U21 League

NTA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rune Tronstad kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Syd Pinder got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of NTA19 booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tris Hedges didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Pawel Sobolewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Johnstone was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pawel Sobolewski in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tim Johnstone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rune Tronstad who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Tim Johnstone when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 13 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Darius Hamer. Mikkel Gjendem hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 19th play minute Pawel Sobolewski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tim Johnstone. 1-0. Tim Johnstone was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Rune Tronstad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rune Tronstad really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The supporters of NTA19 booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darius Hamer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikkel Gjendem took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 34 minutes, Tris Hedges mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Tigers and the NTA19 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of NTA19 booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tris Hedges didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Sobolewski came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Sobolewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, Pawel Sobolewski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tim Johnstone, 3-0. In the 45th minute of the match, Pawel Sobolewski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tim Johnstone saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loyd Jepson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Pawel Sobolewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pawel Sobolewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Sobolewski in the 55th minute of play. Pawel Sobolewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Sobolewski came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tris Hedges made in the 59th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Syd Pinder immediately put the ball in play. In the 62nd minute Pawel Sobolewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rune Tronstad in the 63rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rune Tronstad during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, NTA19's Rune Tronstad got a free kick in the 68th minute. Rune Tronstad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Sobolewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Sobolewski in the 76th minute of play. Tim Johnstone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pawel Sobolewski went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Sobolewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Tronstad in the 86th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Warren Ripley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Sobolewski in the 95th minute of play.