The winner on Sunday means that Brann will appear in the quarter-finals on Sunday 19 March. The first goals against Haugesund came already after 11 minutes had been played. First Bård Finne scored, then Mathias Rasmussen to great cheers from the Brann supporters. The rest of the first half, on the other hand, was poor in terms of goals, but far from temperature-free, even though it was approaching freezing point in terms of weather. Hard collisions and rough tackles led to a number of free kicks and two yellow cards for Haugesund. Haugesund were on fire and received several yellow cards when they met Brann at Åsane arena on Sunday. Photo: Bjørnar Morønning / NTB Challenging in the second half In the second half, both teams were issued yellow cards, and after a while Haugesund got their only goal of the match through Magnus Christensen. But two minutes later, Brann responded by scoring his third and final goal through Bård Finne. Snøver and few tickets The first significant match of the year took place on artificial turf at the Åsane arena in Bergen. The snow last week hindered the stadium plans and limited the ticket hall, which meant that many people did not get to see the match with their own eyes. After heavy snow on Saturday, it was cloudy and mostly cloudy on Sunday when the fourth round of last year’s Norwegian Championship got underway, postponed until this year due to the corona pandemic. The start of the match was delayed for a couple of minutes when snowballs were thrown at Brann’s side and had to be brushed off. The second half was also delayed when snowballs were again thrown into the same 16-metre area and had to be removed. The contributors with clear information about the time of the postponed cup round. Photo: Bjørnar Morønning / NTB Has struggled with Haugesund So two cups will be played this year, and the 2023 cup will start just after the final of the 2022 cup in May. Sunday’s match was the first time in over a year and a half that Brann met Haugesund. They will also meet at the start of the series in April. The Bergen team has struggled to beat Haugesund at home in recent years, and they have also struggled to get past the 4th round of the cup. Nevertheless, there was an optimistic tone before the match. Even though the Bergen team moved down to the 1st division in the Eliteserien in 2022, they have been working hard to get back in shape. They have had a season build-up with a training camp for three weeks in Marbella in Spain. Furthermore, they have won all the training matches against both Norwegian and Swedish teams in recent weeks. They recently beat Vålerenga 3-1. Over eight months ago Brann knocked Voss, Os and Fredrikstad out of the cup. Fire met a hungry Haugesund at the Åsane arena. Brann could celebrate a goal after only ten minutes. Bård Finne scored the first goal, assisted by Mathias Rasmussen, who scored a goal soon after. It was difficult at times and Haugesund received several yellow cards during the match. Debuted against the former team Thore Pedersen signed for Brann at the end of January. In the new year, Brann has also been given new powers with Thore Pedersen, Japhet Sery Larsen and Ulrik Mathisen. The latter was not in today’s match due to injury, while Pedersen made his official debut in Brann. And that against the team he has played for his entire career until he came to Bergen in January. – It is of course a bit special that it is Haugesund that we meet. But that only makes me want to win even more. The firing between me and former teammates is already underway, Pedersen stated in advance in a press release. Head coach Eirik Horneland, assistant coach Erik Huseklepp and player Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen also have a past in Haugesund. While Brann has not won the cup since 2004, and was last in the cup final in 2011, Haugesund has never won the Norwegian Championship. But they reached the cup final in 2007 with Horneland in the squad, where they lost 2-0 against Lillestrøm. Watch the entire match here:
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Brann beat Haugesund in the fourth round of the cup – news Vestland
