Match Report
Ottestad, 14th on 16 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Melhus (8th, 34). Ottestad had been under-performing their position — 73rd on five-round form against 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Melhus were scoring 1.62 and conceding 1.69, Ottestad 1.23 and 2.65, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Melhus had taken 10 of 15 points to Ottestad's 3.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.