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Swaggers Crib
Spectators: 7558 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 90) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christoffer Lorentsen made the kick off which started today's match. If Jo Kristoffersen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 4th minute Jo Kristoffersen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyrre Tunheim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Swag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Almli to maneuver through the defense. Swag's Kyrre Tunheim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roar Hildrum in the 9th minute of play. Roar Hildrum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Jo Kristoffersen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kyrre Tunheim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Jo Kristoffersen notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Swag's Kyrre Tunheim. Kyrre Tunheim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kyrre Tunheim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jo Kristoffersen went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute Jo Kristoffersen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyrre Tunheim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyrre Tunheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roar Hildrum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Roar Hildrum came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Lierbyen SK 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 Roar Hildrum couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roar Hildrum in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kyrre Tunheim saved Swag from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Swag's Mirian Gagnidze threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christoffer Lorentsen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Max Smedsrud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mirian Gagnidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoffer Lorentsen in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gjermund Bartnes to make the kick off. Gjermund Bartnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Kyrre Tunheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Roar Hildrum recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kyrre Tunheim. Roar Hildrum showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Gjermund Bartnes might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kyrre Tunheim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gjermund Bartnes ran back to his position shaking his head. Fridtjof Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Swag's Kyrre Tunheim got control of the ball when Gjermund Bartnes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Kyrre Tunheim successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gjermund Bartnes got free with Kyrre Tunheim in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kyrre Tunheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo Kristoffersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Swag's goalkeeper Kyrre Tunheim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jo Kristoffersen. The Swag fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lierbyen SK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.