1997 Norwegian Football Cup final

1997 Norwegian Football Cup final
Event1997 Norwegian Football Cup
Date26 October 1997
VenueUllevaal Stadion, Oslo
RefereeRoy Helge Olsen
Attendance22,678[1]

The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 1997 Norwegian Football Cup, the 92nd season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 26 October 1997 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and was contested between the First Division side Vålerenga and the Tippeligaen side Strømsgodset. Vålerenga defeated Strømsgodset 4–2 to claim the Norwegian Cup for a second time in their history.[1]

Route to the final

Vålerenga Round Strømsgodset
Elverum 3–0 (A) Round 1 Flint 6–2 (A)
Abildsø 1–0 (A) Round 2 Mjøndalen 2–0 (A)
Gevir Bodø 2–0 (A) Round 3 Drøbak/Frogn 5–4 aet (H)
Brann 3–0 (H) Round 4 Byåsen 3–0 (A)
Sogndal 3–2 (H) Quarterfinal Haugesund 3–2 aet (A)
Viking 4–1 (A) 1–1 (H) Semifinal Bodø/Glimt 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H)

Match

Details

Vålerenga4–2Strømsgodset
Kaasa 4'
Haug 51'
Musæus 63'
Levernes 65'
Report Tanasić 53', 56'
Attendance: 22,678
Vålerenga
Strømsgodset
Vålerenga:
GK 26 Tore Krogstad
DF 5 Thomas Berntsen  84'
DF 19 Knut Henry Haraldsen
DF 4 Fredrik Kjølner  33'
DF 15 Joachim Walltin
MF 17 Bjørn Viljugrein
MF 7 Bjørn Arild Levernes  87'
MF 8 Espen Haug  88'
MF 13 Espen Musæus
FW 11 Kjell Roar Kaasa
FW 25 John Carew
Substitutions:
DF 2 Viggo Strømme  84'
DF 3 Kent Karlsen  88'
MF 18 Svein Erik Pettersen  87'
Coach:
Vidar Davidsen
Strømsgodset:
GK 1 Glenn Arne Hansen
DF 2 Espen Horsrud
DF 4 Dmitri Barannik  65'
DF 3 Vegard Hansen
DF 21 Pål Skistad
MF 9 Rune Hagen
MF 7 Sander Solberg
MF 8 Ousman Nyan  70'
MF 17 Marko Tanasić  70'
FW 15 Lasse Olsen
FW 11 Jostein Flo  78'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Hans Erik Ødegaard  70'
MF 23 Morten Kihle  70'
FW 10 Thomas Røed  78'
Coach:
Dag Vidar Kristoffersen

References

  1. ^ a b "Cup final in Oslo, October 26". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 28 January 2016.