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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Stig-Arne Björck kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 11 minutes U21 Norway's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Glenn Strömberg who took care of the corner kick. U21 Sweden's Glenn Strömberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leif Bolstad in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fredrik Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Roksvåg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Sweden getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sven-Edvin Linquist hit a great ball. Leonard Roksvåg scored 0-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fredrik Lundin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fredrik Lundin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espen Valberg in the 25th minute of the match. When Joshua King fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Norway's protests and gave Joshua King a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to U21 Norway getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Joshua King hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikko Rotendahl got free with Leif Bolstad in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fredrik Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Roksvåg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredrik Lundin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remi Øiseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Joshua King kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When Alexander Hannah fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Sweden's protests and gave Alexander Hannah a yellow card for diving instead. Alexander Hannah kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Espen Valberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fredrik Lundin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Lundin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Roksvåg, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The U21 Sweden players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Norway were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stig-Arne Björck was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Eric Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's David Lindgren got a free kick in the 54th minute. 61 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Mikko Rotendahl came free, but Leif Bolstad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Stig-Arne Björck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leif Bolstad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Lundin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Roksvåg in the 62nd minute of the match. Espen Valberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Fredrik Lundin made a huge save. Leif Bolstad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig-Arne Björck went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. U21 Norway made a substitution. Sjur Olberg replaced Odd-Eirik Løland. U21 Norway made a substitution. Erik Bogs replaced Severin Hoel. U21 Sweden made a substitution. Åke Lindholm replaced Stig-Arne Björck. U21 Sweden made a substitution. Magnus Ekerot replaced Jon Aronsson. In the 72nd minute, Joshua King hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leif Bolstad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikko Rotendahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leif Bolstad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Lindholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Norway's goalkeeper Leif Bolstad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eric Hermansson hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, U21 Sweden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Sweden's zone, Joshua King stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fredrik Lundin came out of the goal and Joshua King tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fredrik Lundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Espen Valberg in the 84th minute of play. Fredrik Lundin made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Espen Valberg sent off a good shot on target. Åke Lindholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Leif Bolstad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Åke Lindholm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leif Bolstad was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the game, U21 Sweden's Åke Lindholm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leif Bolstad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Fredrik Lundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remi Øiseth in the 93rd minute of play. U21 Sweden's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.