– I am very proud. To be able to take part in this as a Bergen citizen is completely, completely, completely crazy. It is impossible not to take in what happened yesterday and earlier today, says Finne to news, who has to take a break to wave to the family before continuing: – Now we deserve to celebrate properly! The eyes were naturally on the top scorer before the final, and here he only spent 16 minutes introducing himself: the 28-year-old took advantage of a passive LSK defence, ran free in the box and served the ball to an unmarked Ole Didrik Blomberg, who could easily set scored his first goal of the season. Brann continued to dominate after the score, and the red-clad could quickly lead even more at half-time. Lillestrøm also understood that, which came out in a completely different way in the 2nd round. Thomas Lehne Olsen had a great chance to equalize after a few minutes, but it was not to be for Lillestrøm’s number 10 in the cup final. Instead, Finne was going to show himself off once again, and this time he did everything on his own. The forward pulled himself free outside the 16-metre area, rushed towards the goal and finished ice-cold in the left corner. The game opened up as Lillestrøm had to score, but the yellow-clad team were never able to put in the big final spurt. Thus it ended with a 2-0 victory for the Bergens. – No, damn it. It’s fun, we have to celebrate now, was the only thing Brann captain Sivert Heltne Nilsen managed to say to news’s reporter right after the match ended. – We share this victory with the whole of Bergen. They have stood by us in a difficult time, says Eirik Horneland, who led Brann up from the 1st division to the cup triumph. Brann dominance Although it was a relatively chance-poor 1st round, it was Brann who led the match from the start. Then Finne took advantage of a dormant LSK defence. “Really lethargic by the LSK defence”, concluded news expert Carl-Erik Torp. – Well done Bård, and I’m in the right place at the right time, Blomberg grins. The same duo combined just before the break. Blomberg found Finne outside the 16-metre area, where the Bergen man rapped and forced a good save from Mats Hedenstad. Lillestrøm struggled a lot throughout the first half, but at the end of the match “everyone” thought that Thomas Lehne Olsen had equalised. The striker was allowed to stand completely unmarked at a corner, but from the back post the header went wide of the far corner. – Fire was better than us in you. We don’t hang around for long periods of time. They were better in quite a few phases of the game. We have some opportunities, but they were a bit sporadic, says LSK coach Geir Bakke to news. He describes the atmosphere in the Lillestrøm camp as “dead and quiet”. – It’s a funeral, says Ruben Gabrielsen. Final classic Cup final fever reached boiling point long before the start of the match at Ullevaal. The traditional supporters helped to set a unique framework around Norwegian football’s biggest single match. The occasion was probably extra big for both Brann and Lillestrøm, both of whom have recently been through adversity and relegation to the 1st division. The Brann supporters have also colored Oslo in the last 24 hours. It has been, to put it mildly, cup final hungry Bergens, who were ready for their first cup final since 2011. That time it was a 2-1 loss for Aalesund. Brann’s previous cup win came back in 2004. Then Lyn were on the opposite half of the pitch in the cup final, and Bengt Sæternes became the great hero with a hat trick in the 4-1 victory. While the national anthem was played before the cup final between Brann and Lillestrøm, the Brann fans chose to drown out the song with the new voice.
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