After 120 goalless minutes, a penalty shoot-out was needed to separate Molde and Fredrikstad at Ullevaal on Saturday. In front of 23,058 spectators, it was finally the team from Østfold who could cheer for cup gold after Eirik Haugan missed for the Moldens and Fredrikstad scored on all five of their penalties. Saturday’s triumph is the icing on the cake for a Fredrikstad team that has had an adventurous season based on the assumptions. The newly promoted team ended up in sixth place in the Eliteserien and, through their cup performance at Ullevaal, have qualified for European Cup play next season. OUT OF EUROPE: Unless they win the Serie Liga, Molde will not play in Europe next season. Photo: Amanda Pedersen Giske / NTB The NM gold means that Fredrikstad starts in the 3rd qualifying round for the Europa League and is thus only one hurdle away from a European group stage, which with a loss in the 3rd qualifying round will then be in the Serie Liga. This is Fredrikstad’s 12th cup triumph of all time, the first NM trophy since 2006, which equates them as history’s most winning cup team on the men’s side, together with Odd and RBK. Cup winners men last 10 years 2014: Molde2015: RBK2016: RBK2017: LSK2018: RBK2019: Viking2020: Cancelled2021: Molde2022: Brann2023: Molde2024: The match itself opened with a great opportunity for Molde after only four minutes. Both Ola Brynhildsen and Kristian Eriksen finished from close range after a cross, but Jonathan Fischer saved brilliantly. – Fantastic goalkeeping, said news expert Carl-Erik Torp about Fischer, who has been one of the Eliteserien’s best players this season. Otherwise, there were not many chances before the break at the national arena, where the royal family was represented by Crown Prince Haakon (51) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (51). AMPERT: Things were going hot at Ullevaal on Saturday. Here Ola Brynhildsen is angry at Júlíus Magnússon after a tackle. Photo: Marius Simensen / BILDBYRÅN Ampert When the teams went to the break it was 0-0, and the biggest talking points were the many heated situations that had arisen out on the field in the first half. Several players got really hot both once and twice. Martin Linnes in particular reacted strongly to Morten Bjørlo, and used words such as “childish” and “hopeless” after a situation between the two before half-time: The second half opened with just as few chances as the first, and there was a battle for positions out on the Ullevaal grass for a long time . But the Romdalinen got hope that something would happen when, after 67 minutes, it was time for midfield star Magnus Wolff Eikrem, who has been struggling with an injury and has not been on the field for Molde since 27 October. 100 minutes without a shot on goal Nevertheless, it was 0-0 after full time, and the teams had to go into extra time. Furthermore, Fredrikstad did not have a single shot on goal in regular time, Molde had five. It took 100 minutes before the East Folds registered a shot on goal. SO CLOSE: Here, Henrik Skogvold must note that the ball hit the crossbar. Photo: Thomas Andersen / NTB For a long time the game seemed to ebb away into a penalty shootout without the big drama, but in overtime in the second extra period a lot happened at once. First, FFK called for a penalty when Brandur Hendriksson went to the ground in the field, but the game was waved on by referee Sigurd Kringstad after a VAR check. – There is not enough contact there, says news-Torp about the penalty situation. A minute later substitute Henrik Skogvold’s header hits the crossbar and down. Thus it was 0-0 after 120 minutes and the match went to a penalty shootout. There it was FFK who were the best and secured a dramatic cup gold. Refused to take an opponent by the hand after this: – Childish and hopeless 00:50 Ola Lunde has never seen this before: – Very special 00:51 The hare is chased by 90 skiers: – Hysterical – pictures from Vsport1 00:55 Here the wild pick-up is decided 01:13 Show more Published 07.12.2024, at 18.52 Updated 07.12.2024, at 18.54
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