Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Arendal (3rd, 44 pts) and Aalesund II (14th, 23 pts). On the form table Aalesund II stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Aalesund II were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.85, Arendal 2.12 and 1.46, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stade René Gaillard in Niort, with room for 10,406 spectators. On the scoreboard, Aalesund II led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.