvind Fadnes hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Are Haaland took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven-Christian Ulrich. Sven-Christian Ulrich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Volker Diel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Christian Ulrich came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Skytta Toppidrettslag's Atle Sundstrøm. But to his dismay, Atle Sundstrøm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Volker Diel got free with Birger Hammerstad in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Torgeir Klepp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Sven-Christian Ulrich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Hollywood getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Waldemar Frank hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Are Haaland to make the kick off. If Helmut Berrisch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Helmut Berrisch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birger Hammerstad. Skytta Toppidrettslag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Helmut Berrisch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Birger Hammerstad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volker Diel in the 60th minute of the match. Hannes Welser took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Birger Hammerstad. Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Skytta Toppidrettslag getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Are Haaland hit a great ball. In the 65th minute of the match Bernd Reffelmann shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birger Hammerstad showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Helmut Berrisch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birger Hammerstad was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 67th match minute, Skytta Toppidrettslag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Are Haaland to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Hollywood booed when Skytta Toppidrettslag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Are Haaland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torgeir Klepp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Sven-Christian Ulrich made a huge save. A hard shot 72 in the game by Are Haaland from a close distance when the talented Sven-Christian Ulrich managed to make a qualified save. FC Hollywood's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ole Haugum got a free kick in the 75th minute. Helmut Berrisch scored 3-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Birger Hammerstad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hannes Welser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Birger Hammerstad having to make a save. FC Hollywood's Helmut Berrisch got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Helmut Berrisch in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Birger Hammerstad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Torgeir Klepp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Sven-Christian Ulrich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Skytta Toppidrettslag players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Hollywood.