Match Report
Sotra went into the game 9th in the table on 30 points; Elverum sat 12th on 26 — a 4-point gap. Sotra had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sotra 1.31 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Elverum 1.31 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.6.
The venue was Straume stadion in Sotra, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Elverum led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.