2018 Mesterfinalen

2018 Mesterfinalen
Date26 April 2018
VenueÅråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
RefereeTom Harald Hagen (Grue IL)
Attendance4,295

The 2018 Mesterfinalen was the second edition of Mesterfinalen and the 4th Norwegian super cup overall. Mesterfinalen is the annual game between the League champions and the Cup champions in Norway, or the second-placed team in Eliteserien if the same team are both reigning League and Cup champions. The final was played on 26 April between league champions and defending Mesterfinalen champions Rosenborg and the Cup champions Lillestrøm.[1] The match was due to be played 5 March, but due to weather conditions it was moved to 26 April.[2]

Rosenborg won the final with the score 0–1.[3] After a goalless first half, Nicklas Bendtner scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute.

Match details

Lillestrøm0–1Rosenborg
Report Bendtner 52'
Lillestrøm
Rosenborg
GK 24 Marko Marić
RB 2 Mats Haakenstad
CB 4 Marius Amundsen
CB 13 Frode Kippe (c)
LB 5 Simen Rafn
CM 6 Ifeanyi Mathew
CM 8 Charles Ezeh  80'
CM 14 Fredrik Krogstad  60'
RW 11 Erling Knudtzon
CF 9 Gary Martin  54'
LW 10 Thomas Lehne Olsen  46'
Substitutes:
GK 40 Mads Hedenstad Christiansen
DF 24 Erik Sandberg
MF 7 Moses Ebiye  80'
MF 15 Erik Brenden  46'
MF 17 Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken  60'
MF 33 Aleksander Melgalvis  54'
FW 16 Tobias Gran
Manager:
Arne Erlandsen
GK 24 Arild Østbø
RB 21 Erlend Dahl Reitan
CB 14 Even Hovland  46'
CB 26 Besim Šerbečić  81'
LB 20 Malte Amundsen
DM 22 Morten Konradsen
DM 5 Jacob Rasmussen
AM 9 Nicklas Bendtner (c)  78'
RW 17 Jonathan Levi  90'
LW 27 Rafik Zekhnini  63'  78'
CF 34 Erik Botheim  65'
Substitutes:
GK 1 André Hansen
DF 4 Tore Reginiussen  46'
DF 7 Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem  90'
MF 8 Emil Konradsen Ceide  78'
MF 14 Alexander Søderlund  65'
FW 19 Robert Williams
FW 36 Olaus Jair Skarsem  62'
Manager:
Kåre Ingebrigtsen

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Reidar Mørkestøl Gundersen (IF Frisk-Asker)
    • Øystein Simon Ytterland (IL Valder)
  • Fourth official: Espen Andreas Eskås (Bækkelagets SK)

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

References

  1. ^ "UNICEF Mesterfinale spilles 5. mars". fotball.no. Norges Fotballforbund (NFF). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Mesterfinalen utsettes". fotball.no. Norges Fotballforbund (NFF). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Hyller juniorene: – "Young boys" henter hjem et trofé til Rosenborg". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2018.