Match Report
20 points for Vardeneset (13th), 23 for Bryne II (12th): a 3-point gap. Bryne II ranked just 75th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Vardeneset were scoring 1.31 and conceding 2.81, Bryne II 1.62 and 2.69, against a competition average of 1.97 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Vardeneset — five in succession. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Vardeneset against 7/15 for Bryne II.
Tasta kunstgress 1 in Stavanger staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bryne II led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.