League Play-Off

Stadium of Stars
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Åsmund Elverum started the match with the kick off. Rune Zahl made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Lars Jahr sent off a good shot on target. RBK Stars were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Dombaas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ole-Einar Mossige took the corner. After a rather tough play, RBK Stars's Mons Dybvik got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, Aksel Suhr made a precise shot to the right of Cent Raknes. RBK Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Cent Raknes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åsmund Elverum in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Gard Lossius reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rune Zahl. The goal made the score 2-1. Cent Raknes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aksel Suhr went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute, Åsmund Elverum left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dombaas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Lars Jahr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rune Zahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Lars Jahr 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. Lars Jahr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Rune Zahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Dombaas were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Gard Lossius made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Cent Raknes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lars Jahr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Rune Zahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rune Zahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gard Lossius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dombaas's goalkeeper Rune Zahl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Lars Jahr came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the RBK Stars 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 Lars Jahr couldn't finish the play. Gard Lossius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 65 played minutes Dombaas got a freekick which was hit by Einar Alfredsen. After some careless play in the Dombaas defense, Gard Lossius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rune Zahl. The Dombaas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rune Zahl should have stopped the shot. Lars Jahr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dombaas's Rune Zahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Jahr in the 73rd minute of play. Lars Jahr blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rune Zahl having to make a save. In the 76th minute Gard Lossius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Zahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Jahr took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Zahl. Rune Zahl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3.