Match Report
Egersund, 3rd with 45 points, sat 23 points above Odd II (12th, 22). Egersund's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/2 for Odd II and 2.13/1.21 for Egersund (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.67.
Egersund came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
J. Mertens took charge of the match — our records show 27 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Skagerak Arena in Skien, capacity 13,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.