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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Christian Akselsen might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kirk Jeffress. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Akselsen ran back to his position shaking his head. Kirk Jeffress showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Akselsen in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Tor-Ivar Tøndel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kirk Jeffress, 1-0. Kenneth Smeland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudy Beattie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Rudy Beattie notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Norway's Kenneth Smeland. Kenneth Smeland was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kirk Jeffress took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Akselsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kenneth Smeland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Kenneth Smeland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boyde Minne in the 20th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Australia were awarded a corner. Boyde Minne went to the cornerflag to take it. Kirk Jeffress was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christian Akselsen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 26 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Boyde Minne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kenneth Smeland was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 30 minutes Norway's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boyde Minne who took care of the corner kick. Paul Freeman scored 3-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kenneth Smeland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 35 minutes of play, Norway's Christian Akselsen made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kirk Jeffress was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Christian Akselsen came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Norway 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 Christian Akselsen couldn't finish the play. 47 minutes into the match, Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Beattie came free, but Kenneth Smeland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Akselsen made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Akselsen in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kirk Jeffress saved Australia from getting behind. Kenneth Smeland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 58th minute of play. Australia's Arne Nolan was substituted for Bernard Feutrill. The throw-in from Choice Bro in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Norway's Birk Mykland. Christian Akselsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Australia made a substitution. Remy Bundy replaced Boyde Minne. Australia's Baxter Aliendi was substituted for Rudy Beattie. Kirk Jeffress showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Kvernmo in the 69th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Choice Bro in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Norway's Birk Mykland. 73 minutes into the match, Christian Kvernmo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kirk Jeffress. Australia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Kvernmo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Kenneth Smeland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remy Bundy in the 76th minute of the match. Kenneth Smeland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remy Bundy in the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to Norway getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Martin Silden hit a great ball. Kenneth Smeland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remy Bundy in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute Christian Kvernmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirk Jeffress saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Hovden to maneuver through the defense. When Norway's Christian Kvernmo in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Australia's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Christian Kvernmo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirk Jeffress was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Kirk Jeffress showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tor-Ivar Tøndel, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Norway fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Norway's Christian Kvernmo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Norway had won after a very even match.