Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arendal 6th with 39 points, Byåsen 14th with 17, 22 apart. Byåsen ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Byåsen 1.08 scored and 2.42 conceded per game, Arendal 1.88 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.63.
Byåsen had gone 11 games without a win.
The venue was Byåsen Arena in Trondheim, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Arendal led 4-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-7.