U18 League

Thorvaldsson Stadion
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Trond Groven made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amund Kaspersen during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ole-Johan Greve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Pequeño in the 4th minute of play. The Globo Red's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Pequeño in the 5th minute. The Globo Red's Pedro Pequeño was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ole-Johan Greve in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Skjaldbørg's zone, Drew Moxon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ole-Johan Greve came out of the goal and Drew Moxon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Pedro Pequeño sped through Skjaldbørg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ole-Johan Greve. 14 minutes into the game, Skjaldbørg's Trond Groven nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alec Parslow made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikael Førsund got free with Alec Parslow in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 19 played minutes Skjaldbørg got a freekick which was hit by Børge Halsen. After 20 minutes of play, The Globo Red's Pedro Pequeño made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ole-Johan Greve was left in no man's land by his defense there! Skjaldbørg's Ole-Johan Greve played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Drew Moxon in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Skjaldbørg getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Christian Ryen hit a great ball. Ole-Johan Greve showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Pequeño in the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Skjaldbørg's Max Ådland got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Drew Moxon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Globo Red fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vincent Sutton during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amund Kaspersen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alec Parslow read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of The Globo Red booed when Skjaldbørg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Øystein Scheie didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half The Globo Red were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Pedro Pequeño made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Pequeño took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ole-Johan Greve. Skjaldbørg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Globo Red's zone, Trond Groven stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alec Parslow came out of the goal and Trond Groven tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Drew Moxon fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Globo Red's protests and gave Drew Moxon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th match minute, The Globo Red was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Drew Moxon to maneuver through the defense. If Johnnie Walker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of The Globo Red booed when Skjaldbørg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bent Grorud didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Frode Heggøy fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skjaldbørg's protests and gave Frode Heggøy a yellow card for diving instead. 69 minutes into the game, Pedro Pequeño recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ole-Johan Greve. Pedro Pequeño showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. 79 minutes into the match, Skjaldbørg's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Pequeño came free, but Ole-Johan Greve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Christian Ryen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Drew Moxon came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the The Globo Red 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 Drew Moxon couldn't finish the play. The Globo Red's Seth Sugden was substituted for Pedro Pequeño. Trond Groven hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ole-Johan Greve made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfie Darnbrooke in the 86th minute. The Globo Red's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.