3 – 2
Did it deliver?
The match over-delivered for the fixture. Five goals, three of them in a frantic spell after the hour and a nervy finish made for a far livelier afternoon than the pre-match billing suggested.
Lillestrøm won despite having only 30% of the ball. They sat deep, absorbed Brann's 86 dangerous attacks and 8 corners, and made their chances count, creating five big chances to Brann's two. Gulbrandsen's 23rd-minute opener, set up by Nyheim after a spell of set-piece pressure, gave them an early lead. Brann equalised through substitute Kristian Eriksen within two minutes of his arrival, but Felix Vá struck almost immediately to restore the lead and added a third at 80′, again from a Nyheim assist. Noah Holm's 86th-minute goal made the finish tense, but Brann's 70% possession and 595 passes produced too little in the final third, with only four shots on target. The result is a valuable one for Lillestrøm in the table, while Brann leave frustrated at being punished on the break despite controlling the game.
Lillestrøm
Brann
Lillestrøm•MidfielderThomas Olsen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Neraysho Kasanwirjo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Thomas Olsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Noah Jean Holm scores, making it 3-2.
Noah Jean Holm scores with a right-footed shot.
Vetle Dragsnes takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Vladimiro Etson Antonio Felix takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Gustav Nyheim
Goal! Vladimiro Etson Antonio Felix scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim.
Thomas Olsen is substituted for Fredrik Gulbrandsen.
Frederik Elkaer replaces Winston Robin Yaw Paintsil.
Bard Finne is on, and Saevar Atli Magnusson is off.
Corner awarded.
Saevar Atli Magnusson's header is blocked.
Fredrik GulbrandsenYellow CardYellow card shown to Fredrik Gulbrandsen.
Substitution: Eric Kitolano comes on for Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen.
Vetle Dragsnes comes on for Joachim Soltvedt.
Thore Pedersen is substituted for Jonas Tviberg Torsvik.
Joachim Soltvedt takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Niklas Castro takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Shot - Vladimiro Etson Antonio Felix Head Shot Goal
Lars Mogstad of Ranger takes a shot, but it misses.
Corner awarded.
assist: Lars Ranger
Goal! Vladimiro Etson Antonio Felix scores, making it 2-1.
Kristian EriksenShot from Kristian Eriksen with his right foot finds the back of the net.
assist: Kristall Máni Ingason
Goal! Kristian Eriksen scores, making it 1-1.
Kristian Eriksen comes on for Eggert Aron Gudmundsson.
Joachim SoltvedtYellow CardYellow card issued to Joachim Soltvedt.
Corner awarded.
Gustav NyheimYellow CardYellow card issued to Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim.
Corner awarded.
Vladimiro Etson Antonio Felix takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ylldren Ibrahimaj takes a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Ylldren Ibrahimaj takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen attempted a header but missed the shot.
Lars Mogstad takes a left-footed shot for Ranger, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Fredrik Gulbrandsen takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Jonas Torsvik takes a header shot but misses.
Niklas Jensen Wassberg takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fredrik Gulbrandsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fredrik GulbrandsenShot - Fredrik Gulbrandsen Head Shot Goal
Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim takes a left-footed shot but misses.
assist: Gustav Nyheim
Goal! Fredrik Gulbrandsen scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim.
Shot - Lars Mogstad Ranger Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Jonas Torsvik takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Niklas Castro takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kristall Mani Ingason takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Mohammad Usman Aslam.
