Match Report
14 points for Melbo IL (12th), 6 for Finnsnes (14th): an 8-point gap. Melbo IL ranked just 78th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Melbo IL were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.92, Finnsnes 1.31 and 2.77, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Finnsnes — three in succession.
Havfisk Stadion in Melbu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.