National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marius Olsen got the match started through his kick off. Rodrigo Tang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerard Murphy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Olsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Tang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's Han Store sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerard Murphy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute of the match U21 United States got a corner. U21 Norway's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rodrigo Tang ran over to the corner to take the kick. 18 minutes into the match, U21 United States's goal looked a bit too open when Zinedine Özil came free, but Gerard Murphy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 20 minutes, Filip Kirkhus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Norway's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Kirkhus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd match minute, U21 United States was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Tang to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Norway's Gjøran Blystad got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Claude Park hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Skogvold charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Skogvold the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 United States booed when U21 Norway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Skogvold didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerard Murphy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Store, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38 minutes U21 United States's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marius Olsen who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Knut Bergmann heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 42 minutes into the game, U21 United States's Rueben Cleveland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Morland made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.
51 minutes into the game, Rueben Cleveland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Martin Morland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, U21 Norway's Zinedine Özil got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Rueben Cleveland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 United States made a substitution. Aaron Barlow replaced Rodrigo Tang. U21 United States's Edward Baca was substituted for Kory Dupree. U21 United States made a substitution. Merlin Patel replaced Roosevelt Benton. Knut Bergmann hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute Tin Tin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Morland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Tin Tin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Morland was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 72nd match minute, U21 United States was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claude Park to maneuver through the defense. U21 United States's Gerard Murphy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinedine Özil in the 76th minute of play. Martin Morland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rueben Cleveland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerard Murphy made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Stig Kjos sent off a good shot on target. With 89 minutes on the clock, Andreas Hustoft commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 90th match minute, U21 Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Hustoft to maneuver through the defense. U21 Norway's Martin Morland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Park in the 90th minute of play. U21 United States's Gerard Murphy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dwight Yorke in the 93rd minute of play. When Edward Baca fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 United States's protests and gave Edward Baca a yellow card for diving instead. Edward Baca hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 United States fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Norway had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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