National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Ingvar Skar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timofey Lapitskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Grini in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Artur Romanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Denis Dolbonosov hit a great ball. Artur Romanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Herstad, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. U21 Norway's Are Rygg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Daniil Sazonov in the 28 minute of the game. David Herstad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artur Romanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, David Herstad notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 Russia's Artur Romanov. Artur Romanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Herstad scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Romanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to U21 Norway getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. John Kvinnesland hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Timofey Lapitskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Herstad in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Romanov saved U21 Russia from getting behind. Artur Romanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Herstad in the 57th minute of the match. U21 Russia's Artur Romanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Herstad in the 57th minute of play. Artur Romanov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Herstad went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. U21 Norway's Ole-Einar Skåre was substituted for David Herstad. 80 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Artur Romanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ole-Einar Skåre. After 84 played minutes U21 Norway got a freekick which was hit by Jon-Egil Sætre. In the 85th match minute, U21 Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon-Egil Sætre to maneuver through the defense. Artur Romanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ole-Einar Skåre in the 87th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Ole-Einar Skåre notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of U21 Russia's Artur Romanov. Artur Romanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Norway had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.