– That boy makes Romssa Arena dream. Jakob Napoleon Romsaas scores only spectacular goals. This is just one in a row! TV 2 commentator Peder Mørtvedt could hardly believe what he saw when the shooting star scored 1-0 in the first quarter of the big game against Rosenborg. It all started when Yaw Paintsil crossed from the left and hit Niklas Vesterlund’s forehead. In the field, Romsaas stood with his back to the goal and threw himself around with a beautifully executed brass kick. In goal, a chanceless RBK goalkeeper André Hansen could see far after the ball. TOOK IT TO THEIR HEAD: Romsaas’ teammates looked slightly shocked after the 1-0 score. Photo: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB – An artistic maneuver by a boy who eats silver dust for breakfast. What a footballer they have acquired there, Tromsø, exclaimed Mørtvedt. This was the 19-year-old’s fifth goal in the last six games for Tromsø. Several of the scores have been of the artistic kind. Romsaas assistant Jakob Napoleon Romsaas and his red and white army occasionally wreaked havoc with a tame Rosenborg. After the break, Oslo boy Romsaas scored an indirect assist when Kent-Are Antonsen sent the hosts up 2–0. Rosenborg and Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson got a consolation goal after just over an hour, before Vegard Erlien scored the home team’s third of the day just before the end. – We have 7,000 behind us today. It’s absolutely magical, says Erlien to TV 2 after the match. DISAPPOINTED: Assistant coach Trond Børge Henriksen and head coach Svein Maalen got to see a Rosenborg team that was occasionally outplayed by Tromsø. Photo: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Gulljagende Tromsø Incredibly, some in the north are probably disappointed that there were no more Tromsø goals this evening. The home team could quickly score four, five and six against a surprisingly weak Rosenborg defence. With Sunday’s victory, Tromsø is still in the hunt for the gold medal. The red and whites are only three points behind Viking, who are currently at the top of the table. However, Vegard Erlien claims that they do not care about the table. – I can’t say anything else. We are looking for good performances. We take it one game at a time, he says. The guests from Trondheim have 28 points and are in a disappointing 8th place.
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