2018 Mesterfinalen

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2018 Mesterfinalen

| team1 = Lillestrøm

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Rosenborg

| team2score = 1

| date = 26 April 2018

| stadium = Åråsen Stadion

| city = Lillestrøm

| referee = Tom Harald Hagen (Grue IL)

| attendance = 4,295

| previous = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 Mesterfinalen was the second edition of Mesterfinalen and the 4th Norwegian super cup overall. Mesterfinalen is the annual game between the League champions and the Cup champions in Norway, or the second-placed team in Eliteserien if the same team are both reigning League and Cup champions. The final was played on 26 April between league champions and defending Mesterfinalen champions Rosenborg and the Cup champions Lillestrøm.{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/eliteserien/2018/unifec-mesterfinale-spilles-5.-mars/ |title=UNICEF Mesterfinale spilles 5. mars |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) |date=9 January 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018}} The match was due to be played 5 March, but due to weather conditions it was moved to 26 April.{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/eliteserien/2018/mesterfinalen-utsettes/ |title=Mesterfinalen utsettes |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) |date=1 March 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018}}

Rosenborg won the final with the score 0–1.{{cite web |title=Hyller juniorene: – "Young boys" henter hjem et trofé til Rosenborg |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/rosenborg-slo-lillestrom-i-mesterfinalen-1.14025383 |work=NRK |access-date=26 April 2018 |language=no}} After a goalless first half, Nicklas Bendtner scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute.

Match details

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|date=26 April 2018

|time=18:30 CEST

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|score= 0–1

|report= [https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=6913479 Report]

|team2=Rosenborg

|goals1=

|goals2= Bendtner {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm

|attendance= 4,295

|referee= Tom Harald Hagen (Grue)

}}

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width="100%" \|valign="top" width="50%"\| {\| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" \|GK	24	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Marko Marić
RB	2	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Mats Haakenstad
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Marius Amundsen
CB	13	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Frode Kippe (c)
LB	5	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Simen Rafn
CM	6	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Ifeanyi Mathew
CM	8	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Charles Ezeh	{{suboff\|80}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Fredrik Krogstad	{{suboff\|60}}
RW	11	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erling Knudtzon
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Martin	{{suboff\|54}}
LW	10	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Thomas Lehne Olsen	{{suboff\|46}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	40	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Mads Hedenstad Christiansen
DF	24	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Sandberg
MF	7	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Moses Ebiye	{{subon\|80}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Brenden	{{subon\|46}}
MF	17	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken	{{subon\|60}}
MF	33	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Aleksander Melgalvis	{{subon\|54}}
FW	16	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Tobias Gran
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Arne Erlandsen

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center \|GK	24	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Arild Østbø
RB	21	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erlend Dahl Reitan
CB	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Even Hovland	{{suboff\|46}}
CB	26	{{flagicon\|BIH}} Besim Šerbečić	{{yel\|81}}
LB	20	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Malte Amundsen
DM	22	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Morten Konradsen
DM	5	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jacob Rasmussen
AM	9	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Nicklas Bendtner (c)	{{suboff\|78}}
RW	17	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Jonathan Levi	{{suboff\|90}}
LW	27	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Rafik Zekhnini	{{yel\|63}} {{suboff\|78}}
CF	34	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Botheim	{{suboff\|65}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|NOR}} André Hansen
DF	4	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Tore Reginiussen	{{subon\|46}}
DF	7	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem	{{subon\|90}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Emil Konradsen Ceide	{{subon\|78}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Alexander Søderlund	{{subon\|65}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Robert Williams
FW	36	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Olaus Jair Skarsem	{{subon\|62}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Kåre Ingebrigtsen

width=100% style="font-size: 90%"

| width=50% valign=top|

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
Reidar Mørkestøl Gundersen (IF Frisk-Asker)
Øystein Simon Ytterland (IL Valder)
Fourth official: Espen Andreas Eskås (Bækkelagets SK)

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MATCH RULES

90 minutes
Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
Seven named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions

References

Category:Mesterfinalen

Mesterfinalen 2018

Mesterfinalen

width="100%" \|valign="top" width="50%"\| {\| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" \|GK	24	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Marko Marić
RB	2	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Mats Haakenstad
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Marius Amundsen
CB	13	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Frode Kippe (c)
LB	5	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Simen Rafn
CM	6	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Ifeanyi Mathew
CM	8	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Charles Ezeh	{{suboff\|80}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Fredrik Krogstad	{{suboff\|60}}
RW	11	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erling Knudtzon
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Martin	{{suboff\|54}}
LW	10	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Thomas Lehne Olsen	{{suboff\|46}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	40	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Mads Hedenstad Christiansen
DF	24	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Sandberg
MF	7	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Moses Ebiye	{{subon\|80}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Brenden	{{subon\|46}}
MF	17	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken	{{subon\|60}}
MF	33	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Aleksander Melgalvis	{{subon\|54}}
FW	16	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Tobias Gran
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Arne Erlandsen

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center \|GK	24	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Arild Østbø
RB	21	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erlend Dahl Reitan
CB	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Even Hovland	{{suboff\|46}}
CB	26	{{flagicon\|BIH}} Besim Šerbečić	{{yel\|81}}
LB	20	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Malte Amundsen
DM	22	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Morten Konradsen
DM	5	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jacob Rasmussen
AM	9	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Nicklas Bendtner (c)	{{suboff\|78}}
RW	17	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Jonathan Levi	{{suboff\|90}}
LW	27	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Rafik Zekhnini	{{yel\|63}} {{suboff\|78}}
CF	34	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Erik Botheim	{{suboff\|65}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|NOR}} André Hansen
DF	4	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Tore Reginiussen	{{subon\|46}}
DF	7	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem	{{subon\|90}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Emil Konradsen Ceide	{{subon\|78}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Alexander Søderlund	{{subon\|65}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Robert Williams
FW	36	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Olaus Jair Skarsem	{{subon\|62}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Kåre Ingebrigtsen