U23 World League

NTA
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rune Tronstad made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Rune Grøndalen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Benscheider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Frode Aarseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Kahofer in the 4th minute of play. Christopher Benscheider showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rune Grøndalen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. NTA19's Jan-Frode Aarseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aygün Yüksel in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Aygün Yüksel got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Rune Grøndalen came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the NTA19 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 Rune Grøndalen couldn't finish the play. Christopher Benscheider was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Chris Godø capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chris Godø really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. NTA19's Jan-Frode Aarseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Kahofer in the 19th minute of play. In the 34th minute Rune Grøndalen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Benscheider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rune Grøndalen got free with Christopher Benscheider in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Frode Aarseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aygün Yüksel in the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, NTA19's Julius Tveit got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Markus Kahofer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Jan-Frode Aarseth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Jan-Frode Aarseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aygün Yüksel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd match minute, NTA19 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ørjan Hauger to maneuver through the defense. Frederik Rohde hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, NTA19's goalkeeper Jan-Frode Aarseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Markus Kahofer. Andreas Seiller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Jan-Frode Aarseth made a huge save. Markus Kahofer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, NTA19's Jan-Frode Aarseth got control of the ball when Markus Kahofer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, NTA19's goalkeeper Jan-Frode Aarseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas Seiller. Rune Grøndalen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christopher Benscheider having to make a save. When Dennis-Maurice Dieler fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's protests and gave Dennis-Maurice Dieler a yellow card for diving instead. Markus Kahofer in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jan-Frode Aarseth, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Christopher Benscheider played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rune Grøndalen in the 85th minute of play. Rune Tronstad charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rune Tronstad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Rune Tronstad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute of the match, Markus Kahofer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jan-Frode Aarseth was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. NTA19's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.